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Women drivers! (in racing cars?)
International Women's Day

Motorsport is big business and Formula 1 has truly international appeal: in fact, F1 is the fifth most popular sport in the world. But where many people could probably name at least one past or present member of England's Lionesses football squad, they might struggle to name a single woman driver, past or present, in Formula 1. Why should that be?

Rare Scottish plate newly available
V 8 number plate illustration

Issued by Lanark County Council in 1904, the registration V 8 has now become exclusively available through Regtransfers. Our illustration represents the mark on a 1979 Sebring Blue Aston Martin V8 Vantage (‘Oscar India’).

New law compels car makers to go electric in the UK
An electric vehicle being charged

New rules that came into force on 1 January 2024 require that at least 80% of new cars and 70% of new vans sold in the UK must be zero emission compliant by 2030. Manufacturers who fail to sell a high enough percentage of zero emissions vehicles face a fine of £15,000 for every non-compliant vehicle they sell over the permitted percentage.

The most frequently stolen cars in the UK
Robber attempting to break into a car

Car theft is on the rise. In an age of heightened awareness of online security risks and scam callers, we still seem to forget to keep our real-world possessions safe from crooks. Figures released by DVLA in response to a Freedom of Information request show not only an increase in car theft, but also which cars are stolen most often

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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.

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