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What are the number plate spacing laws?

Number Plate Spacing Over the years, right back until 1901, number plates in the UK have followed a strict format. This changed when the combination of characters available to a particular format became exhausted.  Now, we use the current or new style format. This is the one that all UK road users will be most…


The Best ’22 Registrations

Out with the old and in with the 22! Hello new registrations… With March 1st 2022 dawning upon us, we know that with it comes a whole host of new registrations. New cars manufactured will now automatically have the 22 plate put upon them. If you are wanting to display a ’22 registration on a…


What Is The Law on Black and Silver Number Motorcycle Plates?

Sorry we are out of stock of black and silver and vintage plates at the moment. Black and silver number plates With motorcycle number plates, the legalities of all the different styles of plates confuse lots of people. It can be hard to understand what is ‘legal’ and what isn’t, especially when they are all…


What Is The Law On Black and Silver Car Plates?

When you’re out and about on the roads, you’ve probably noticed that some cars may have these silver and black number plates. Instead of the standard yellow and white. (See below), however not everybody knows what they are for and if anybody can have one!   **UPDATE Sorry we are out of stock of vintage…


What To Do When Your Number Plates Are Stolen

Number Plates Stolen; what to do when it happens to you. On average, there are around 25,000 number-plate thefts and stolen a year according to the AA. You may be wondering as to why people target the least expensive part of the car, however obtaining a number plate illegally is a criminal activity which many…


Number Plate Cloning – What is it and how to prevent it

With an increase in vehicle crime over the years, number plate or vehicle cloning has become a common occurrence in recent times. In fact, the DVLA (Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency) reported that in April 2019 there were 656 vehicles wrongly linked to criminal offences whereas in March 2020 there was a staggering 1,105. That’s…


The History Of GB Number Plates

Number Plates – When and Why Were They Made? From the turn of the 20th Century, it became apparent that cars and vehicles were becoming increasingly popular. With manufacturers appearing all over the world and the UK’s economy rising almost 50%, it comes as no surprise that Brits were turning from horses to motor vehicles!…


Digital Plates. What are they and how do they work?

E-Plates are a new form of number plate that have been introduced and are currently undergoing trialling in the United States. This new form of number plates uses RFID (radio frequency identification) tagging, which allows instant and automatic car identification. The plate contains a chip which stores information about the vehicle it’s assigned to, including…