Number plate guides
Straight answers on UK plate law, 3D, 4D and 5D styles, sizes, fitting and private registrations, checked against current DVLA rules and BS AU 145e.
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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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How to Read UK Number Plates: Age Identifiers and Area Codes
What every part of a UK registration means – the memory tag, the age identifier and the random letters – with a…
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Show Plates Explained: Where You Can (and Can’t) Use Them
What a show plate is, the places you can legally use one, the mistakes that turn a show plate into a £1,000…
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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…
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UK Number Plate Law 2026: The Complete Guide to Road-Legal Plates
Every rule a UK number plate has to meet in 2026 – materials, the BS AU 145e standard, font, spacing, sizes, badges…