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UK number plate news: August 2024

29 August 2024

In August's UK number plate news: The new 74 series plates can be displayed from September 1st; ANPR woes hit motorists and more...

Electric cars may go further than you think

23 August 2024

The new generation of EV batteries deliver more energy than their predecessors; faster charging, better safety and, crucially, more range.

Number plate news around the world: August 2024

21 August 2024

Number plates censorship challenged in America; South Korean drivers unimpressed by vivid new plate colour; Fake number plate arrests in Taiwan. All in August's news update.

UK number plate news: July 2024

29 July 2024

Plate-blocking bikes, hazy number plate rules and a Welsh politician poses a number plate puzzle.

Number plate news around the world: July 2024

23 July 2024

Puffin plates, fake plate plague in the USA, and Egypt seeks to stop plate tampering. All in July's news update.

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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.