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U 1 - U 2 - U 3 - U 6 - U 7 - U 8 - U 9

1 U - 2 U - 8 U - 9 U

U x plates were originally issued by Leeds County Borough Council, all x U were issued from 1957 onwards

At the end of the first week of registration Leeds had registered 81 cars and 37 motorcycles.

U 1 was originally issued to Arthur Briggs of Leeds (who was Lord Mayor) and registered to a Lancaster, but only after U 1 was reserved by someone else. A deal was done and U 1 was effectively swapped for U 2 and three other registrations. When his time as Mayor came to an end he took U 1 with him and it was transferred from car to car. He died in 1906 and the plate passed to his wife who continued to use it until her death in 1936.

It was then offered to Leeds City Council by her daughter as per their wishes. It now resides on the Mayors car.

U 2 was originally issued to Rowland Winn and in 1923 he allowed the plate to lapse.

The plate is now in the Preston area.

U 3 was originally issued to George Walker and registered to a De Dion. In 1946 the plate was owned by S Jackson of Ilkley and was on a Hudson

U 6

U 7 was originally issued to Bernal Bagshawe and registered to a Napier. When he died the plate passed to his wife who allowed it to lapse in 1937.

Owned since new in 1985 it looks like the plate was assigned when new. It was MOT d only twice since 2005, in 2013 and again in 2020, and it was just after the last MOT that the owner removed the plate in December 2020.

U 8 was originally issued to Charles Wilson. The plate was cancelled in 1938.

It's unknown when it came into the ownership of the Earl of Harewood, but he sold it in 2019. It was sold on in 2020 and is now in the Preston area.

U 9 was originally issued to John Whiting.

1 U was originally issued to a Piatti and changed hands several times.

In the 1960's it was offered to Leeds Council to pair it with U 1 but they declined. In 1966 John Hudson bought it. It was then passed to Macolm Hudson, then Gareth Hudson, who still owns it

2 U

Owner likes their White Mervedes SL s. Currently on a 1993 SL600 owned since new but unable to determine when the plate was transferred on.

8 U, bought in about 2010 as a pile of parts on a pallet by Graham Shaddick of Plymouth. The plate is one of three non transferrable 1x1's.

9 U

Was on a moped in November 2019, so again likely to be owned by a plate dealer now.