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Motor Taxation

Reference: MT/BR Catalogue Title: Motor Taxation Area: Catalogue Category: Public Records Description: County Borough of Sunderland - BR

Covering Dates: 1921-1933

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Catalogue Description

Registers of Identification numbers (motor vehicle registration numbers)

Information given includes: date, name and address of owner, description of vehicle, including make, class, engine and chassis numbers,

Registration was established by the Motor Car Acts of 1902 and 1920 which laid down that each county and county borough should keep a register. Each council was assigned index marks or letters. The County Borough of Sunderland became a licensing authority in 1921 and continued until 1974. Records covering 1948-54 are at The Kithead Trust, Droitwich Spa.

For futher information see "How to trace the history of your car" by Philip Riden (L49 in our library)

Catalogue Contents

Vehicle Registration Cards (Ref: MT/BR)

Index marks BR 1-9999
Original file cards with details of first issues of most numbers, 1921-1933
Also cards for many transfers and retentions of numbers, 1920s-1970s


Register Cards of Motor Cars and Motor Cycles (County Borough of Sunderland), 1921-1933 January 1921, BR 1 - BR 136 (missing nos. 7, 17, 25, 29, 35-36, 38-41, 51-52, 55, 59-61, 70, 73-76, 82, 85-86, 88-90, 96-97, 100-101, 104-108, 114, 119-122, 127-128, 130-132, 135) January - September 1921, BR 156 - BR 362 (missing nos. 181-184, 190, 200, 213, 221-222, 270, 277, 280, 288, 292, 297-298, 306, 311, 327, 343) January 1921, BR 362 - BR 529 (missing nos. 367-369, 373, 375, 404, 417, 426, 434, 519) [BR 530 - BR 531 missing] May 1921, BR 532 - BR 669 (missing nos. 534-539, 562, 572, 579, 622) January - March 1921, BR 670 - BR 849 (missing nos. 677, 683, 687, 689, 695, 697, 721, 730, 742, 747, 772, 809, 836) January 1921, BR 850 - BR 909 (missing nos. 864, 889, 898) January - April 1921, BR 910 - BR 1029 (missing nos. 919, 1013-1014) January - April 1921, BR 1030 - BR 1119 January - February 1921, BR 1120 - BR 1225 (missing nos. 1193, 1211 1220) April - March 1921, BR 1226 - BR 1378 (missing nos. 1228, 1230, 1258-1259, 1276, 1339, 1358) January - April 1921, BR 1380 - BR 1529 (missing nos. 1383, 1390, 1393, 1401, 1510) April - July 1921, BR 1530 - BR 1689 (missing nos. 1544, 1587) July - November 1921, BR 1690 - BR 1857 (missing nos. 1701, 1722, 1815) November 1921 - April 1922, BR 1858 - BR 2033 (missing nos. 1905, 1927) April - August 1922, BR 2034 - BR 2210 (missing nos. 2097, 2111, 2195) August 1922 - March 1923, BR 2211 - BR 2329 (missing no. 2220) December 1922 - April 1923, BR 2330 - BR 2519 April - May 1923, BR 2520 - BR 2639 May - August 1923, BR 2640 - BR 2790 August 1923 - January 1924, BR 2791 - BR 2949 January - March 1924, BR 2950 - BR 3112 March - May 1924, BR 3113 - BR 3270 May - June 1924, BR 3271 - BR 3399 June - August 1924, BR 3400 - BR 3554 September 1924 - March 1925, BR 3555 - BR 3749 May 1925 - January 1926, BR 3750 - BR 3949 April - May 1925, BR 3950 - BR 4116 May - July 1925, BR 4117 - BR 4299 July - October 1925, BR 4300 - BR 4499 (missing no. 4438) October 1925 - March 1926, BR 4500 - BR 4677 March - April 1926, BR 4678 - BR 4843 April - June 1926, BR 4844 - BR 5056 (missing no. 4921) June - August 1926, BR 5057 - BR 5250 (missing no. 5122) August 1926 - March 1927, BR 5251 - BR 5449 March - May 1927, BR 5450 - BR 5699 (missing no. 5463) May - June 1927, BR 5700 - BR 5899 (missing nos. 5775, 5784, 5792, 5801, 5897) July - October 1927, BR 5900 - BR 6106 (missing no. 6022) October 1927 - February 1928, BR 6107 - BR 6249 February - April 1928, BR 6250 - BR 6470 April - June 1928, BR 6471 - BR 6653 June - August 1928, BR 6654 - BR 6794 (missing nos. 6752, 6690) August - September 1928, BR 6795 - BR 6832 September 1928 - December 1929, BR 6833 - BR 6980 (missing nos. 6900, 6908) January - June 1929, BR 6981 - BR 7142 (missing nos. 7088, 7111) March - April 1929, BR 7143 - BR 7299 April - May 1929, BR 7300 - BR 7407 (missing no. 7405) May - September 1929, BR 7408 - BR 7668 (missing no. 7445 September 1929 - January 1930, BR 7669 - BR 7828 (missing no. 7820) December 1929 - March 1930, BR 7829 - BR 7984 March - June 1930, BR 7985 - BR 8183 May - June 1930, BR 8184 - BR 8242 (missing nos. 8200, 8212-8213) June - November 1930, BR 8243 - BR 8399 (missing no. 8282) November 1930 - January 1931, BR 8400 - BR 8568 (missing no. 8450) January - April 1931, BR 8569 - BR 8690 (missing no. 8630) March - April 1931, BR 8691 - BR 8783 (missing nos. 8704, 8706) April - September 1931, BR 8784 - BR 8999 (missing no. 8911) September 1931, BR 9000 - BR 9033 September - October 1931, BR 9034 - BR 9099 November 1931 - March 1932, BR 9100 - BR 9250 January - April 1932, BR 9251 - BR 9386 April - June 1932, BR 9387 - BR 9544 (missing no. 9514) July - October 1932, BR 9545 - BR 9686 October - November 1932, BR 9687 - BR 9799 November 1932 - January 1933, BR 9800 - BR 9825 December 1932 - February 1933, BR 9826 - BR 9876 (missing no. 9875) January - March 1933, BR 9877 - BR 9937 (missing no. 9878) March - April 1933, BR 9938 - BR 9999 (missing no. 9994)
(bundles of cards)