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UK number plate news: May 2026

21 May 2026

In May 2026's UK number plate news: Caravans need their own number plates; a roundup of number plate crime nationwide.

Number plates news around the world: May 2026

18 May 2026

The latest news from the world of number plates: France counts number plate bug fatalities; Ghana's fading licence plates; An extra character for Aussie plates; Zinc shortage delays Greek plate production

UK number plate news: April 2026

30 April 2026

In April 2026's UK number plate news: Number plate lie earns a conviction for perverting the course of justice; Plate crime across UK; Government confirms commitment to fix plate security issues

Number plates news around the world: April 2026

23 April 2026

The latest news from the world of number plates: Jersey plate sells for £178,000; Illegal plate crackdowns in Ireland, Pakistan and Sri Lanka; Emirati hero saves drowning number plates

Changes that may affect UK drivers in 2026

09 April 2026

2026 is set to bring changes to many rules, regulations and practices affecting British drivers, many of which have wide support from motoring groups, politicians and pressure groups

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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.