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UK and world number plates news: August 2025

22 August 2025

The latest news from the world of number plates. UK rise in plate crime, Jersey's super-expensive plates, Aussie crooks 3D-print fake number plates, Jeep patents a number plate flipper

Number plate news around the world: July 2025

31 July 2025

The latest news from the world of number plates. High-tech plates in SA; "Political" plate banned in Maryland, US; Number plates for Italy's e-scooters

Number plate news around the world: May 2025

28 May 2025

The latest news from the world of number plates. Record-breaking auction in Dubai; concern over Estonian ANPR and new number plates for Ethiopia

Motoring news around the world: March 2025

29 March 2025

A snapshot of interesting and amusing stories from the world of cars and driving. Headaches for Tesla, Singapore shuns luxury cars and French star's car sells for big money.

Number plate news around the world: March 2025

21 March 2025

The latest news from the world of number plates. Pricey plate sells in Dubai; number plates stolen down under, and number plates in space!

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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.