News and Comment

Did Jamiroquai's Jay Kay really sell one of his cars for over £3 million?

29 December 2025

Jay Kay snapped up his Ferrari Enzo for a bargain price in 2003, but he reportedly sold it recently for more than £3 million. Not bad for a publicly vandalised, used car.

National campaign gets tough on Christmas and New Year drink and drug drivers

17 December 2025

UK police forces launch their 2025 Christmas and New Year campaigns targeting drink and drug driving. We look at the problem and how to avoid it

Number plates news around the world: December 2025

04 December 2025

The latest news from the world of number plates. Illinois takes action against feds who break number plate rules; High tech smart plates for Dubai; Irish police go after illegal number plates, and more...

Parliamentary inquiry examines 'ghost plate' issue

21 November 2025

Number plate cloning and the rise of ghost plates are just two of the aspects being examined by a parliamentary inquiry into plate crime and the state of our number plate system.

UK number plate news: November 2025

20 November 2025

In November 2025's UK number plate news: Tabloids confused over banned plates; Disgraced ex-prince loses plates and house; Sisters' tributes on matching plates.

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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.