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Ontario: Motorcycle

ONTARIO MOTORCYCLE PLATES      Singles 1907-16, 1943-47, 1967-on.

                               Pairs 1917-20.

                               Triples 1921-42, 1948-66.

 

Numbers began at 1 all years.  Assuming no F,G used 1952-54.

 

                                                LETTERS NOT SEEN:

1907-10   413       1929   3-858*     1948    C28  B    (12,025*)

1911      854       1930   4-239*     1949    D30   C   (13,026)

1912      842       1931   5-812*     1950   D809       (13,805*)

1913     2426       1932   3-398      1951   D993       (13,989*)

1914     3601       1933   4-905*     1952   H315     E (15,309*)

1915     3137       1934   4-816*     1953    E55   C   (14,050*)

1916     4555*      1935   4-867*     1954   H224       (15,218*)

1917     4479       1936   4-724*     1955   D696       (13,692*)

1918     5519*      1937   3-903      1956   D841       (13,837*)

1919     6195*      1938   4-731      1957   D333   C   (13,329*)

1920     6347*      1939   5940*      1958   C757       (12,754*)

1921     5498*      1940   5903*      1959   C845       (12,842*)

1922     5-201*     1941   5962*      1960   C350       (12,347*)

1923     4216       1942   5066       1961   C279       (12,276*)

1924     3837       1943   4953       1962   A466       (10,465*)

1925     3-898      1944   4725       1963   9027        (9,027*)

1926     3-813*     1945   6715*      1964     B8       (11,006*)

1927     2-979      1946   7911*

1928     3-855*     1947   A125*

 

VARIATIONS

1917-20:  1 plate of each pair is double-sided.

1921-38:  Rear plate has 2 top slots,

          set of front plates has 2 bottom center holes.

 

COLORS   (If different than passenger)

1944   Black/Orange           1973, 1975, 1977, 1979   White/Blue

1952   Black/Yellow           1974, 1976, 1978, 1980   Blue/White

 

 

1965-67 FORMATS        1 - 9999,      No F,G,I,M,O,Q,S,W,X seen,

                      A1 - Z999,      except in 2-letter series.

                      1A - 999Z,     (Prefixes/suffixes expected)

                     AA1 - ZZ99

 

                        Prefixes not seen:     Suffixes not seen:

1965   362B   (15)      A           T   Z        ---------------

1966   621Y   (28)         D            Z      A C   J   P  U  -

1967   925Z   (33)       B   H      TU Y        B   HJ    R   Y

       AB28,AS40,BF6,BZ76,CA7

 

1968   52699*                           1974   89390*

1969   48146*                           1975   88490*

1970   52635*                           1976   97798, Z1 - Z2080*

1971   64799*                           1977   99274, Z1 - Z4914*

1972   70939*                           1978   79949, Z1 - Z6106*

1973   70236*                           1979   98845, Z1 - Z2055*

 

 

1980-95 BASE                                  No G,I,O,Q,U used.*

1980  "1980"  Type 1                1 - 99999            (99,999)

1980  "1980"  Type 1a            Z635 - Z8668             (8,034)

1981   "81"   Type 2            Y3929 - S9240            (55,307)

1982   "82"   Type 3            R6312 - H4450            (63,682)

1983 "OCT 83" Type 3a           001AA - 999EZ           (109,890)

1985 "MAR 85" Type 3b           001NA - 999ZZ           (241,758)

1991 "SEP 91" Type 3c           FA001 - KZ999            (87,912)

                                                  (TOTAL 673,986)

 

Description of Types:                           (Reported ranges)

Type 1 - Dated "1980", no sticker box      (Z1 - Z9999 = 109,998)

Type 2 - Undated, sticker box           (Y0001 - S9999 =  59,994)

Type 3 - Undated, no sticker box        (R0001 - H9999 =  69,993)

                                                (TOTAL = 679,535)

 

Monthly Staggered Registration began 1983, expire "JUN 83",

same as passenger.

Types 2-3:  Prefix letters issued in reverse order Y,X,W etc. but

            numbers progress normally.

*Type 3b:  OA-OZ, TO issued; O assumed used for all 000AA series.

 

 

1995-2024 GRAPHIC BASE                Assuming no G,I,O,Q,U used.

1995 "JUL 95" Type 1            LA001 - LZ999            (20,979)

1996 "DEC 96" Type 1a           1A001 - 9Z999           (188,811)

2004 "JUL 04" Type 1b           001A1 - 999Z9           (188,811)

2009 "DEC 09" Type 1c           0001A - 9999Z           (209,979)

2013 "APR 14" Type 1d           0A0A1 - 5K6W6           (185,381)

                                                  (TOTAL 793,961)

 

Type 1c:  Any ending in 0 might conflict with 001OA-999OZ issued

          c.1986.

Type 1d:  Progression assumed 0A0A1 - 9A9A9, 0A0B1 etc.

 

        Letters not seen:

LA000 - C  FH KL      WX Z

0A000 -        L   

000A0 -   E      P STV XY

0000A - CD  HJK N R  VW