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

YK series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> YK series
This page lists registration number codes from the YK 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 GYK or TYK 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie YK, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known YK 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.
YK Registrations - London.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AYK H AUG 1969 ->
AYK B APR 1964 ->
AYK MAR 1934 ->
AYK JUL 1960 ->

BYK H JUN 1970 ->
BYK B JUL 1964 ->
BYK MAY 1935 ->
BYK MAR 1961 ->

CYK H JAN 1970 ->
CYK C JAN 1965 ->
CYK JUN 1936 ->
CYK SEP 1961 ->

DYK J AUG 1970 ->
DYK C FEB 1965 ->
DYK MAY 1937 ->
DYK MAR 1962 ->

EYK J FEB 1971 ->
EYK C MAY 1965 ->
EYK MAY 1938 ->
EYK OCT 1962 ->

FYK J AUG 1970 ->
FYK C JUL 1965 ->
FYK JUN 1939 ->
FYK MAY 1963 ->

GYK J MAR 1971 ->
GYK C OCT 1965 ->
GYK JAN 1945 ->
GYK NOV 1963 ->

HYK K NOV 1971 ->
HYK C AUG 1965 ->
HYK FEB 1947 ->
HYK ___ 1965 ->

JYK K FEB 1972 ->
JYK D JAN 1966 ->
JYK MAY 1948 ->

KYK K DEC 1971 ->
KYK D JUN 1966 ->
KYK MAR 1950 ->

LYK K MAY 1972 ->
LYK D JUL 1966 ->
LYK JAN 1951 ->

MYK L JAN 1973 ->
MYK D JUN 1966 ->
MYK MAY 1952 ->

NYK E JAN 1967 ->
NYK JUL 1953 ->

OYK F AUG 1967 ->
OYK APR 1954 ->

PYK E JUN 1967 ->
PYK FEB 1955 ->

RYK L MAR 1973 ->
RYK E MAR 1967 ->
RYK AUG 1955 ->

SYK F AUG 1967 ->
SYK JUN 1956 ->

TYK M AUG 1973 ->
TYK F DEC 1967 ->
TYK MAY 1957 ->

UYK F FEB 1968 ->
UYK JAN 1958 ->

VYK G NOV 1968 ->
VYK OCT 1958 ->

WYK H SEP 1969 ->
WYK APR 1959 ->

XYK G APR 1969 ->
XYK OCT 1959 ->

YK JUN 1925 -> JUL 1925

YYK H JAN 1970 ->
YYK MAR 1960 ->
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