Number Plate FAQs

• What do DVLA, VRO and DOT stand for?
• What is a prefix registration?
• What is a suffix registration?
• What is a current style registration?
• What is a dateless registration?
• The Cherished Transfer and Retention Schemes
• Once I have bought a personalised registration mark, do I have to put it straight onto a vehicle?
• I have seen my registration number in one of your adverts or on your website, but it is not for sale and I haven’t given permission for it to be advertised. Why is it listed?
• How do I get a specific number released if it has never been issued?
• How can I safeguard my entitlement to a number?
• What if my vehicle is stolen and not recovered?
• What if my vehicle is "written off"?
• What if my vehicle has been scrapped?
• Are there any special rules for motorcycles / mopeds?
• I have an old vehicle which is not registered at DVLA. Can I register the vehicle and transfer or retain its registration number?
• My vehicle has a "Q" prefix registration number. Can it participate in the transfer and retention schemes?
• My V5 registration document says my registration number is non-transferable. Can I transfer a cherished number onto my vehicle?
• I have seen Northern Ireland registration numbers advertised. Can I transfer one onto my vehicle?
• I have an old style log book / V5 registration document but the vehicle no longer exists. Can I claim the registration number?
• What is a registration number and who has entitlement to it?

E&OE. While we make every effort to ensure that the information contained in our FAQ is correct, and we believe the information to be accurate, we will not be held to conditions or terms that, through accidental error or omission, are incorrect. We will however correct such errors as soon as we become aware of them.