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CB·United Kingdom
Issued in Cardiff
Sample plate
CB51 ABCCardiff
Registration area · Cymru
Show on the map1903–2001: Manchester
This meaning is from an older system (1903–2001). Plates issued today use other codes, but older cars still carry it.
Blackburn (1903–1974); Bolton (1974–1981); Manchester (for Bolton) (from 1981).
Manchester
Registration area · Manchester and Merseyside
Other codes of Manchester
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