Regtransfers Blog

Can you put a private number plate on a lease or financed car?

20 September 2022

Find out about the required documents and what steps you need to take to transfer a private number plate to your financed/leased car.

DVLA online auction, September 2022

16 September 2022

DVLA's September 2022 auction was held from Wednesday 7th to Tuesday 13th September. As has been usual since the Covid pandemic began, this was an online event.

Sir Stirling Moss's Iconic Mercedes

13 September 2022

In 2007, the Regtransfers team had the good fortune to enjoy an interview with Sir Stirling for our magazine, The World of Personal Number Plates. Sir Stirling was, and remains, a legend of British motor racing.

A royal car of the people

07 September 2022

The Ford Escort RS Turbo is something of a classic. That said, however, it is hardly a supercar and not a model one would expect to hear mentioned in the same breath as a Ferrari, Porsche or even a Jaguar.

72 series number plates are now legal on UK roads

01 September 2022

From 1st September, number plates from 2022's second release, the 72 registrations, may be displayed on vehicles driven on UK roads.

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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.