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XV series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> XV series
This page lists registration number codes from the XV 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 GXV or TXV 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie XV, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known XV 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.
XV Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AXV FEB 1934 ->
AXV JUN 1960 ->

BXV APR 1935 ->
BXV MAR 1961 ->

CXV MAY 1936 ->
CXV AUG 1961 ->

DXV APR 1937 ->

EXV APR 1938 ->
EXV SEP 1962 ->

FXV JUN 1939 ->
FXV APR 1963 ->

GXV MAR 1944 ->
GXV OCT 1963 ->

HXV JAN 1947 ->

JXV SEP 1948 ->

KXV OCT 1949 ->

LXV FEB 1951 ->

MXV APR 1953 ->

NXV JUN 1953 ->

OXV MAR 1954 ->

PXV JAN 1955 ->

RXV AUG 1955 ->

SXV MAY 1956 ->

TXV MAR 1957 ->

UXV DEC 1957 ->

VXV SEP 1958 ->

WXV APR 1959 ->

XV OCT 1928 -> JAN 1929

XXV SEP 1959 ->

YXV MAR 1960 ->
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