Car safety

21st century vehicle safety: the good and the bad

29 May 2025

21st century vehicle safety: what's good and what's bad

Despite legislation and new technology, five people a day die in accidents on UK roads, and 80 are seriously injured. We look at how new tech tries to reduce those numbers

In-car emergencies: heart attack

14 November 2024

Heart attacks not only cause many premature deaths, they are also a common cause of traffic accidents. We look at the symptoms of a heart attack, and how to assist someone who may be experiencing one.

In-car emergencies: anaphylactic shock

03 October 2024

Anaphylaxis is an extreme, potentially life-threatening, allergic reaction. Here's what to do if it happens to you or a passenger in your car.

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The role of DVLA

Car registrations and number plates, including personalised number plates, in the UK, are the responsibility of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, usually known as the DVLA. It issues new registrations twice a year and also maintains the central database that records details of all vehicles licensed to drive on UK roads, along with their keeper and registration information.

Regtransfers works closely with DVLA to complete registration transfers as quickly and efficiently as possible. Regtransfers is a DVLA-registered supplier of personal car registrations and number plates and is listed on the DVLA Registrations website. All number plates supplied by Regtransfers comply with DVLA's prescribed standards and regulations.

DVLA administers all UK registration transfers and issues updated registration documents when the registration number of a car is changed, or when a registration is removed from a vehicle and placed on a retention document in accordance with the DVLA Retention Scheme.

DVLA is a registered trade mark of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency. Regtransfers is not affiliated with the DVLA or DVLA Personalised Registrations. Regtransfers is a recognised reseller of unissued Government stock.

Number plate regulations

When a car is on the road, it is an offence to display number plates bearing any number other than the vehicle's officially recorded registration number. If you purchase a private registration, learn how to transfer private plates before displaying the new number.

All registration number plates displayed on UK vehicles must comply with the official number plate regulations. DVLA oversees enforcement of number plates display regulations and maintains a register of approved manufacturers and retailers of vehicle number plates.

Regtransfers is not part of, and is not formally affiliated with DVLA.