Pre 1925 NZ number plate prefixes.

[jellywrestler]

Prior to 1925 each region had their own number plate prefix before the whole country ran one set up. Does anyone know where there maybe a list of the codes please?
HW Hawera
WG Wanganui
WN Wellington
etc etc

[Oldfart]

According to the reference I have it wasn't regions, but "registering Authorities" and shows 155 different codes! Wellington used W.N with numbers 1 upwards and W for 1001 to 2000. Source, "The NZ Motorists Guide".
Just taking letter K because it's a small list
Kaikoura County Council K.C
Kaitangata County Council K
Kaitieke County Council K.I.E
Kawhia County Council K.W.A
Kiwitea County Council K.W
Kowai County Council K.C.B

[jellywrestler]

thank you heaps, it was an early W plate we were curious about so problem solved

[Roger Dowding]

thank you heaps, it was an early W plate we were curious about so problem solved

Oldfart has good information - here are a few example of early plates up to and including 1925..

JW,

Check these out !. some 1905 - 1908 issues.

70868

Wellington Early Plate.

70869

First "National " Issue Plate - they were made in California and used the same font and size as that State of the USA.

1925 ;
70870

[Roger Dowding]

New Zealand Number Plates.
A lot is known but much information is also lost or incorrect on the History of New Zealand Number Plates, from the early ones in this thread to the latest 3 letter 3 number issues.

Plates are useful in identifying when a photo was taken as from 1925 to 1941 Plates were issued annually and valid July oonwards in the year of issue until June the following year.
When in 1941, because of material [ metal ] shortages, plates were changed to a 5 yearly cycle [ 1941 -1946 ] a Registration Sticker was issued for the second and subsequent years until the next plate issue took place.

Here are the plates issued from early 1900's until the current issue - well late 2010's. - 2017 to be precise.Thanks to Graham Freeman who wrote a 3 page article in an issue of NZ Memories in 2020. Graham has a huge collection of number plates, which he displays.

72104

More information on Plates issue, and Registration Stickers I will put on my Motoring pics Vintage Cars thread #1932 as even the Alloy Silver and Black Plates are well into the 30 year old category, so any cars with them qualify for VCC status.

The thread - a link to it;

" http://www.theroaringseason.com/showthread.php?1932-Motoring-pics-Vintage-cars-early-years-events-from-1960-s-70-s-and-80-s "