Buying and Selling Number Plates

The following articles contain information on all aspects of buying and selling DVLA private number plates including how to search for your ideal registration, how to buy...

• Search for Your Ideal Registration
• How to Buy from a Number Plate Dealer
• How to Sell a Personalised Registration
• Buying from a Private Number Plate Seller

DVLA Auctions

DVLA auctions of number plates are a great way to find extra special personalised registrations. Six times a year number plate dealers, members of the public, and peo...

• What are DVLA Auctions?
• Choosing a Registration to Buy at Auction
• Bidding at a DVLA Auction
• The Cost of Buying at a DVLA Auction
• Using a Trusted Auction Bidding Service

Retention Certificates

Registration marks can be "stored" on a certificate, allowing the vehicle keeper to sell on the vehicle. The articles below explain the retention regulations. At present,...

• Retain a Registration Number
• Renew, Update, Assign Retention Document

Certificates of Entitlement

Selected, attractive personalised number plates are available on DVLA certificates (a V750 document). The range includes certain registration marks held back on the D...

• Purchasing on a Certificate of Entitlement
• Update or Assign a Certificate of Entitlement

How to Transfer a Private Registration

This article explains how you can transfer a personalised registration to another vehicle and explains the DVLA regulations currently in place governing the transfer of a...

Acrylic Number Plates

This section explains the legal regulations governing the manufacture and display of your registration mark. Also outlined is how and where to have your acrylic plates ma...

• Legal Formats, Styling and the Law
• Having Acrylic Number Plates Made

Vehicle Registration Years

You can use the charts below to quickly identify the original year of issue for the three main registration formats. Please remember when choosing a registration tha...

Number Plate Terminology Explained

0 - 9 A C D E F G I L M N P Q R S T U V W 1 by 1 Single digit, single letter, dateles...