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New police initiative targets illegal number plates

29 September 2026

The new National Roads Policing Coordination Centre's first operation takes aim at ghost plates, cloned registrations and missing plates, with high-tech goggles among its tools.

Regtransfers reveals the number plates DVLA will ban in 2027

25 September 2026

Regtransfers reveals DVLA's list of number plates that will be withheld from issue in the forthcoming "27" registration series.

Name number plate sales hit the headlines again

10 September 2026

The media loves to publish stories about high priced number plates, and name numbers can be amongst the most expensive. Here's why ...

Meet My Searches: Personalised plate matches for everyone who matters

04 September 2026

Group of people viewing a computer screen displaying "My Searches" for UK private number plates.

Finding the right personalised number plate has never been easier than with My Searches, our new feature for discovering relevant plate matches for yourself, friends and family.

Wet weather driving after a heatwave: the hidden dangers

03 September 2026

Wet UK motorway at sunset, with many cars visible from a driver's perspective.

When rain falls on roads that have been dry for weeks or months, conditions can be more dangerous than one might expect. Here's why …

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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 personalised number plates and is listed on the DVLA Personalised 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 to the DVLA or DVLA Personalised Registrations. Regtransfers is a recognised reseller of DVLA registrations.

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.