Regtransfers Blog

Regtransfers reveals the number plates DVLA will ban in 2026

29 October 2025

Regtransfers reveals DVLA's list of number plates that will be withheld from issue in the forthcoming '26' registration series.

DVLA Auction, October 2025

23 October 2025

DVLA's October auction of private number plates was an online event. Read our report of the prices paid and the most interesting plates we saw.

Petrifying Plates: The Regtransfers Quiz

21 October 2025

The Regtransfers 2025 Halloween Quiz Cover

Test your creepy general knowledge while checking out our great selection of Halloween themed private number plates!

Could driving be harming your health?

16 October 2025

A man holding his neck whilst in the driver seat of a car

Driving is essential to modern life, but it can also seriously harm our health. We look at the problems and the solutions.

UK motoring news: October 2025

10 October 2025

A selection of UK motoring news: More driving test slots; new taxi rules; police target drink/drug drivers; 2025's most annoying driving habits

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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.