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Number plates news around the world: August 2026

24 August 2026

The latest news from the world of number plates: New plate formats for Ghana and Morocco; Number plate shortages in Greece; US public rebels against ANPR

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

Number plates news around the world: June 2026

26 June 2026

The latest news from the world of number plates: Nigeria tackles number plate rule breakers; Big prices for new Australian plates; American ANPR add-on tracks mobile phones in cars

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

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

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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.