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Registration letters >> YL series
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This page lists registration number codes from the YL 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 GYL or TYL 512D would be a London-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie YL, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known YL 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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YL Registrations - London.
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| Reg. Letters |
Year Letter |
Start -> End Date (if known) |
| AYL |
H |
AUG 1969 -> |
| AYL |
B |
APR 1964 -> |
| AYL |
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APR 1934 -> |
| AYL |
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JUL 1960 -> |
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| BYL |
H |
SEP 1969 -> |
| BYL |
B |
AUG 1964 -> |
| BYL |
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JUN 1935 -> |
| BYL |
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MAR 1961 -> |
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| CYL |
H |
FEB 1970 -> |
| CYL |
C |
JAN 1965 -> |
| CYL |
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JUN 1936 -> |
| CYL |
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SEP 1961 -> |
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| DYL |
J |
AUG 1970 -> |
| DYL |
C |
FEB 1965 -> |
| DYL |
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MAY 1937 -> |
| DYL |
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APR 1962 -> |
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| EYL |
J |
MAR 1971 -> |
| EYL |
C |
MAY 1965 -> |
| EYL |
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MAY 1938 -> |
| EYL |
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OCT 1962 -> |
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| FYL |
J |
SEP 1970 -> |
| FYL |
C |
JUL 1965 -> |
| FYL |
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JUL 1939 -> |
| FYL |
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MAY 1963 -> |
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| GYL |
J |
MAY 1971 -> |
| GYL |
C |
JUL 1965 -> |
| GYL |
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MAR 1945 -> |
| GYL |
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NOV 1963 -> |
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| HYL |
K |
NOV 1971 -> |
| HYL |
C |
SEP 1965 -> |
| HYL |
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MAR 1947 -> |
| HYL |
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___ 1965 -> |
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| JYL |
K |
FEB 1972 -> |
| JYL |
D |
JAN 1966 -> |
| JYL |
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JUN 1948 -> |
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| KYL |
K |
DEC 1971 -> |
| KYL |
D |
JUN 1966 -> |
| KYL |
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OCT 1949 -> |
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| LYL |
K |
MAY 1972 -> |
| LYL |
D |
MAY 1966 -> |
| LYL |
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JAN 1951 -> |
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| MYL |
L |
DEC 1972 -> |
| MYL |
D |
AUG 1966 -> |
| MYL |
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MAY 1952 -> |
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| NYL |
E |
JAN 1967 -> |
| NYL |
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JUL 1953 -> |
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| OYL |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| OYL |
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APR 1954 -> |
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| PYL |
F |
JAN 1968 -> |
| PYL |
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FEB 1955 -> |
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| RYL |
L |
MAR 1973 -> |
| RYL |
E |
APR 1967 -> |
| RYL |
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SEP 1955 -> |
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| SYL |
F |
AUG 1967 -> |
| SYL |
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JUN 1956 -> |
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| TYL |
M |
AUG 1973 -> |
| TYL |
F |
JAN 1968 -> |
| TYL |
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MAY 1957 -> |
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| UYL |
F |
MAR 1968 -> |
| UYL |
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JAN 1958 -> |
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| VYL |
G |
NOV 1968 -> |
| VYL |
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OCT 1958 -> |
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| WYL |
H |
SEP 1969 -> |
| WYL |
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APR 1959 -> |
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| XYL |
G |
APR 1969 -> |
| XYL |
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OCT 1959 -> |
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| YL |
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JUL 1925 -> NOV 1925 |
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| YYL |
H |
JAN 1970 -> |
| YYL |
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MAR 1960 -> |
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