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May the fourth be with you

04 May 2023

Today is Star Wars Day and we mark it by taking a closer look at how it came about and who other than Mr Kenobi spoke those famous words.

Self-driving cars: chaos durch technik?

26 April 2023

It seems that technology these days is rushed to market with a lot of hype and raised expectations. It also seems that the reality doesn't always live up to the elevated hopes of eager consumers.

New number plates price record set in Dubai

11 April 2023

On Saturday 8th April, a charity auction in Dubai achieved yet another price record for our friends in Western Asia. The registration number P 7 sold for Dh55 million in Emirati currency, which is over £12 million sterling.

HS 0: for sale or not for sale?

30 January 2023

When a journalist writing about the proposed auction of the Scottish private plate HS 0 asked us to estimate what price the plate could achieve, it led us to consider single and double-digit registrations that were created specially for use by local authorities and the issues surrounding their sale.

XVN 1 and XVN 1K: Local plates for local people?

02 December 2022

For many years, the registrations XVN 1 and XVN 1K have been owned by Scarborough Council in Yorkshire.

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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.