So, now you know the number plate basics — fonts, styles and legitimate number plate manufacturers that have been approved by the DVLA — but what about where they should be displayed on your vehicle?
Well, since , all vehicles on public roads must be officially registered and display a number plate on the front and rear of the vehicle. They should be made from a reflective material and be different on the back to the front. The front plates should display black characters on a white background as per British Standard BS AU d , whilst the rear plate should display black characters on a yellow background again, as per British Standard BS AU d.
They should also not have a background pattern. Those who do not meet these legal requirements run the risk of receiving fines or the number plates being removed from the vehicle.
However, as with anything, there are always exceptions to the rules. Motorcycles and motor tricycles registered on or after 1 September are required to only display a number plate on the rear of the vehicle. So, now you know: car registrations are required on the front and back of a standard vehicle. Are you on the hunt for a private number plate? He admits it is a kind of statement but no different to spending a lot on a car or boat. I've worked hard in life so I can buy what I want. But Harverson's attitude to the plate has shifted slightly.
In the last five to six years my mindset has changed. I would sell it if the price was right. Harverson currently owns six private plates and says when he first started buying them they represented good value. You'd buy sought-after ones for a few hundred pounds.
But in the last 10 years it's become a fad. He already owned four others. You do get noticed quite a bit but I don't buy them to be noticed. I like them and it's a good investment. The BBC used freedom of information laws to obtain the 10 most expensive registration plates sold directly by the DVLA, although other plates have reportedly changed hands for larger sums privately. Motoring journalist Quentin Willson says plates fall into two distinct groups. They are great fun but much abused.
It seems to have caught the nation's psyche. For a motoring-obsessed nation they are a suburban trinket. Odd numbers Rules for UK number plates All number plates look the same for a reason - the colour and size of the plate, and the shape of the letters and numbers is set out in DoT regulations. Share this on Twitter Share this on Facebook Email.
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