Number plates, explained
Everything about buying, transferring and owning private plates — in plain English, no jargon.
How to Transfer a Private Number Plate (Step by Step)
The complete guide to transferring a private number plate to your vehicle — DVLA online transfers, V5C documents, the £80 fee, timescales and common pitfalls.
2Number Plate Age Rules — What Fits Your Car
The one rule that decides which plates your car can wear: a plate cannot make a vehicle appear newer. Age identifiers explained, plus the dateless and NI exceptions.
3V750 vs V778 — Plate Certificates Explained
What the V750 Certificate of Entitlement and V778 Retention Document are, how the 10-year validity works, and how renewals keep your plate alive forever.
4UK Number Plate Formats — Current, Prefix, Suffix, Dateless & NI
The five UK registration formats explained with examples: current style, prefix, suffix, dateless and Northern Irish — what each costs and which fits your car.
5DVLA Banned Plates — What Gets Rejected and Why
The DVLA withholds registrations it considers offensive, suggestive or confusing. How the banned list works, what kinds of plates get caught, and what happens each release.