Regtransfers Blog

How to pass your driving test first time

09 May 2024

Tearing a learner driver plate after passing a driving test

Preparation is the key to passing the driving test. Follow our driving test tips to boost your confidence and ensure that you will be confident and relaxed when you take your test.

BE 1: Own a piece of motoring history

03 May 2024

A vintage 1930s car bearing the registration BE 1

Dating from the very earliest days of British car registration numbers, BE 1 is an exceptional, antique number. Historic registrations like this are increasingly hard to find. BE 1 is now for sale from Regtransfers.

The pothole menace: more than just a nuisance

30 April 2024

Potholes seem to be everywhere and they cause hundreds of millions of pounds worth of damage to our cars every year. Who is responsible, and what can we do?

Top 10 Eurovision songs to play in your car

26 April 2024

Some Eurovision songs are really not bad. Check out our driving playlist of Eurovision songs, and see if you can resist singing along or having a sneaky boogie to at least one of them.

UK number plate news: April 2024

22 April 2024

Tabloid panic, the cost of breaking plate rules and a bizarre dodge that hopes to avoid fines and charges.

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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 personal car registrations and number plates and is listed on the DVLA 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 with the DVLA or DVLA Personalised Registrations. Regtransfers is a recognised reseller of unissued Government stock.

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.