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AE series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> AE series
This page lists registration number codes from the AE series, a series allocated to the Bristol (B) 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 GAE or TAE 512D would be a Bristol (B)-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie AE, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known AE 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.
AE Registrations - Bristol (B).
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
AAE J OCT 1970 ->
AAE B SEP 1964 ->
AAE JUL 1933 ->
AAE MAY 1957 ->

AE JAN 1904 -> FEB 1920

BAE J FEB 1971 ->
BAE B NOV 1964 ->
BAE NOV 1934 ->
BAE NOV 1957 ->

CAE J MAY 1971 ->
CAE C FEB 1965 ->
CAE NOV 1935 ->
CAE APR 1958 ->

DAE K AUG 1971 ->
DAE C APR 1965 ->
DAE OCT 1936 ->
DAE SEP 1958 ->

EAE K OCT 1971 ->
EAE C AUG 1965 ->
EAE JUL 1937 ->
EAE FEB 1959 ->

FAE MAY 1938 ->
FAE JUN 1959 ->

GAE K MAR 1972 ->
GAE D FEB 1966 ->
GAE MAR 1939 ->
GAE OCT 1959 ->

HAE K JUN 1972 ->
HAE D MAY 1966 ->
HAE DEC 1940 ->
HAE JAN 1960 ->

JAE L AUG 1972 ->
JAE D SEP 1966 ->
JAE DEC 1944 ->
JAE APR 1960 ->

KAE L OCT 1972 ->
KAE E JAN 1967 ->
KAE DEC 1946 ->
KAE JUL 1960 ->

LAE E MAY 1967 ->
LAE DEC 1947 ->
LAE DEC 1960 ->

MAE F AUG 1967 ->
MAE MAR 1949 ->
MAE APR 1961 ->

NAE F NOV 1967 ->
NAE APR 1950 ->
NAE JUN 1961 ->

OAE F FEB 1968 ->
OAE APR 1951 ->
OAE DEC 1961 ->

PAE F MAY 1968 ->
PAE APR 1952 ->
PAE APR 1962 ->

RAE M NOV 1973 ->
RAE G AUG 1968 ->
RAE MAR 1953 ->
RAE AUG 1962 ->

SAE G DEC 1968 ->
SAE DEC 1953 ->
SAE JAN 1963 ->

TAE G MAR 1969 ->
TAE JUN 1954 ->
TAE APR 1963 ->

UAE G JUL 1969 ->
UAE JAN 1955 ->
UAE JUL 1963 ->

VAE H SEP 1969 ->
VAE JUN 1955 ->
VAE NOV 1963 ->

WAE H JAN 1970 ->
WAE NOV 1955 ->
WAE FEB 1964 ->

XAE H APR 1970 ->
XAE APR 1956 ->
XAE MAY 1964 ->

YAE J AUG 1970 ->
YAE DEC 1956 ->
YAE AUG 1964 ->
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