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See Homepage. This page: Find out more about the 'XR' series of registration numbers, used in the London area.

XR series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> XR series
This page lists registration number codes from the XR 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.

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 GXR or TXR 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie XR, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known XR 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.
XR Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AXR FEB 1934 ->
AXR MAY 1960 ->

BXR APR 1935 ->
BXR MAR 1961 ->

CXR APR 1936 ->
CXR JUL 1961 ->

DXR MAR 1937 ->
DXR MAR 1962 ->

EXR APR 1938 ->
EXR SEP 1962 ->

FXR MAY 1939 ->
FXR APR 1963 ->

GXR JUL 1943 ->
GXR OCT 1963 ->

HXR DEC 1946 ->

JXR JUN 1948 ->

KXR OCT 1949 ->

LXR FEB 1951 ->

MXR APR 1952 ->

NXR MAY 1953 ->

OXR MAR 1954 ->

PXR JAN 1955 ->

RXR JUL 1955 ->

SXR MAY 1956 ->

TXR MAR 1957 ->

UXR DEC 1957 ->

VXR SEP 1958 ->

WXR APR 1959 ->

XR JAN 1924 -> APR 1924

XXR SEP 1959 ->

YXR FEB 1960 ->
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