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British Columbia: Motorcycle

BRITISH COLUMBIA MOTORCYCLE PLATES          Singles all years.

 

Numbers began at 1 1913-71.

Numbers in bold are highest ordered or assigned.

1921-26 different-color plates are Trailer plates.

 

1913   1000       1933   1556*             1953    5000*

1914   1207       1934   1381              1954    5000*

1915   1500       1935   1311              1955    5000*

1916   1171       1936    743              1956    2979

1917   1171       1937   1138              1957    2442

1918    990       1938    466              1958    3817

1919   1283       1939   2300*             1959    4298*

1920   1283       1940   2250   2288*      1960    2042

1921    270       1941   2350              1961    5013*

1922              1942   2400              1962    4893*

1923   1500*      1943   2250              1963    5813*

1924   1500*      1944   2250              1964    6400    9234*

1925   1500*      1945   2250              1965   11500   15280*

1926   1500*      1946   2550              1966   15000   17065*

1927   1200*      1947   3490   4493*      1967   20000*

1928   1500*      1948   4500   4997*      1968   22000*

1929   1500*      1949   5000*             1969   26000*

1930   1500*      1950   5000*             1970   27500*

1931    111       1951   5000*             1971   31000*

1932    158       1952   5000*

 

1972   100001 - 138000*

1973   100001 - 140000

 

COLORS   1921-54 same as tabs.  (T) = Same as Truck.

1919   White/Black                      1970      Blue/White  (T)

1921   Silver/Red (Trailer Black/Yellow)1971      White/Blue  (T)

1922   ?                                1972      Red/White   (T)

1951   Blue/White                       1973      Black/White (T)

1953   White/Blue                       1974-78   Orange/White

1954   Yellow/Black

 

 

1974-78 BASE

1974          Type 1            10001 - 167000          (157,000)

1977          Type 2          N00-001 - N28-521          (28,521)

1978          Type 1a         N38 679 - N47 745           (9,067)

1978          Type 3          N50-363 - N58-870           (8,508)

1978          Type 4          N61-248 - N61-673             (426)

                                                  (TOTAL 218,673)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Square dies, no hyphen, no sticker box

Type 2 - Square dies, hyphen, no sticker box

Type 3 - Round dies, hyphen, no sticker box

Type 4 - Round dies, hyphen, sticker box top center

 

 

1979-86 BASE

1979  (Und.)  Type 1          M00-001 - M99-999          (99,999)

1981 "DEC 81" Type 1a         L00-001 - L99-999          (99,999)

1983 "MAR 84" Type 1b         K00-001 - K99-999          (99,999)

              Type 1c         J00-001 - J12-014          (12,014)

1984 "MAY 85" Type 1cc        J92-013

                                                  (TOTAL 312,012)

 

Monthly Staggered Registration began 4/1/1979, expire "MAR 80",

same as passenger.

Replaced August 1985 to July 1986.

 

 

1986-2023 BASE

1985 "JUL 86" Type 1          J6 7000 - J9 9999(J7 0122) (33,000)

1986 "FEB 87" Type 1a         H0 0000 - H9 9999         (100,000)

1987 "MAR 88" Type 1b         N0 0000 - N9 9999         (100,000)

1991 "SEP 92" Type 1c         C0 0000 - C9 9999         (100,000)

1996 "APR 97" Type 1d         M0 0000 - M9 9999         (100,000)

2001 "OCT 01" Type 1e         E0 0000 - E7 6236          (76,237)

              Type 2          E?

2003 "NOV 04" Type 2a         K4 2269 - K9 9999          (57,731)

2006 "NOV 07" Type 2b         L0 0000 - L9 9999         (100,000)

2010 "OCT 11" Type 2c         S0 0000 - S5 6344          (56,345)

2010 "OCT 11" Type 3           S59946 -  S99999          (40,054)

2012 "JUL 13" Type 3a          U00000 -  U99999         (100,000)

2014 "OCT 15" Type 3b          W00000 -  W99999          (92,736)

2017 "NOV 18" Type 3c          Y00000 -  Y99999         (100,000)

2018 "SEP 19" Type 3d          Z00000 -  Z13090          (13,091)

                                                (TOTAL 1,146,091)

 

Description of Types:

Type 1 - Astrographic dies (509,237)

Type 2 - Waldale dies      (214,076)

Type 3 - No flag center    (353,145)

 

 

2007-11 OLYMPIC BASE

4-16-07 "OCT 07"              V2 0000 - V2 5660           (5,661)

 

Last issued May 2010.