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Registration letters >> WS series
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This page lists registration number codes from the WS series, a series allocated to the Edinburgh (C or C) (originally Leith (Town C) area. Also included, where known, are the date periods that these car registration numbers were used in. The data covers the period of 1900 through to 1972, so registrations seen on later cars wouldn't necessarily be included in this information.
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Interpreting a car's registration number.
The majority of post-war car numbers incorporate a three letter code - where this is the case, letters 2 and 3 signify the location code. So, for instance, a car with the registration number 638 GWS or TWS 512D would be a Edinburgh (C or C) (originally Leith (Town C)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie WS, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known WS series registrations, with added information (where available) describing when each series was first used, and in a few cases, when it came to an end. Some letter codes were used for more than one period during the 20th Century. This information can be invaluable when trying to date vehicles seen in old photographs, or in old films for instance.
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Also if your car has lost it's original registration, perhaps sold off by a previous owner as a "cherished" number, this information will help you find a suitable replacement, or at least identify which series would be suitable, based on the age of your car and where it was first registered.
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WS Registrations - Edinburgh (C or C) (originally Leith (Town C).
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AWS |
L |
AUG 1972 -> |
| AWS |
B |
APR 1964 -> |
| AWS |
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APR 1937 -> |
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| BWS |
L |
DEC 1972 -> |
| BWS |
B |
SEP 1964 -> |
| BWS |
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MAY 1938 -> |
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| CWS |
C |
FEB 1965 -> |
| CWS |
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MAY 1939 -> |
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| DWS |
C |
JUN 1965 -> |
| DWS |
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DEC 1942 -> |
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| EWS |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| EWS |
C |
DEC 1965 -> |
| EWS |
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SEP 1946 -> |
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| FWS |
D |
APR 1966 -> |
| FWS |
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NOV 1947 -> |
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| GWS |
D |
SEP 1966 -> |
| GWS |
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MAY 1949 -> |
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| HWS |
E |
FEB 1967 -> |
| HWS |
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NOV 1950 -> |
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| JWS |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| JWS |
E |
JUL 1967 -> |
| JWS |
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MAY 1952 -> |
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| KWS |
F |
DEC 1967 -> |
| KWS |
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JUL 1953 -> |
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| LWS |
F |
MAR 1968 -> |
| LWS |
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JUL 1954 -> |
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| MWS |
G |
AUG 1968 -> |
| MWS |
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APR 1955 -> |
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| NWS |
G |
JAN 1969 -> |
| NWS |
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DEC 1955 -> |
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| OWS |
G |
APR 1969 -> |
| OWS |
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OCT 1956 -> |
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| PWS |
H |
SEP 1969 -> |
| PWS |
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JUL 1957 -> |
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| RWS |
H |
FEB 1970 -> |
| RWS |
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APR 1958 -> |
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| SWS |
H |
JUN 1970 -> |
| SWS |
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DEC 1958 -> |
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| TWS |
J |
OCT 1970 -> |
| TWS |
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JUN 1959 -> |
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| UWS |
J |
MAR 1971 -> |
| UWS |
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JAN 1960 -> |
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| VWS |
J |
JUN 1971 -> |
| VWS |
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JUN 1960 -> |
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| WS |
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JUN 1934 -> JUL 1936 |
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| WWS |
K |
OCT 1971 -> |
| WWS |
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DEC 1960 -> |
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| XWS |
K |
FEB 1972 -> |
| XWS |
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MAY 1961 -> |
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| YWS |
K |
MAY 1972 -> |
| YWS |
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DEC 1961 -> |
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