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Early Vehicle Registrations Beginning With HOV

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.

HOV1 to HOV99

HOV100 to HOV199

HOV200 to HOV299

HOV300 to HOV399

HOV400 to HOV499

HOV500 to HOV599

HOV600 to HOV699

HOV700 to HOV799

HOV800 to HOV899

HOV900 to HOV999


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.