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NU series of older car registration numbers.

Registration letters >> NU series
This page lists registration number codes from the NU series, a series allocated to the Derbyshire 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 GNU or TNU 512D would be a Derbyshire-issued number. A car with just two letters, ie NU, would also be from this area. Listed below are the known NU 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.
NU Registrations - Derbyshire.
Reg. Letters Year Letter Start -> End Date (if known)
ANU L NOV 1972 ->
ANU G SEP 1968 ->
ANU B JUN 1964 ->
ANU JAN 1934 ->
ANU SEP 1955 ->

BNU L NOV 1972 ->
BNU G DEC 1968 ->
BNU B JUL 1964 ->
BNU JAN 1935 ->
BNU FEB 1956 ->

CNU G MAR 1969 ->
CNU B OCT 1964 ->
CNU DEC 1935 ->
CNU JUN 1956 ->

DNU G MAY 1969 ->
DNU C JAN 1965 ->
DNU OCT 1936 ->
DNU DEC 1956 ->

ENU H AUG 1969 ->
ENU C FEB 1965 ->
ENU JUN 1937 ->
ENU MAY 1957 ->

FNU H OCT 1969 ->
FNU C APR 1965 ->
FNU MAY 1938 ->
FNU SEP 1957 ->

GNU H JAN 1970 ->
GNU C JUN 1965 ->
GNU MAR 1939 ->
GNU FEB 1958 ->

HNU H MAR 1970 ->
HNU C AUG 1965 ->
HNU JUL 1940 ->
HNU JUN 1958 ->

JNU H JUN 1970 ->
JNU D JAN 1966 ->
JNU C NOV 1965 ->
JNU SEP 1944 ->
JNU NOV 1958 ->

KNU J AUG 1970 ->
KNU D JAN 1966 ->
KNU JUL 1946 ->
KNU MAR 1959 ->

LNU J OCT 1970 ->
LNU D MAR 1966 ->
LNU MAY 1947 ->
LNU JUN 1959 ->

MNU J JAN 1971 ->
MNU D MAY 1966 ->
MNU FEB 1948 ->
MNU SEP 1959 ->

NNU J MAR 1971 ->
NNU D JUL 1966 ->
NNU JAN 1949 ->
NNU JAN 1960 ->

NU MAR 1923 -> JUL 1926
NU JUL 1963 ->

ONU J JUN 1971 ->
ONU E JAN 1967 ->
ONU D NOV 1966 ->
ONU OCT 1949 ->
ONU APR 1960 ->

PNU K AUG 1971 ->
PNU E FEB 1967 ->
PNU SEP 1950 ->
PNU MAY 1960 ->

RNU M DEC 1973 ->
RNU K SEP 1971 ->
RNU E APR 1967 ->
RNU JUL 1951 ->
RNU AUG 1960 ->

SNU K NOV 1971 ->
SNU E JUN 1967 ->
SNU MAY 1952 ->
SNU DEC 1960 ->

TNU K JAN 1972 ->
TNU F AUG 1967 ->
TNU FEB 1953 ->
TNU APR 1961 ->

UNU K APR 1972 ->
UNU F OCT 1967 ->
UNU AUG 1953 ->
UNU JUN 1961 ->

VNU K MAY 1972 ->
VNU F JAN 1968 ->
VNU MAR 1954 ->
VNU SEP 1961 ->

WNU K JUN 1972 ->
WNU F FEB 1968 ->
WNU AUG 1954 ->
WNU FEB 1962 ->

XNU L AUG 1972 ->
XNU F APR 1968 ->
XNU JAN 1955 ->
XNU MAY 1962 ->

YNU L SEP 1972 ->
YNU G AUG 1968 ->
YNU MAY 1955 ->
YNU JUL 1962 ->
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