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Buying your first electric car? Here's what you need to know

24 July 2026

Electric vehicle charging inside a car dealership

By 2035, the only new cars for sale in the UK will be electric. Here's what you need to know before buying your first EV

Number plates news around the world: July 2026

17 July 2026

World map titled 'Number Plate News Around the World, July 2026.' USA, Russia, Central/East Asia are highlighted. UK not feat

The latest news from the world of number plates: Fuel rationing by plate in Russia; Ukrainian petition to drop front plates ; Korean city officials cheat plate allocation system

Keeping dogs safe from the deadly interiors of hot cars

09 July 2026

What should you do if you see a dog left alone in a car on a blazing hot day? Here's what the police and the RSPCA say.

RNC Gathering 2026

09 July 2026

The Registration Numbers Club annual summer gathering 2026 was held on 28 June. A more casual event than usual as the club prepares for its 50th anniversary next year.

Cars and number plates of the Rolling Stones

06 July 2026

The Rolling Stones album cover and vinyl record with the title CARS & PLATES.

With celebrity in any field - entertainment, sport, business - it is almost a given that impressive cars will soon follow. With rock and roll musicians, those cars are often associated with wild tales of recklessness and excess.

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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.