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Proposed changes to the regulation of number plate supply -
2007
DVLA Legislation
DVLA Requirements for the sale of Number
Plates
British Standard - BSAU145d
The current
legislation on number plates came into force on September 1st 2001. A new
British Standard (BSAU 145d) was introduced which requires number plate
components to meet higher standards of quality.
The DVLA also
introduced new laws which necessitates all number plates supplied from
September 1st 2001 to display the suppliers or manufacturers name and postcode
in the bottom centre of the plate, as well as the new British Standard number
(BSAU 145d) in the bottom right hand corner.
DVLA
Legislation
A number plate must
be displayed at the front and rear of motor vehicles, must be easy to read and
meet the British Standard. Lettering should be black on a white plate at the
front and black on yellow at the rear. The background surface should be
retro-reflecting but the characters must not and spacing must be of a set size.
Number plates fitted
after the 1st September 2001 must display characters that meet the following
dimensions:
Height
Width
Space between Characters
Space between Groups |
79mm
50mm
11mm
33mm |
IMPORTED
VEHICLES
Certain imported
vehicles may be permitted to display number plates with smaller characters
if:
The vehicle does not
have European Community whole vehicle type approval AND the vehicles
construction / design cannot accommodate standard size number plates.
MOTORCYCLES AND
TRICYCLES
All motorcycles and
tricycles must display a number plate at the rear of the vehicle. If you have a
two or three wheeled motorcycle or tricycle that has a body type of a
four-wheeled vehicle, you MUST display a number plate at the front and
rear. The characters may be smaller:
Height
Width
Space between Characters
Space between Groups |
64mm
44mm
10mm
30mm |
Motorcycles
registered on or after 1st September 2001 must display a two-line number plate.
Motorcycles registered prior to this may display a three-line number plate, but
one-line number plates are illegal, irrespective of the date of registration.
MANDATORY
CHARACTER FONT
From 1st September
2001 all new number plates must display the mandatory font:
Number plates fitted
before this date need not be changed provided the font used is substantially
the same as the one above. Number plates need to be replaced if they have been
customised with: Stylised letters such as italics Number plate fixing bolts
that alter the appearance of the letters / numbers.
THE
LAW
The law states that
you must not alter, rearrange or misrepresent the letters or numbers.
Characters must not be moved from one group to the other (e.g A242 ABC must not
be displayed as A242A BC).
Offences may result
in any or all of the following:
A fine
of up to £1000
The registration
mark may be withdrawn
The vehicle may
fail the MOT test
DVLA Requirements for the
sale of Number Plates
In order to obtain
number plates, customers have to confirm their identity, address and
entitlement to the requested registration number. One document from both of the
following must be provided:
Proof of
Identity
- A current
driving licence (Preferred)
- Bank / Building
Society statement
- Current utility
bill
- Passport
- Credit / debit
card
- Foreign national
identity card
- Police warrant
card
- Armed forces
identity card
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- Registration
Document - V5C (Preferred)
- The tear off
slip from the V5C (V5C2)
- Certificate of
Entitlement to a Mark (V750)
- Cherished
Transfer Retention Certificate (V778)
- Vehicle Licence
Renewal (V11)
- Authorisation
Certificate (V948) from DVLA local office (STAMPED)
- Certificate of
vehicle registration (V379)
- A letter of
Authority from fleet operators (including lease/hire company) on headed company
note paper with contact details stating that the company holds the V5 quoting
the document reference or VIN.
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ALL documents must be an original and not a copy.
Whenever available
a unique number from the document should be
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