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Early Vehicle Registrations Beginning With API

The registration plate archive for UK cars, bikes and vans registered between 1903 and 2001

Track Down Your Old Car! Find Out If It's Still Around

Choose from the following registration plates. If you want to find your specific registration plate, look down through the list and find yours, or if you are in a bit of a rush, hit Control and the F key on your keyboard (or Cmd and the F key on a Mac) or look in your browser's options menu for a "Search This Page" option. Then type in your car or bike registration number (or at least the first few letters and numbers) and you should find it further down this page.

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API200 to API299

API300 to API399

API400 to API499

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API900 to API999


Just tell us about your favourite car. Was it your first car? Did you drive it to festivals or around Britain? Did it have a name? Tell us your memories and we'll publish the best ones on RegArchive.

Don't forget to tell us the car registration number or we can't publish it.


RegArchive is the online archive for all UK vehicle registration plates. Use the search box above or below to see if your car, bike, van or other vehicle has been added with photos and comments. If not, consider uploading your car photos and/or add comments and memories - it's easy and free.