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Number plates news around the world: March 2026

11 March 2026

The latest news from the world of number plates: Big prices paid for Hong Kong and UAE plates; California proposes plates for ebikes; Pennsylvania plate problems

DVLA censors ban another batch of car registrations

05 March 2026

Regtransfers has obtained the list of banned number plates from the DVLA's 2026 release of the '76' series. We reveal the full list.

Looking back at the UK new car market in 2025: ups and downs

27 February 2026

New car sales in the UK have actually grown for three consecutive years. In fact, sales in 2025 topped the two million mark for the first time since the Covid 19 pandemic.

UK Motoring news: February 2026

27 February 2026

A selection of UK motoring news: Ban on in-car vaping; Shocking drink-drive figures; Conviction for MOT fraud; Honda Civic safety recall and more

UK number plate news: February 2026

20 February 2026

We cover a series of recent criminal incidents involving illegal number plates across the UK. From a cigarette smuggler using James Bond-style revolving plates at Dover to a taxi driver using "ghost plates" to evade ANPR cameras, we look at how clones and fakes are being used to facilitate crime and the subsequent police crackdowns.

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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.