Getting your number plate made

Since the 1st January 2003 all number plate suppliers in England and Wales are required by law to register their details with DVLA/DVLC/DVLC, in order to help eliminate an overabundance of fraudulent number plates.

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Display of registration numbers - it is an offence not to display Registration numbers correctly. You must not mis-space, mis-represent, corrupt numbers or letters, to make them appear as other letters or numbers. For more information obtain the leaflet V796 Display of Registration Marks. For your nearest apply to you local DVLA/DVLC Office. Click here for a list of local DVLA/DVLC Offices

What will I have to do? - to have your number plate made up you will need to go to a registered supplier taking with you proof of entitlement to the mark and proof of your personal details which could be one of the following:

Proof of entitlement

  • Vehicle Registration Document (V5).
  • Certificate of Entitlement to a mark (V750).
  • Cherished Transfer Retention Document (V778).
  • Vehicle Licence Renewal (V11).
  • Authorisation slip from DVLA/DVLC local office with official DVLA/DVLC stamp. This will apply when DVLA/DVLC authorises a customer to buy plates bearing a particular registration mark, e.g. when applying to assign the mark to a vehicle but before you have had the plates made up. If you are applying by post the authorisation slip will be sent to you. This will also apply in the case of a cherished transfer.
  • Certificate of Vehicle Registration (V379).
  • Vehicle Export Certificate.
  • A letter of authority from fleet operators on company headed notepaper with contact details.

Proof of your personal details

  • A current photo card driving licence (preferred) or
  • Bank/building society statement or a recent utility bill with one of the following :
  • Current paper driving licence.
  • Passport.
  • Credit/debit card with photograph.
  • Travel pass card with photograph.
  • Foreign national identity card.