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Registration letters >> XL series
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This page lists registration number codes from the XL series, a series allocated to the London 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 GXL or TXL 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie XL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known XL 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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XL Registrations - London.
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AXL |
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JAN 1934 -> |
| AXL |
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MAY 1960 -> |
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| BXL |
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MAR 1935 -> |
| BXL |
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FEB 1961 -> |
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| CXL |
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MAR 1936 -> |
| CXL |
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JUL 1961 -> |
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| DXL |
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MAR 1937 -> |
| DXL |
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FEB 1962 -> |
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| EXL |
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MAR 1938 -> |
| EXL |
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AUG 1962 -> |
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| FXL |
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APR 1939 -> |
| FXL |
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APR 1963 -> |
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| GXL |
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JAN 1943 -> |
| GXL |
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SEP 1963 -> |
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| HXL |
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OCT 1946 -> |
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| JXL |
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MAR 1948 -> |
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| KXL |
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SEP 1949 -> |
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| LXL |
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DEC 1950 -> |
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| MXL |
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MAR 1952 -> |
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| NXL |
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MAY 1953 -> |
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| OXL |
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FEB 1954 -> |
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| PXL |
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DEC 1954 -> |
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| RXL |
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APR 1956 -> |
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| SXL |
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APR 1956 -> |
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| TXL |
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JUN 1957 -> |
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| UXL |
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NOV 1957 -> |
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| VXL |
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AUG 1958 -> |
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| WXL |
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MAR 1959 -> |
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| XL |
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MAY 1922 -> SEP 1922 |
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| XXL |
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SEP 1959 -> |
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| YXL |
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FEB 1960 -> |
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