Number plate law
UK number plate rules explained: BS AU 145e, legal fonts, spacing, flags, fines and the documents suppliers must check.
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Black and Silver Number Plates: Who Can Use Them?
Traditional black and silver plates are legal on some classic vehicles. Here’s exactly which vehicles qualify, how the historic tax class works…
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Illegal Number Plate Fines: £1,000 Penalties, Points and Seizure
What happens if you’re stopped with illegal number plates – the £1,000 fine, defect notices, MOT failure, losing a private registration, and…
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Can Your Number Plate Fail an MOT? 9 Common Reasons
Number plates are one of the easiest MOT failures to avoid. Here are the nine plate faults testers fail most often –…
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Green Number Plates for Electric Cars: Who Can Have One?
The green flash on UK plates explained – which vehicles qualify, whether hybrids can have one, the benefits, and how to add…
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Number Plate Flags, Badges and the UK Identifier: The Rules
Which flags and national identifiers you can legally show on a UK plate, why UK replaced GB, and when you still need…
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What Documents Do You Need to Buy Number Plates?
The exact ID and entitlement documents a registered supplier must see before making road-legal plates, why the law requires them, and how…
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Ghost Plates, Stealth and Tinted Plates: The 2026 Crackdown
What ghost, stealth and tinted number plates are, why they’re illegal, what the 2026 crackdown means for drivers, and how to make…
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The Legal Number Plate Font: Charles Wright 2001 Explained
Why every UK plate uses the same typeface, how the Charles Wright 2001 font is designed to be read by people and…
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Number Plate Spacing Rules: Why Mis-Spaced Plates Get Fined
The exact legal spacing for every UK registration format, why “creative” spacing costs drivers £1,000 fines and their private plates, and how…
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Are 3D Gel and 4D Number Plates Legal in 2026?
Yes – raised 3D gel, 4D and 5D plates can be fully road legal. Here’s exactly what makes them legal, what gets…