Regtransfers Blog

Batty about number plates

13 February 2023

We sometimes worry that we could be getting a little obsessed. There are times when we have to remind ourselves that not everything is about personal number plates.

Valentine's day: thinking outside the chocolate box

09 February 2023

Valentine's Day kind of creeps up on you, doesn't it? Yes, we've seen you rushing around Asda, gaping in despair at the empty prosecco shelf, the depleted card racks and the debris that used to be the cut flower display. You can almost smell the panic in the air. Want to avoid that? The secret is to get organised early rather than at the last minute. Not much of a secret, really. Kind of obvious, in fact.

HS 0: for sale or not for sale?

30 January 2023

When a journalist writing about the proposed auction of the Scottish private plate HS 0 asked us to estimate what price the plate could achieve, it led us to consider single and double-digit registrations that were created specially for use by local authorities and the issues surrounding their sale.

DVLA auction, January 2023

19 January 2023

The DVLA's first auction of 2023 took place from 11th - 17th January. It was an online auction.

2022 Private Number Plates Roundup

05 January 2023

There were positive moments in 2022, uplifting moments, funny moments. There were things worth celebrating as well as things to be lamented.

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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.