UK Military Interwar VRNs

[Rich Payne]

As David says, the PSV enthusiasts saved much material via the Kithead Trust who have listed whereabouts of surviving records.

http://www.kitheadtrust.org.uk/

There doesn't seem to be any later 1930s Middlesex material. The Armed forces block allocations were of course never used again after 1939 (It wouldn't work these days, some poor clerk in the MOD would have to fill in SORN (Statutory Off-road Notice) every year.

Nigel Watson's Carrier book has quite comprehensive Reg. No. / Contract listings. Does anybody know where he got them from ? Bovington springs to mind if they are not at Kew.

[David_Hayward (RIP)]

It would appear that the Tax Discs on Middx-registered vehicles expired at the end of 1939...I assume that they all did or did they renew part-year? Photo evidence suggests that they did not renew but had, initially, authorities under the DRR stating that the vehicle was operated on behalf of the Crown. I would imagine that after registration was abandoned the use of the authority was dropped. That said it appears that Government vehicles used for official purposes in connection with the services still had registrations and would presumably have an authority on board, plus the tax disc with either 'NIL' or as post-war, a disc certifiying that it was being used for official purposes, with the Department named, e.g. Air Ministry.