Regtransfers Blog

More calls for bikes to display number plates

30 June 2023

Over the last few years, there have been several calls for cyclists to be subjected to similar bureaucracy as motorists.

DVLA auction, June 2023

29 June 2023

The top 5 number plates sold at DVLA Auction in June 2023

The DVLA's June auction was a live venue event held at the Casa Hotel in Chesterfield from Wednesday 21st June to Friday 23rd June 2023.

Don't clean that personal number plate... yet!

23 June 2023

It's an annoying fact of life that cleaning one's car more or less guarantees certain things: rain and the attention of passing birds.

Rock your world with a personal number plate!

16 June 2023

The number plate BAN 11D on stage at Glastonbury

With around 200,000 people descending on the small village of Pilton, Somerset, we offer a little background on the event and present musical numbers of our own.

Doesn’t dad deserve a personal number plate?

07 June 2023

It’s Father’s Day on Sunday 18th June and we’re pretty sure he would not object to a very special personal gift.

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Number plate guides

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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.