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XB series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> XB series
This page lists registration number codes from the XB series, a series allocated to the Coalbridge (B) 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.

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 GXB or TXB 512D would be a Coalbridge (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie XB, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known XB 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.
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.
XB Registrations - Coalbridge (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AXB C JAN 1965 ->
AXB B APR 1964 ->
AXB NOV 1933 ->
AXB APR 1960 ->

BXB D JAN 1966 ->
BXB C MAR 1965 ->
BXB FEB 1935 ->
BXB FEB 1961 ->

CXB E JAN 1967 ->
CXB D FEB 1966 ->
CXB MAR 1936 ->
CXB JUN 1961 ->

DXB F AUG 1967 ->
DXB E FEB 1967 ->
DXB FEB 1937 ->
DXB JAN 1962 ->

EXB F SEP 1967 ->
EXB FEB 1938 ->
EXB JUL 1962 ->

FXB G AUG 1968 ->
FXB F MAY 1968 ->
FXB MAR 1939 ->
FXB MAR 1963 ->

GXB H AUG 1969 ->
GXB G MAR 1969 ->
GXB DEC 1942 ->
GXB SEP 1963 ->

HXB J AUG 1970 ->
HXB H MAR 1970 ->
HXB JUL 1946 ->

JXB K AUG 1971 ->
JXB J FEB 1971 ->
JXB OCT 1947 ->

KXB K SEP 1971 ->
KXB JUN 1949 ->

LXB L AUG 1972 ->
LXB K MAR 1972 ->
LXB OCT 1950 ->

MXB L OCT 1972 ->
MXB JAN 1952 ->

NXB APR 1953 ->

OXB L MAY 1973 ->
OXB JUN 1954 ->

PXB NOV 1954 ->

RXB SEP 1955 ->

SXB APR 1956 ->

TXB JAN 1957 ->

VXB JUL 1958 ->

WXB MAR 1959 ->

XB APR 1920 -> JUN 1920

XXB AUG 1959 ->

YXB JAN 1960 ->
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