Cumbria Record Office, 140 Duke St, Barrow-in-Furness,
LA14 1XW. (01229 407377) E-mail: barrow.archives@cumbria.gov.uk Open Weekdays (BUT closed on the Monday following the 1st Saturday of the month)
Registers EO 1 to LEO (1904-1964);
register of trade plates;
Card index complete EO 1 to UEO
17N; 4 volumes of voided registrations.
BATH
Bristol Record Office, B Bond Warehouse, SmeatonRd,
Bristol, BS1 6XN. (0117 922 4224)
Cards for FB (few), GL (many gaps).
BEDFORDSHIRE
Bedfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Bedford,
MK42 9AP (01234 228833)
Registers to 1964 (BM 1 to reverse
NNM); Locomotive Acts registers;
Cards ABM to NBM (forward) only;
HMC registers (trade plates at back of books);
Greater Manchester Central Record Offoce, 56 Marshall
St., New Cross, Manchester, M4 5FU
(0161 832 5284)
Card index 1932-1977 (to BEN 594N).
Kithead Trust
Card index (voids) to 1948
CAERNARVON
Gwynedd Archives & Museums Service,
Caernarfon Area Record Office, Victoria Dock, Caernarfon. (01286 679095). Correspondence to County Offices, Shirehall St., Caernarfon, LL55 1SH.
Registers 1904-21 & 1952-77;
card index 1921-74 (50% complete);
vehicle files 1921-74 (less than 50% complete)
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Cambridge County Record Office, Shire Hall, Castle
Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AP. (01223 717281)
Cambridge/Ely joint office registers
WVE 1 to JJE 999F; cards complete
to 1939, less
complete later non-suffix, partially
complete for suffix.
CANTERBURY
Canterbury City Cathedral Archives,
The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH
(01227 865330) Archive will be closed from 31st January 2012 for about seven months in connection with building works
Registers (of licences issued, not
of index marks) 1904-1929 ;
Allocation books JG 1 - 2642 FN
(only give dealer name and dates); Card index to 1947.
CARDIFF
Glamorgan Record Office, County Hall, Cathays Park,
Cardiff, CF1 3NE. (029 20 780282)
“Continuation books”
BO 1-3489 (started in 1921) and other undated records for BO, UH and KG to 1937
CARLISLE
CumbriaArchive Centre, Petteril Bank House, Petteril Bank, Carlisle, CA1 3AJ (01228 227285 or 01228 227284) E-mail: carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk Open Tuesdays to Fridays, also 2nd Saturdays in the month Very sketchy allocation sheets HH
1800-WHH 999 (few dates before 1934);
Detailed allocation books XHH 1
to RHH 876N
Kithead Trust
Card index to 1947
CARDIGANSHIRE
Ceredigion Record Office, Dyfed Archive Service,
County Hall, Aberystwyth, SY23 2DE.
Registers complete (EJ 1 - UEJ 742N);
card index complete
CARMARTHENSHIRE
Carmarthenshire Record Office, Dyfed Archive Service,
County Hall, Carmarthen, SA31 1JP
(some records out-stored at The School,
Peniel) (01267 233333 ex. 4182)
Registers complete except for 1921-23;
TP register 1949-77;
Kithead Trust
Card index to 1947
CHESHIRE
Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester, CH1
1RL. (01244 602574)
Complete set of registers (except
a few for suffix marks retained by VRO which will in due course
be passed to RO). Card index complete for non-suffix marks.
CHESTER
Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester, CH1
1RL. (01244 602574)
Registers complete, FM 1 - VFM 478N;
trade plates 1923-26
Kithead Trust
Card index to 1947
CORNWALL
Cornwall Record Office, County Hall, Truro, TR1
3AY. (01872 73698)
Registers for AF only (to 1920)
COVENTRY
Museum of British Road Transport, Hales
St, Coventry, CV1 1PN (024 7623 4270)
Allocation books 1949-75 (JRW 1
- SRW 172N)
Coventry History Centre, Herbert Art Gallery & Museum, Jordan Well, Coventry, CV1 5QP (024 7683 4060) Open Tuesdays to Saturdays
Card index to 1963
CROYDON All records destroyed.
CUMBERLAND
CumbriaArchive Centre, Petteril Bank House, Petteril Bank, Carlisle, CA1 3AJ (01228 227285 or 01228 227284)
E-mail: carlisle.archives@cumbria.gov.uk
Open Tuesdays to Fridays, also 2nd Saturdays in the month Registers complete AO 1 - TAO 276N,
(except cars AO 5053 - 5935 and motorcycles
AO 3 -781
& 5250-6109); HMC register 1905-20.
Kithead Trust
Card index to 1947
DARLINGTON
Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1
5UL (0191-383 3253 or 3474)
Card index EW; registers AEW - GEW-D
(excl. EEW-C & FEW-D), plus REW-K
IPSWICH
Suffolk Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1
2LQ (01473 583000)
Registers for DX and PV (1904-1950);
Card index DX 1 - PV 7009 (incomplete);
HMC Registers 1905-1920, TP Register
1955-1961
ISLE OF ELY
Cambridge County Record Office, Shire Hall, Castle Hill, Cambridge, CB3 0AP. (01223 717281)
Registers complete; Card index complete for non-suffix; HMC register 1909-1920 (EB 01-076)
TP register 1921/2 (001-0013 EB).
ISLE OF WIGHT
Isle of Wight County Record Office, 26 Hillside,
Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2EB (01983 823820)
Allocation registers 1926-74
Kithead Trust
Card index to DDL
KENT
Centre for Kentish Studies, Sessions House, County Hall,
Maidstone, ME14 1XQ (08458 247200) CLOSED from 11th November 2011. Will re-open 2012 in new premises as the Kent History & Library Centre, James Whatman Way, Maidstone Registers 1904-1974, GIM register D-G 1-1199; HMC registers 1905-20;
TP registers (KT and KE) 1923-34; Registers of imported vehicles.
KINGSTON-UPON HULL
Hull Transport Museum, High St, Kingston-upon-Hull.
(01482 593956)
Registers 1904-1918.
Hull City RO, 79 Lowgate, Kingston-upon-Hull,
HU1 2AA (01482 615102)
Registers for CK and RN; HMC register
1905-1919; Void card index CK, RN
(isolated numbers) and
ACK (gaps). Vehicle registration files CK I - ACK 999 (witb gaps)
RADNOR
Powys Record Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells,
LD1 5LD (01597 826087)
Registers complete, FO 1 - OFO-N;
GIM and HMC registers.
READING
Kithead Trust
Card index to 1948 Allocation books RD 5300 to VDP-N (these only show reserving dealer and date); the following allocation books were retained by LVLO and are now missing: PRD-G to SDP-H, WRD-J to ADP-K and DRD-K to MRD-M
Two registers (one car, one m/c,
covering DK 1-2121 (earlier entries are
re-write ca 1919).
Greater Manchester Central Record Office, 56 Marshall
St, New Cross, Manchester, M4 5FU. (0161-832 5284)
Registers 1927-1975; card index
ROTHERHAM
Rotherham Archives & Local Studies Service, Central Library, Walker Place, Rotherham, S65 1JH (01709 823616) [Email: archives@rotherham.gov.uk] Open Tu/We/Fr: 10am to 5pm; Th: 1pm to 5pm; Sa: 9am to 1pm and 2pm to 4pm. The archive recommends that you telephone in advance of a visit.
Registers 1903-25 (ET 1-3560) then 1936-74
(AET 1 - SET 860N); Heavy Motor Car register 1905-20;
Trade plate register 1949-77; Partial card index (ET fairly complete, remainder
sparse). Register of driving licences 1904-1908.
RUTLAND
Leicestershire Record Office, Long Street, Wigston
Magna, LE8 2A (0116 257 1080)
Registers for FP only; Trade Plates 001-034 FP (1928-1956)
ST. HELENS
Local History & Archives Library,
Gamble Institute, Victoria Sq., St Helens, WA10 1DY (01744 24061)
Registers 1904-20
Kithead Trust
Index cards up to DJ 9200
SALFORD
Salford Archives Centre, 658 Liverpool
Rd, Irlam, Manchester, M30 5AD (0161 736 2649)
Registers 1903-05 (W 1 - W 413)
and 1931-77 (WJ to DWA 729N)
SHROPSHIRE
Shropshire Records Centre, Castle Gates,
Shrewsbury, SY1 2AQ (01743 255350)
Card index 1921 to 1972 (to K suffix)
SMETHWICK Community History & Archives Service,
Smethwick Library, High Street, Smethwick, B66 1AA
(0121-558 2561) Two registers HA 1 to HA 772 (4/1907 to 7/1919)
SOLIHULL
Museum of British Road Transport, Hales St, Coventry, CV1 1PN (024
7623 4270)
Allocation registers 1964-75
SOMERSET
Somerset Record Office, Obridge Road, Taunton,
TA2 7PU (01823 337600)
Registers complete to 1974 (some
pages missing at year-end); HMC register;
TP register 1964-77.
Bristol Record Office, B Bond Warehouse, Smeaton
Rd, Bristol, BS1 6XN. (0117 922 4224)
Card index Y, YA, YB, YC (to 9974)
SOUTHAMPTON COUNTY BOROUGH
Southampton City Record Office, Civic Centre, Southampton,
SO9 4XR (02380 832251)
Cheshire Record Office, Duke Street, Chester, CH1
1RL (01244 602559)
Registers 1922-1974
Mr A.R. Phillips, 16 Victoria Ave, Grappenhall,
WARRINGTON, WA4 2PD.
Mostly abstracts taken from original
cards. Except for commercial vehicles, details of ownership
are not usually recorded.
WARWICKSHIRE
Warwickshire Record Office, Priory Park, Cape
Rd, Warwick, CV34 4JS (01926 738969) Open Tuesday to Saturday (BUT closed Tuesday to Friday in first full week of every month commencing on the Monday)
Registers complete AC to TWD-N; Cards for voided vehicles.
WEST
BROMWICH
Community History & Archives Service, Smethwick Library, High Street, Smethwick, B66 1AA
(0121-558 2561)
One register only EA 2400-2999
WEST HAM All records destroyed
WESTMORLAND
Cumbria Record Office, County Offices, Kendal,
LA9 4RQ (01539 713540 or 713539) E-mail: kendal.archives@cumbria.gov.uk Open Mondays to Fridays
Early
motor vehicle registrations in Wiltshire 1903-1914 is
a listing of surviving records including vehicle and ownership
details. It is available £20 post free from Hobnob Press, P.O. Box
1838, East Knowle, SALISBURY, SP3 6FA. The Heavy Motor Car Register
did not survive so vehicles over two tons unladen weight are not
included.
Wiltshire & Swindon History Centre, Cocklebury Road, Chippenham, SN15 3QN (01249 705500) CLOSED MONDAYS
Registers complete (except EMR-L
sent to Bristol VRO);
Applications 1903-1936 (incomplete);
register of GIMs; Registers of Trade
plates 1946-1960
Bristol Record Office, B Bond Warehouse, SmeatonRd,
Bristol, BS1 6XN (0117-922 4224)
Card index for AM (many gaps), HR,
MR, MW, WV and reverse MW
Kithead Trust
Card index 1936 to 1945 (AAM to
DMR)
WOLVERHAMPTON
Wolverhampton Archives & Local Studies,
Molineux Hotel Building, Whitmore Hill, Wolverhampton, WV1 1SF.
(01902 552480) Closed Mondays.
Registers DA 763 - HJW 999 &
PDA 1 - LUK-D & OJW-E to BDA-N. Heavy Motor Car Register DA 18 - DA 3421.
WORCESTER COUNTY BOROUGH
Worcestershire Record Office, County Hall, Spetchley
Rd, Worcester, WR5 2NP (01905 766351)
Registers/allocation books and card
index complete, also correspondence
files incl. MoT Circulars etc.
WORCESTERSHIRE
Worcestershire Record Office, County Hall, Spetchley
Rd, Worcester, WR5 2NP (01905 766351)
Registers to YWP 999M
Kithead Trust
Card index to 1947 (FNP 149)
YORK COUNTY BOROUGH
York Explore Centre, Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS (01904 552800) [Email: archives@york.gov.uk]
Registers DN 1 - DDN 640 and later
registers for 1948-74.
YORKSHIRE (East Riding)
East Riding Archives & Local Studies Office, The Treasure House,
Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 8HE (01482 392790)
Registers CWU to VYG-N (except DWT
to XWX); Card index C to GYG largely
complete; many vehicle files and other records, incl. MoT instructions, handbooks etc.