A resource for sourcing personalised registration plates and cherished numbers. Personalised plates can reflect the identity of the driver as well as the car itself. Cherished plates can also be seen as an investment as well as an extension of the car or driver's personality. Personal plates add value to your motor and can be transferred from your car or sold when you sell your car to get a better price.

Choosing and Buying your Personal Registration Plate

You may want to buy a personal plate for a number reasons, as a gift, as something to personalise your car (your initials or name for example) or to reflect the car itself as may cars are named using a combination of letters or numbers that look great on a Registration Plate. Whatever the reason you need to understand the process and terminology. The guide below is no substitute for a look at the DVLA site (see link above) however it will give you an overview.

Types of Registrations

• Prefix registrations contain the year identifier at the beginning of a registration.
• Suffix registrations contain the year identifier at the end of a registration.
• Current style registrations consist of two letters, a two-figure age identifier and finally three letters.
• Dateless registrations do not contain a year identifier and can consist of a number combination followed by a letter combination and vice versa.

The Process

• When you have bought your plate you will receive your Certificate of Entitlement (V750).
• This is the form you will need when you are ready to put your personalised registration mark onto your vehicle. You have until the expiry date shown on your V750.
• You must display your Personal Registration Plate correctly and the following guide will keep you on the right side of the law (and the boundaries of good taste)

www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/regmarks/reg_marks_current_requirements.htm

• Transferring your Personal Registration Plate - To transfer a registration mark from one vehicle to another you will need to complete a V317 - Transferring a Vehicle Registration Number application form.
• Retaining your Personal Registration Plate - complete a V778/1 - Retention of a Vehicle Registration Number application form.