Anglesey Area Record Office, Gwynedd Archives & Museums Service, Shirehall, Llangefni, Gwynedd, LL77 7TW. 

(01248 750262, ext. 269)

    Registers complete to 1920 (EY 1 - 1306);  allocation book OEY 1J to VEY 341M;

    some last owner cards.

   

Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SP (0114 273 4756)

    Registers complete, 1913-1976 (HE1 - UHE 206N)

   

Cumbria Record Office, 140 Duke St, Barrow-in-Furness, LA14 1XW.     (01229 407377)
   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 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);

    applications BM 1  to MJ 9999 (incomplete).

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1936

Berkshire Record Office, 9 Coley Avenue, READING, RG1 6AF   (0118 901 5132)

    Registers 1904-1924 (BL 1 - MO 3950)     also HMC, GIM & 1921 TP registers.

Kithead Trust

    Allocation books RX 1 to 999 GBL and ABL-B on excluding those used  for re-regs (retained by

    VRO and since destroyed);   Card index to 1947

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.

Birmingham Central Library, Chamberlain Sq., Birmingham B3 3HQ   (0121-303 4511)

    Some files of vehicles surviving past 1921 in the range O 4000 - O 9999 (catalogued as MS 1070)

Lancashire Record Offoce, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE.       (01772  54868, ext 3039)

     Alphabetical "Register of Persons Keeping Motor Cars and Motor Cycles"  CB 1 - CB 101 (12/1903

    to 4/1905) only;  Registers FCB to ACB-N;   Card  index (principally "voided")  CB 1- 1398 fairly

    complete,  then isolated to BV 9998, plus ABV 607 to SCB.

Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE.     (01772  54868, ext 3039)

    Registers FR 2501-3000, 4261-5250 and FV to RFR-N.

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.

Bolton Central Library, Le Mans Crescent, Bolton, BL1 1SE     (01204 22311)

    Registers for BN and ABN-A to RWH-N.

       

BOOTLE    All records destroyed

Dorset Record Office, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RP.    (01305 250550)

    Registers EL 1 - SEL 932N, except EL 5805 - RU 4032, 1-70 BEL  and reverse DEL;

    HMC registers 1909-1920 (EL 86 - 5786)  (GIM details in backs of registers).

BRADFORD   

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Road,  Wakefield, WF1 2DE.     (01924 305980)

    Registers AK 1- 985 (cars), AK 2- 1187 (m/c);  Cancellation register AK 1 - 4500;

    Registers KU 4001 -SAK 855N; Card index AK to YKY, reverse KW and KY (very incomplete for early years)

    Files of original declarations KY 1 onwards fairly complete with few KU/KW

Powys Record Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells. LD1 5LD (01597 826087)

    Allocation books complete (EU 1 - PEU 914N) but pre-1921 records not original and undated

    before 1927.    Cards for voided marks EU 6 - DEU 93E (incomplete)

East Sussex Record Office, The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes, BN7 1YT.      (01273 482349)

    Registers complete CD 1 - SUF-N, (except BCD-B?) HMC Register 1905-1919 (CD 335 - 4980)

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Bristol Rcord Office, B Bond Warehouse, SmeatonRd, Bristol. BS1 6XN (0117 922 4224)

    Card index to 1963 (AE to reverse YAE)

Buckinghamshire Record Office, County Hall, Aylesbury, HP20 1UA.  (01296 382587)

    Registers complete (except BH736-1621, 3294-4208, 8507-9999 and  PP 1-3501 missing);

    HMC register 1919-20 and TP registers 1923/4.

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE  (01772  54868, ext 3039) 

    Registers complete 1904-1974;  Card index 1920-1977; Vehicle files (CW and HG only);

    GIM  register; TP register 001-105 CW.

Public Library, Riverside, High St, Burton-on-Trent, DE13 9HD  (01283 43271)

    Registers to 1922; HMC register 1910-22; GIM & TP 1903-68.

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Bury Archives Service, Edwin St (off Crompton St), BURY, BL9 0AS (0161 797 6697)

    Registers 1903-20 (not HMC register)

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

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)

       

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 City Cathedral Archives, The Precincts, Canterbury, CT1 2EH     (01227 865330)

    Registers (of licences issued, not of index marks) 1904-1929 ;

    Trade plate register 1904-36;  Allocation books 9000 FN to XJG 999J

Kithead Trust

     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 (undated) and other undated records for BO, UH and KG to 1937

CARLISLE   

Cumbria Record Office, The Castle, Carlisle, CA3 8UR.   (01228 812416)
BUT Office closed 29/4/2010.  Due to re-open in new premises at Petteril Bank in January 2011

    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

Ceredigion Record Office, Dyfed Archive Service, County Hall, Aberystwyth, SY23 2DE.

(01970 617581 ext. 2120)    (Open Tuesdays & Thursdays only)

    Registers complete (EJ 1 - UEJ 742N); card index complete

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 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.

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 Record Office, County Hall, Truro, TR1 3AY.     (01872 73698)

    Registers for AF only (to 1920)

     

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

Cumbria Record Office, The Castle, Carlisle, CA3 8UR  (01228 812416)

BUT Office closed 29/4/2010.  Due to re-open in new premises at Petteril Bank in January 2011
    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

Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL   (0191-383 3253 or 3474)

    Registers complete 1915-1974 (HN 1 - CHN-N);  HMC register.

Clwyd Record Office, 46 Clwyd Street, Ruthin, LL15 1HP

    Registers to 1921 and card index complete; HMC and GIM registers.

Derbyshire Record Office, Ernest Bailey Building, New Street, Matlock.   (01629 580000 ext. 7347)
  (Postal address:   Education Dept, County Offices, Matlock, DE4 3AG) 

    Registers 1903-1921; allocation books 1921-47; HMC & GIM registers 1904-20

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947 (2-letter marks)

Kithead Trust

       Card index to 1945 (JNU)

Devon Record Office, Great Moor House, Bittern Rd, Sowton, Exeter, EX2 7NL.     (01392 384253)

    Registers complete to 1922 (T 1 - TA 4765);  Locomotives Act registers 1899-1920;

    GIM and TP registers 1905-22;  MoT Circulars 1920-28 &c.

Exeter VRO

    Later registers, including suffix marks complete (will be passed to Devon Record Office on

    closure of VRO).

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1948

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Road,  Wakefield, WF1 2DE  (01924 305980)

    Registers HD 1 - 1455; HMC register HD 7 -1479 (both incomplete);  allocation books HD 1 - LHD 816;

    card index HD 1 - KHD 350;   trade plate register 1921-1977

Doncaster Archives Dept, King Edward Rd, Balby,Doncaster, DN4 0NA  (01302 859811)

    Registers and cards 1927-1974 (DT 1 - CDT 617N);  file of circulars etc.

Dorset Record Office, Bridport Road, Dorchester, DT1 1RP.   (01305 250550)

    Registers complete, BF1/FX1 to YPR 999N, except FX 6449- 9999.   Register of Locomotives

    (Locomotive Act, 1898), register of GIMs, HMC registers 1905-1920, card index for non-suffix.

Dudley Archives & Local History Service, Mount Pleasant St., BILSTON, WV14 9JR. (01384 812770)

    Registers complete FD 1 - TFD 927N

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL.  (0191-383 3253 or 3474)

    Registers 1922-1974 except FPT to PUP (1942-54)

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1949

East Sussex Record Office, The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes, BN7 1YT.    (01273 482349)

    Allocation books HC 4700-9999 (even numbers only to 7498), JK & AHC to MHC, also suffix marks

    except last book for each suffix.

Filching Manor Motor Museum, Jevington Road, Filching, Polegate, BN26 5QA.  (01323 487838)

    Card index complete (not accessible to researchers, but owner, Mr Foulkes-Halbard will be happy

    to assist where possible)

Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6YT       (01245 430067) 

    Registers/allocation books 1904-1975 (suffix year-end books missing);  HMC Register; 

    Register of G.I.M.s;  card index for HK, NO, PU  & TW up to 6000

    [remaining card index (voided vehicles) in private hands but will be transferred to Essex RO shortly]

Devon Record Office, Great Moor House, Bittern Rd, Sowton, Exeter, EX4 3PU.     (01392 384253)

    Motor car registers 1903-12 (FJ 1-277) and 1916-20 (FJ 831-1509);  Motorcycle registers 1915-20

    (FJ 599 - 1215), also allocation books for FJ 2162-3347 (undated) and FJ 3348-9999 (1924-34)

Exeter VRO

    Later registers, including all suffix marks (will be passed to Devon RO on closure of VRO)

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947 (to JFJ 849)

Clwyd Record Office, The Old Rectory, Hawarden, Clwyd, CH5 3NR.   (01244 532364)

     One register (1903-12), including GIMs; further registers to DM 9605 on microfilm

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.

GATESHEAD   

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Glamorgan Record Office, County Hall, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF1 3NE     (029 20 780282)

    Registers to 1920, including HMCs.

    Registers VNY to VTX, reverse ANY to YNY and all suffix marks.

   

Gloucestershire Record Office, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW (01452 425295)

    Registers 1903-1920, GIM Register 1904-1920;

    random selection of vehicle files 1957-75 (on microfiche).

   

Gloucestershire Record Office, Clarence Row, Alvin Street, Gloucester, GL1 3DW (01452 425295)

    Register of motor cars 1903-1922; motorcycles 1903-1921;  HMC 1920/1; GIM and TP 1903-25;

    card index complete from AD 236;  Allocation books 1920-74, except CDD, CDF, CDG, DAD, FDG,

    GAD and ODG; Information circulars 1924-36

Norfolk Record Office, Central Library, Norwich, NR2 1NJ  (01603 761349)

     Declarations 1921-1954 (EX 1-8300);  Card index complete for suffix marks (some earlier ?)

North East Lincolnshire Record Office, Town Hall Square, Grimsby, DN31 1HX   (01472 323585)

     Card index complete EE 12 - SEE 273N);    also small file of “foreign” cards, i.e. vehicles registered

    elsewhere but taxed in Grimsby.

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Road,  Wakefield, WF1 2DE  (01924 305980)

    Allocation books JX 8501 - UCP 241; card index complete.

Calderdale District Archives, Calderdale Central Library, Northgate House,  Northgate, Halifax HX1 1UN    (01422 357257 ext 2636)

    Registers 1904-1911; vehicle files 1921-31 (CP), 1935-57 (JX).

   

Hampshire Record Office, Sussex Street, Winchester, SO23 8TH (01962 846154)        

    Two re-allocations books for AA1 - 4000 (1904-1913); Registers/allocation books for HO 6801

    onwards except CG (missing) and suffix year-end books (retained by VRO).

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Cleveland County Archives, Exchange House, 6 Marton Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DB  (01642 248321)

    Full registers 1903-1915 (m/c EF 8-471) 1903-1916 (cars EF1-721);  HMC 1903-20;  GIM register

    1904-20; allocation books EF 2000 - PEF 999;  some files with transfer/sale info. on 1930s vehicles

HASTINGS   

East Sussex Record Office, The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes, BN7 1YT.    (01273 482349)

    Registers DY 1 - 1702 (1903-20); HMC register 1905-1920

    allocation books for suffix marks, (many missing).

Filching Manor Motor Museum, Jevington Road, Filching, Polegate, BN26 5QA   (01323 487838)

    Card index complete (not accessible to researchers, but  owner, Mr Foulkes-Halbard will be happy to assist where possible)

Kithead Trust

    Allocation books DY 3909 - TDY 300

Herefordshire Record Office, The Old Barracks, Harold Street, Hereford, HR1 2QX.       (01432 260750) 

    Registers CJ 1-4051; card index complete; GlM register.

Hertfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Hertford, SG13 8DE  (01992 555105)

    Two registers only AR 1-1950; allocation books AAR - BAR-N;   TP registers 1935-52;

    card index for TP 1970-76.

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1934 (two-letter marks - incomplete)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Road,  Wakefield WF1 2DE  (01924 305980)

    Card index CX-WVH and 1000-1158 CX; TP register 1935-77;  allocation books CX 9460 to

    PVH 270M, incl. reverse CX.

    [Note: at 10/1995 allocation books XCX 176 onwards were in private hands but were shortly

    to be offered to W. Yorkshire Archives;  not known whether this has been done]

Cambridge County Record Office, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, PE18 6LF  (01480 375842)

    Card index EW; registers AEW - GEW-D (excl. EEW-C & FEW-D), plus REW-K

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

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 County Record Office, 26 Hillside, Newport, Isle of Wight, PO30 2EB (01983 823820)

    Allocation registers 1926-74

Kithead Trust

    Card index to DDL

Centre for Kentish Studies, County Hall, Maidstone, ME14 1XG     (01622 694363)       
    Registers 1904-1974, GIM register D-G 1-1199; HMC registers 1905-20;

    TP registers (KT and KE) 1923-34;  Registers of imported vehicles.

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)

    Card index complete   

Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE.     (01772  54868, ext 3039)

    Register of void licences 1921-1981; void cards 1921-1977

   

LEEDS   

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Road,  Wakefield WF1 2DE  (01924 305980)

    Cancellation registers for U, UB, UG.   Registers for FNW-FUM, HNW-YUM; 1 U to 999 KUM

    Card index U to YUM; reverse U to LUM.

Leicestershire Record Office, Long Street, Wigston Magna, LE8 2AH    (0116 257 1080)   

    Allocation books 1950- 1974 (GJF 1 to SRY 389N) 

Leicestershire Record Office, Long Street, Wigston Magna, LE8 2AH   (0116 257 1080)        

     Registers and card index for two-letter marks only (cards missing for 1-1000 in NR,UT and JU);

    Two HMC registers 1905-22

Lincolnshire Archive Office, St Rumbold St, Lincoln, LN2 5AB  (01522 526204)

    Registers for FE 1 - 500 (a re-write ca 1917-20) & WFE-M to XVL-M only.   Card index complete.

Lincolnshire Archive Office, St Rumbold St, Lincoln, LN2 5AB    (01522 526204)

        HOLLAND:

           Registers complete except 1903-9 (motorcycles only) & 1920-1932; HMC Register DO 1 - 1903;

           GIM; TP register 1923-33;  Card index fairly complete.

        KESTEVEN:

           Registers CT 5940 onwards;   card index complete.

        LINDSEY:

           Registers complete except for 1903-08 & BE 7197 - FU 4766;   card index.

LIVERPOOL    All records destroyed

Greater London Record Office, 40 Northampton Rd, London, EC1R OHB     (0207 332 3820)

    One register only of 1917 (LT 4001-4400)

LUTON       

Bedfordshire Record Office, County Hall, Bedford, MK42 9AP.       (01234 228833)

    Allocation books and index cards

Manchester Central Library, St Peters Sq., Manchester, M2 5PD    (0161 234 1980)

    Registers KNE-F to BVR-N (many missing)

Dolgellau Area Record Office, Gwynedd Archives & Museums Service, Cae Penarlag, Dolgellau, LL40 2YB

(01341 422341 ext 260)

    Registers FF 1 - SFF 851N; card index complete.

   

Kithead Trust

    Registers 1904-1974

Cleveland County Archives, Exchange House, 6 Marton Rd, Middlesbrough, TS1 1DB   (01642 248321)

    Registers 1904-19 (cars DC 1- 823), 1904-15 (m/c DC 1 - 732)  and 1937-47 (XG 4600-9109)

Omnibus Society library (enquiries to Mr A.W. Mills, 4 Connaught Close, WALSALL, WS5 3PR)   

    Allocation books for HX, ME, MF, MH, MX and MY (all complete),  also MC 7001-9999,

    MD 9001-9999, MP 6001-8000

Gwent County Record Office, County Hall, Cwmbran, NP44 2XH.  (01633 644886)

    Registers complete, AX 1 - SWO 663N (except WO 2347- 4900);

HMC 1905-20, GIM 1903-20

   

Powys Record Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LD   (01597 826087)

    Allocation books EP 8143 - LEP 537X plus isolated MEP-K.   Card index complete EP 1 - SEP 204N

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Gwent County Record Office, County Hall, Cwmbran, NP44 2XH        (01633 644886)

    Registers DW 1 to SDW 590M. (DW 1-1285 is a re-write ca. 1915/6)

Norfolk Record Office, Central Library, Norwich, NR2 1NJ   (01603 761349)

     “Index of Motor Car Registrations” 1904-20;  “AllocationRegister” 1917-18;

    card index 1935-1978 (not available for public consultation)

Kithead Trust

    Key (location) card index up to 1946 (FVF)

Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 9BQ   (01604 762129)

    Registers 1964-1974;   Card Index VV1 - YVV 999M

Northamptonshire Record Office, Wootton Hall Park, Northampton, NN4 9BQ    (01604 762129)

    Five books of BD numbers in use as of 1918 and later;       Allocation books 1933-1954;

    index cards NH 1 - 250 GRP.

Northumberland Collections Service, Woodhorn, Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, NE63 9YF (01670 528080) (closed Mons/Tues)

    Registers 1921-1962 (none for X);   Card index for void vehicles only to 1951 (X is incomplete)

   

NORWICH       

Norfolk Record Office, Central Library, Norwich, NR2 1NJ  (01603 761349)

    Later card index, including suffix marks, complete (not available for public consultation)

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1945 (non-voids only so very few in AU and TO and many other gaps)

Nottinghamshire Archive Office, County House, Castle Meadow Rd, Nottingham, NG2 1AG

(0115 950 4524)

    Registers 1903-20 (AL 1 - 9000); HMC register 1916-20;  some files up to 1955.

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1945 (GRR)

Oldham Archives Service, Local Studies Library, 84 Union Street, Oldham, OL1 1DN  (0161 911 4654)

    Registers 1903-1920

Greater Manchester Central Record Office, 56 Marshall St, New Cross, Manchester, M4 5FU.   (0161-832 5284)

    Registers 1926-30; Card index BU 1 - RBU 499F plus motor cycles BU 1 - 1258 (these are not

    RF16s, but fully written-up cards.)

Oxfordshire Archives, St Lukes Church, Temple Road, OXFORD, OX4 2EX   (01865 398200)

    Registers 1922 to 1974

Oxfordshire Archives, St Lukes Church, Temple Road, OXFORD, OX4 2EX (01865 398200)

    Registers 1903-1977

Pembrokeshire Record Office, Dyfed Archive Service, The Castle, Haverfordwest,  SA61 2EF   (01437 763707)

    Registers complete DE 1 - TDE 202N; HMC register; Locomotives Act register

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Cambridge County Record Office, Grammar School Walk, Huntingdon, PE18 6LF     (01480 375842)

    Registers and/or cards complete (except TEG-G, WFL-H to NFL-M and RFL-M to TEG-N);

    HMC register 1906-1920 (FL 146-2226)

West Devon Record Office, Unit 3, Clare Place, Coxside,Plymouth, PL4 0JW    (01752 385940)

    Card index

   

Portsmouth Museum & Records Office, Museum Road, Portsmouth, PO1 2BG

    Allocation books complete from BK 6000 (1921) to STP-J

Kithead Trust

    Card index (very little information) to 1947

PRESTON   

Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE.  (01772  54868, ext 3039)

    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)

Powys Record Office, County Hall, Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5LD   (01597 826087)

    Registers complete, FO 1 - OFO-N; GIM and HMC registers.

Kithead Trust

    Allocation books RD 5300 to VDP-N (some suffix marks missing)(these only show reserving dealer and date);  card index to 1948

Lancashire Record Office, Bow Lane, Preston, PR1 2RE.   (01772  54868, ext 3039)

    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

Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SP (0114-273 4756)

    Registers 1903-25, then 1936-77 (ET 1-3560, AET 1 - SET 860N);  HMC register 1905-20;

    T.P. registers 1949-77; Partial card index (ET fairly complete, remainder sparse).

Leicestershire Record Office, Long Street, Wigston Magna, LE8 2A     (0116 257 1080)

    Registers for FP only;    Trade Plates 001-034 FP (1928-1956)

Local History & Archives Library, Gamble Institute, Victoria Sq., St Helens, WA10 1DY  (01744 24061)

    Registers 1904-20

Salford Archives Centre, 658 Liverpool Rd, Irlam, Manchester, M30 5AD (0161 736 2649)

    Registers 1904-69 (BA 1 - PRJ-G); HMC Register 1905-20.   

Sheffield Archives, 52 Shoreham Street, Sheffield S1 4SP (0114 273 4756)

    Registers 1903-05 (W 1 - W 413) and 1931-77 (WJ to DWA 729N)

Shropshire Records Centre, Castle Gates, Shrewsbury, SY1 2AQ    (01743 255350)

    Card index 1921 to 1972 (to K suffix)

SOLIHULL 

Museum of British Road Transport, Hales St, Coventry, CV1 1PN     (024 7623 4270)

    Allocation registers 1964-75

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 City Record Office, Civic Centre, Southampton, SO9 4XR (02380 832251)

    Registers CR 1-1752, 2175-2520, 2880-3240, 3592-3960;  HMC register CR 139-3608;

    Card index complete;  files to COW 999.

Essex Record Office, Wharf Road, Chelmsford, CM2 6YT       (01245 430067)

    Registers 1914-46 (HJ 1 - BHJ 999);  HMC register 1914-20;

    [Card index complete for voided vehicles (very few for suffix marks) is in private hands but

    is intended for eventual deposit with Record Office.]

SOUTHPORT     All records destroyed

Kithead Trust

    Index cards (few only) to 1948

Staffordshire Record Office, Archives Dept, Eastgate St, Stafford, ST16 3LZ (01785 223121 ext 278380)

    Register of motor cars: E 4655 to FRF 999 (except DRF 961-999);

    Register of trade plates 1934-1954.

Kithead Trust

    Card index E 1000-9999, RF 1 to LRF

Greater Manchester Central Record Office, 56 Marshall St, New Cross, Manchester, M4 5FU  (0161 832 5284)

    Registers DB 1- 9999 and DB 1-1320 (m/c) (Re-writes of original);

    also registers 1932-1968 and SDB-H to VDB-K.

County Reference Library, Bethesda St, Hanley, ST1 3RS  (01782 238420)

    Registers to 1920 (Cars EH 1 - 2769 & m/c EH 1-3231) incl. “last owner” book;   HMC Register;

    Registers 1927- 1958 (VT 1 - 987 FVT).

Suffolk Record Office, Gatacre Road, Ipswich, IP1 2LQ   (01473 583000)

    Registers BJ 1 - 7869 (1903-23); HMC Register 1905-23;  Card index BJ 1 - ERT 999 (incomplete)

Suffolk Record Office, Raingate Street, Bury St Edmunds, IP33 1RX    (01284 352352)

    Applications 1921-40 (many missing); Card index CF 7801-GV 9999 (1927-46)

Kithead Trust

    Card index for CF

Durham County Record Office, County Hall, Durham, DH1 5UL.    (0191-383 3253 or 3474)

    Register cards (not RF16) 1921-1933 (BR 1-9999 with gaps);  Card index (RF16s) GR 1-9999.

Kithead Trust

    Card index ABR 1 - DGR 496.

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1945

East Sussex Record Office, The Maltings, Castle Precincts, Lewes, BN7 1YT.    (01273 482349)

    Registers AP 1 - 1163 (cars), AP 2 - 1130 (m/c), PM 2 - 2832 (even numbers only) and

    PM 2833 to SNJ-N; Trade plate register 1935-1949.

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

West Sussex Record Office, County Hall, Chichester, PO19 1RN       (01243 753600)

    Post-1921 allocation books BP to VPO-N;  some cards (uncatalogued 1921-72);

    HMC Register 1915-20.

West Glamorgan Area Record Office, County Hall, Oystermouth Rd, Swansea, SA1 3SN     (01792 471589)

    Re-allocation books (post 1920) for CY 1 - 5435 (largely undated);

    TP register 1932-1959 (145 CY to 498 CY).

Kithead Trust

    Card index CY 1-999, WN1 - DCY 999

TEESSIDE    All records destroyed (but see under Middlesbrough for pre-1968)

Exeter VRO

    Allocation books complete (will be passed to Devon RO on closure of VRO).

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1943 (to FT 5540)

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Road,  Wakefield, WF1 2DE  (01924 305980)

    Allocation books AHL 1 - THL 808N; card index HL 1 - AHL 999B

Birkenhead Central Library, Borough Rd, Birkenhead, CH41 2XB    (0151 652 6106)

    One register only HF 1 - 241 (cars), HF 2 - 298 (m/c)

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.

Walsall Local History Centre, Essex St, WALSALL, WS2 7AS     (01922 721305)

    Registers DH 1 - YDH 999; GIM Register, TP registers 1921-66.

        

WARLEY    All records destroyed

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  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.

         

Community History & Archives Service, Smethwick Library, Warley, B66 1AB  (0121-558 2561)

    One register only EA 2400-2999

WEST HAM      All records destroyed

Cumbria Record Office, County Offices, Kendal, LA9 4RQ (01539 713540 or 713539)
Open Mondays to Fridays

    Registers EC 1 - 466, 6641-9999, JM complete   Allocation books 1925-1974

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947

Wigan Record Office, Town Hall, Leigh, WN7 2DY     (01942 404430)

    Card index EK 2085 to SJP 470N;  HMC Register 1904-1914;  Allocation books AEK 1 - LJP 628

    (except JJP 751 -999) & AEK 1B - SJP-N (except EEK 501-750E ?);

    some applications (non-suffix marks)

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 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.

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 Record Office,  County Hall, Spetchley Rd, Worcester, WR5 2NP  (01905 766351)

    Registers to YWP 999M

Kithead Trust

    Card index to 1947 (FNP 149)

York City Archives, Exhibition Square, York, YO1 2EW   (01904 551879)

    Registers DN 1 - DDN 640 and later registers for 1948-74.

East Riding Archive Office, County Hall, Champney Road, Beverley, HU17 9BA   (01482 887700)

    Registers BT 6138-9999 (1923-26) and WF 5001 - SWF 47N (1932-76)

    Two HMC Registers 1905- 1920;  card index complete.

North Yorkshire Record Office, Malpas Road, Northallerton,         (01609 780780)

    Registers to 1912 (AJ 1 - 1238) and card index to RVN (1958) for vehicles voided by 1.1.1977 are

    on microfilm.   Card index (SAJ to 472 HAJ)  for vehicles voided by 1.1.77.

West Yorkshire Archive Service, Newstead Rd,  Wakefield, WF1 2DE.  (01924 305980)

    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.

Kithead Trust

    Allocation books C 2100 - 2999; WR 6580-9999, WY & WT complete, also WU 67 -  9999, WW 1 - 66,

    WX 100 - 9999; YG 34 to BWX 999.   All these allocation books have first owner and date new but no vehicle details at all.