Durham Constabulary
Reference: CCP 10 Catalogue Title: Durham Constabulary Area: Catalogue Category: Local Authority Records Description: Vehicle Registration Registers - PT/UP
Covering Dates: 1954-1980
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Catalogue Description
Registers of Identification numbers (motor vehicle registration numbers).Information given includes: date, name of owner, address (town/village only), make of vehicle, class of vehicle (private/goods/cycle/hackney/coach etc.), date of issue, date RF 49 sent.
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. Durham became a licensing authority in 1903, issuing the letter "J"; sadly there are no known records of these vehicles. Registrations for index marks "PT" and "UT" began in 1922 and continued until 1974 when records were centralised at the DVLA.
For futher information see "How to trace the history of your car" by Philip Riden (L49 in our library)
Catalogue Contents
Vehicle Registration Registers (Ref: CCP 10/1-15)First series of registration numbers (Ref: *)
Two letters (PT or UP) followed by up to four numbers (1922-1934)
See catalogue reference MT 1-3
Three letters (A-Z plus PT or UP) followed by up to three numbers (1934-1959)
For "APT 1" to "EPT 999" and "AUP 1" to "EUP 999" see catalogue reference MT 4 (1934-1942)
The records for "FPT 1" to "PPT 999" and "FUP 1" to "PUP 999" do not survive (1943-1953)
Register of identification numbers, 18 October 1954 - 15 April 1957
Index marks:
RPT 1 - 999 (October 1954 - March 1955)
RUP 1 - 999 (February 1955 - May 1955)
SPT 1 - 999 (May 1955 - October 1955)
SUP 1 - 999 (July 1955 - December 1955)
TPT 1 - 999 (September 1955 - March 1956)
TUP 1 - 999 (February 1956 - June 1956)
UPT 1 - 999 (May 1956 - July 1956)
UUP 1 - 999 (June 1956 - October 1956)
VPT 1 - 999 (September 1956 - February 1957)
VUP 1 - 999 (January 1957 - April 1957)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/2Register of identification numbers, 2 April 1957 - 2 February 1959
Index marks:
WPT 1 - 999 (April 1957 - June 1957)
WUP 1 - 999 (May 1957 - August 1957)
XPT 1 - 999 (August 1957 - November 1957)
XUP 1 - 999 (October 1957 - January 1958)
YPT 1 - 999 (January 1958 - March 1958)
YUP 1 - 999 (March 1958 - May 1958)
1 - 999 APT (May 1958 - July 1958)
1 - 999 AUP (August 1958 - September 1958)
1 - 999 BPT (September 1958 - November 1958)
1 - 999 BUP (November - February 1959)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Third series of registration numbers (Ref: CCP 10/2-4)Up to three numbers followed by three letters (A-Z plus PT/UP), 1954-1963
For "1 APT" to "999 BPT" and "1 AUP" to "999 BUP" (1958-1959) see catalogue reference CCP 10/2
For "1 CPT" to "999 GPT" and "1 CUP" to "999 GUP" (1959-1960) see catalogue reference MT 5
Register of identification numbers, 1 April 1960 - January 1964
Index marks:
1 - 999 HPT (April 1960 - May 1960)
1 - 999 HUP (May 1960 - June 1960)
1 - 999 JPT (July 1960 - August 1960)
1 - 999 JUP (July 1960 - September 1960)
1 - 999 KPT (September 1960 - June 1961)
1 - 999 KUP (May 1961 - April 1962)
1 - 999 LPT (February 1962 - May 1963)
1 - 999 LUP (May 1963 - October 1963)
1 - 999 MPT (September 1963 - December 1963)
1 - 750 MUP (December 1963 - January 1964)
[Unused numbers 751-999 MUP and 101-438 NPT used to record "retention of number" from February 1964 to January 1981]
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/4Register of identification numbers, 6 March 1962 - 7 October 1963
Index marks:
1 - 9999 UP (March 1962 - October 1963)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Fourth series of registration numbers (Ref: CCP 10/5-15)Three letters, up to three numbers, and the year letter B-N (1964-1974)
Ref: CCP 10/5Register of identification numbers, 4 January 1964 - 9 December 1964
Index marks:
APT 1 - 999 B (January 1964 - February 1964)
AUP 1 - 999 B (March 1964 - March 1964)
BPT 1 - 999 B (March 1964 - April 1964)
BUP 1 - 999 B (April 1964 - May 1964)
CPT 1 - 999 B (May 1964 - June 1964)
CUP 1 - 999 B (June 1964 - July 1964)
DPT 1 - 999 B (July 1964 - August 1964)
DUP 1 - 999 B (August 1964 - September 1964)
EPT 1 - 999 B (August 1964 - October 1964)
EUP 1 - 999 B (September 1964 - December 1964)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/6Register of identification numbers, 12 November 1964 - 21 October 1965
Index marks:
FPT 1 - 999 C (November 1964 - January 1965)
FUP 1 - 999 C (January 1965 - February 1965)
GPT 1 - 999 C (February 1965 - March 1965)
GUP 1 - 999 C (March 1965 - April 1965)
HPT 1 - 999 C (April 1965 - May 1965)
HUP 1 - 999 C (May 1965 - June 1965)
JPT 1 - 999 C (June 1965 - July 1965)
JUP 1 - 999 C (July 1965 - July 1965)
KPT 1 - 999 C (July 1965 - October 1965)
KUP 1 - 999 C (September 1965 - October 1965)
(1 volume, leather, half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/7Register of identification numbers, 20 October 1965 - August 1966
Index marks:
LPT 1 - 999 C (October 1965 - December 1965)
LUP 1 - 62 C (December 1965)
[Unused numbers LUP 63 - 90 C used to record "retention of number" from 1966 to 1980]
LUP 74 - 999 D (January 1966 - January 1966)
MPT 1 - 999 D (January 1966 - February 1966)
MUP 1 - 999 D (February 1966 - March 1966)
NPT 1 - 999 D (March 1966 - April 1966)
NUP 1 - 999 D (April 1966 - April 1966)
OPT 1 - 999 D (April 1966 - June 1966)
OUP 1 - 999 D (May 1966 - June 1966)
PPT 1 - 999 D (June 1966 - July 1966)
PUP 1 - 999 D (July 1966 - August 1966)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/8Register of identification numbers, 19 July 1966 - 8 September 1967
Index marks:
RPT 1 - 999 D (July 1966 - October 1966)
RUP 1 - 927 D (October 1966 - April 1974)
RUP 926 - 999 E (January 1967 - January 1967)
SPT 1 - 999 E (December 1966 - February 1967)
SUP 1 - 999 E (January 1967 - February 1967)
TPT 1 - 999 E (February 1967 - March 1967)
TUP 1 - 999 E (March 1967 - April 1967)
UPT 1 - 999 E (April 1967 - July 1967)
UUP 1 - 999 E (May 1967 - July 1967)
VPT 1 - 999 E (June 1967 - August 1967)
VUP 1 - 999 E (August 1967 - September 1967)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/9Register of identification numbers, 15 August 1967 - September 1968
Index marks:
WPT 1 - 999 F (August 1967 - September 1967)
WUP 1 - 999 F (October 1967 - November 1967)
XPT 1 - 999 F (November 1967 - December 1967)
XUP 1 - 999 F (December 1967 - February 1968)
YPT 1 - 999 F (February 1968 - March 1968)
YUP 1 - 999 F (February 1968 - March 1968)
APT 1 - 999 F (March 1968 - May 1968)
AUP 1 - 999 F ((March 1968 - May 1968)
BPT 1 - 999 F (May 1968 - June 1968)
BUP 1 - 375 F (June 1968 - July 1968)
[Unused numbers BUP 376 - 402 F used to record "retention of number" from September 1968 to May 1975]
BUP 401 - 999 G (August 1968 - September 1968)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/10Register of identification numbers, 31 July 1968 - June 1970
Index marks:
CPT 1 - 999 G (July 1968 - September 1968)
CUP 1 - 999 G (October 1968 - January 1969)
DPT 1 - 999 G (November 1968 - January 1969)
DUP 1 - 999 G (January 1968 - February 1969)
EPT 1 - 999 G (February 1969 - April 1969)
EUP 1 - 999 G (April 1969 - July 1969)
FPT 1 - 960 G (May 1969 - July 1969)
[Unused number FPT 961 G used to record "retention of number" in 1975]
FPT 961 - 999 H (July 1969 - August 1969)
FUP 1 - 999 H (July 1969 - August 1969)
GPT 1 - 999 H (August 1969 - November 1969)
GUP 1 - 999 H (October 1969 - February 1970)
HPT 1 - 999 H (December 1969 - March 1970)
HUP 1 - 840 H (February 1970 - June 1970)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/11Register of identification numbers, 20 March 1970 - August 1971
Index marks:
HUP 841 - 999 H (March 1970 - April 1970)
JPT 1 - 999 H (March 1970 - May 1970)
JUP 1 - 999 H (April 1970 - November 1970)
KPT 1 - 369 H (June 1970 - July 1970)
[Unused numbers KPT 370 - 447 H used to record "retention of number" from 1970 to 1975]
KPT 451 - 999 J (July 1970 - July 1970)
KUP 1 - 999 J (July 1970 - September 1970)
LPT 1 - 999 J (September 1970 - November 1970)
LUP 1 - 999 J (November 1970 - February 1971)
MPT 1 - 999 J (February 1971 - March 1971)
MUP 1 - 999 J (February 1971 - May 1971)
NPT 1 - 999 J (March 1971 - May 1971)
NUP 1 - 999 J (April 1971 - June 1971)
OPT 1 - 753 J (June 1971)
OPT 751 - 999K (July 1971 - August 1971)
OUP 1 - 510K (July 1971 - August 1971)
(1 volume, leather, half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/12Register of identification numbers, 29 July 1971 - November 1972
Index marks:
OUP 511 - 999 K (July 1971 - August 1971)
PPT 1 - 999 K (August 1971 - September 1971)
PUP 1 - 999 K (October 1971 - October 1971)
RPT 1 - 999 K (November 1971 - November 1971)
RUP 1 - 999 K (November 1971 - January 1972)
SPT 1 - 999 K (January 1972 - February 1972)
SUP 1 - 999 K (February 1972 - March 1972)
TPT 1 - 999 K (March 1972 - April 1972)
TUP 1 - 999 K (April 1972 - May 1972)
UPT 1 - 999 K (April 1972 - July 1972)
UUP 1 - 999 K (May 1972 - June 1972)
VPT 1 - 478 K (June 1972 - July 1972)
[Unused numbers VPT 479 - 503 K used to record "retention of number", 1972 - 1980]
VPT 506 - 599 L (August 1972 - August 1972)
VUP 1 - 210 L (July 1972 - November 1972)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/13Register of identification numbers, 6 November 1972 - July 1973
Index marks:
VUP 211 - 999 L (November 1972 - January 1973)
WPT 1 - 999 L (August 1972 - September 1972)
WUP 1 - 999 L (September 1972 - October 1972)
XPT 1 - 999 L (October 1972 - November 1972)
XUP 1 - 999 L (November 1972 - February 1973)
YPT 1 - 999 L (January 1973 - February 1973)
YUP 1 - 999 L (February 1973 - March 1973)
APT 1 - 999 L (February 1973 - March 1973)
AUP 1 - 999 L (March 1973 - April 1973)
BPT 1 - 999 L (April 1973 - May 1973)
BUP 1 - 999 L (May 1973 - June 1973)
CPT 1 - 999 L (June 1973 - July 1973)
CUP 1 - 401 L (June 1973 - July 1973)
[Unused numbers CUP 402-499 L used to record "retention of number", 1974 - 1980]
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/14Register of identification numbers, 23 July 1973 - 30 August 1974
Index marks:
NPT 1 - 999 M (July 1973 - August 1973)
NUP 1 - 999 M (August 1973 - September1973)
OPT 1 - 999 M (August 1973 - November 1973)
OUP 1 - 999 M (October 1973 - November 1973)
PPT 1 - 999 M (November 1973 - December 1973)
PUP 1 - 999 M (October 1973 - January 1974)
RPT 1 - 999 M (February 1974 - March 1974)
RUP 1 - 999 M (February 1974 - April 1974)
SPT 1 - 999 M (March 1974 - May 1974)
SUP 1 - 999 M (April 1974 - June 1974)
TPT 1 - 999 M (May 1974 - July 1974)
TUP 1 - 999 M (July 1974 - August 1974)
UPT 1 - 210 N (July 1974 - August 1974)
(1 volume, leather half-bound)
Ref: CCP 10/15Register of identification numbers, 31 July 1974 - September 1974
Index marks:
UPT 211 - 999 N (July 1974 - September 1974)
UUP 1 - 731 N (August 1974 - November 1980)
[Unused numbers UUP 734 - 786 N used to record "retention of number", 1975 - 1980]
(1 volume, leather half bound)
