RegArchive is an online archive for UK car registration plates from 1932 to 1963 (ABC 123) through to 1963 to 1982 (ABC 123 D) and finally from 1982 to 2001 (A 123 BCD).
Memories Of Your Car
Cars and other vehicles can bring back such wonderful memories for people - especially a car that they owned many years ago. If you have a photo of your old car please consider uploading it so we can publish it for posterity. Add any relevant comments as well - perhaps some memories about what the car means to you, where you went in it, where you drove it and even how old you were.
Comment Of The Week
Ford Escort, frank, Cumberland Posted at 9.38pm Mon April 12th 2021"FRM711V was an orange RS2000 purchased from county garage carlisle by my dad FRANK HANNEN in 1980 it was new and sold to him by salesman JOHN TWEEDIE he kept it for 2..."
Notable Vehicles
Sometimes a vehicle catches our eye. When it does, we'll add it to our Hall Of Fame.
Hand Drawn Cars!
Every Monday we choose a Car Of The Week from all of the uploaded photos and display it above on the front page. We sometimes arrange for it to be hand drawn in a rather nice line art style. You can have a look at the most recent ones.
Latest News And Articles
Looking For An Old Car?
Enter your full registration plate number in the Search box to find any other vehicles that you are looking for.
Latest User Vehicle Uploads
Most Popular Car Manufacturers
The most popular car manufacturer to be uploaded by RegArchive users is Ford with 1464 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen with 665 uploads and Vauxhall with 432 uploads. Find your registration and upload yours.
| Brand | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Ford | 1464 |
| 2 |  |
Volkswagen | 665 |
| 3 |  |
Vauxhall | 432 |
| 4 |  |
Austin | 380 |
| 5 |  |
BMW | 376 |
| 6 |  |
Triumph | 343 |
| 7 |  |
Land Rover | 287 |
| 8 |  |
MG | 279 |
| 9 |  |
Mercedes Benz | 277 |
| 10 |  |
Jaguar | 264 |
Most Popular Car Models
The most popular models uploaded by RegArchive users are Ford Escorts with 377 photo uploads, followed by Volkswagen Golfs with 205 uploads and Austin Minis with 162 uploads. Search for your registration and upload a photo.
| Model | Up | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
Ford Escort | 377 |
| 2 | |
Volkswagen Golf | 205 |
| 3 | |
Austin Mini | 162 |
| 4 | |
Volkswagen Beetle | 161 |
| 5 | |
Ford Cortina | 154 |
| 6 | |
Ford Capri | 144 |
| 7 | |
Ford Fiesta | 134 |
| 8 | |
MG MGB | 110 |
| 9 | |
Vauxhall Astra | 108 |
| 10 | |
Ford Sierra | 78 |
What Types Of Vehicles Are Being Uploaded?
The most popular type of vehicle to be uploaded (expectedly) is the car with around 84% of the photos submitted by RegArchive users, followed by the motorcyle/moped/scooter with 6% of the photos and the van with 3% of the photos. Search out your number plate and upload yours.
| Type of vehicle | % | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Car | 83.7% |
| 2 | Motorcyle/Moped/Scooter | 6.3% |
| 3 | Van | 2.6% |
| 4 | Bus/Coach | 1.2% |
| 5 | Tractor | 0.2% |
| 6 | Lorry/Truck | 2.1% |
| 7 | Campervan/Motorhome | 1.9% |
| 8 | Other | 2% |
Latest Vehicle and Number Plate Comments
MG Magnette Mk. III, reg RYF589, 3.04pm Mon April 19th 2021
"The number RYF589 was originally affixed to an MG magnette finished in British racing green and the c..."
BMW , reg VAW333 submitted by One Who Uses Indica, 10.04am Mon April 19th 2021
"Shocking to see a relatively new car with no functioning indicators. The old chap (I've cleaned ..."
Ford Escort, reg FRM711V submitted by frank, Cumberland, 9.38pm Mon April 12th 2021
"FRM711V was an orange RS2000 purchased from county garage carlisle by my dad FRANK HANNEN in 1980 it..."
Ford Cortina, reg OMT872E submitted by stoppel61, 4.14pm Sat April 10th 2021
"My first car, bought 1977 in Reading, England. The car is now in Northen Germany, off the road but dr..."
Mercedes Benz E-Class, reg SJN326, Glamorgan, 11.57am Thu April 8th 2021
"Private Plate currently assigned to a 2020 Mercedes E Class Hearse owned by Stanley J Nicholas Funera..."
Ford Zodiac, reg 830BHT, Gloucestershire, 10.30am Wed April 7th 2021
"My father owned the car from about 1965 to 1971. He bought it second hand from Sneyd Park Garage Bris..."
Datsun 1200, reg OTD480K, 7.36am Tue April 6th 2021
"OTD480K Datsun 1200 Green, first registered in 1971. Taken to Benbecula, Outer Hebrews 1978, scrapped..."
MG TA Midget, reg HMK882 submitted by Lorna Brigden, Cornwall, 7.33am Tue April 6th 2021
"HMK 882 MG TA My husband used to own this car in the late 60's selling it in 1971 in Bude Cornwa..."
Rover 200 (211/213/214/216/218/220), reg R277DNV submitted by Wasjoshcool, West Midlands, 1.53pm Sun April 4th 2021
"This was my dads old car and im looking to buy it no matter the condition, if you have any informatio..."
Toyota Supra, reg M402TNT submitted by annie gur, Angus, 9.31am Wed March 31st 2021
"DUDE IS THAT A SUPRA?!?!?!?!?!?"
Riley Elf (Mini), reg KEL555E submitted by Graham, Dorset, 7.28pm Mon March 29th 2021
"I owned this plate back in the mid 80's. It was on a 1967 Riley Elf Mark 3 I lived in Poole at ..."
Rover , reg OGG80, 4.24pm Mon March 29th 2021
"my first ever car"
Ford Anglia, reg 643FTT, 1.57pm Mon March 29th 2021
"My fathers Ford Anglia, light yellow all over. Not sure if he really liked it but did say he had to h..."
Ford Zodiac, reg SSR849, 1.56pm Mon March 29th 2021
"SSR 849 had it on my Mark 11 Zodiac."
Ford Escort, reg FEO366F, 1.55pm Mon March 29th 2021
"My first car, a Ford Escort in red, FEO366F."