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Registration letters >> XW series
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This page lists registration number codes from the XW 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 GXW or TXW 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie XW, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known XW 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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XW Registrations - London.
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AXW |
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FEB 1934 -> |
| AXW |
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JUN 1960 -> |
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| BXW |
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APR 1935 -> |
| BXW |
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MAR 1961 -> |
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| CXW |
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MAY 1936 -> |
| CXW |
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AUG 1961 -> |
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| DXW |
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APR 1937 -> |
| DXW |
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MAR 1962 -> |
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| EXW |
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APR 1938 -> |
| EXW |
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SEP 1962 -> |
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| FXW |
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JUN 1939 -> |
| FXW |
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MAY 1963 -> |
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| GXW |
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MAR 1944 -> |
| GXW |
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OCT 1963 -> |
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| HXW |
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SEP 1946 -> |
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| JXW |
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OCT 1948 -> |
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| KXW |
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NOV 1949 -> |
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| LXW |
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MAR 1951 -> |
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| MXW |
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APR 1952 -> |
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| NXW |
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JUN 1953 -> |
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| OXW |
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MAR 1954 -> |
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| PXW |
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JAN 1955 -> |
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| RXW |
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AUG 1955 -> |
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| SXW |
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MAY 1956 -> |
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| TXW |
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APR 1957 -> |
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| UXW |
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DEC 1957 -> |
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| VXW |
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SEP 1958 -> |
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| WXW |
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APR 1959 -> |
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| XW |
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OCT 1924 -> FEB 1925 |
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| XXW |
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OCT 1959 -> |
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| YXW |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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