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Purchasing Cherished License Plates with Reg Plates
When buying number plates, we’ll take care of the hassle for you as our dedicated and experienced team will ensure the transfer process is as simple as possible. We’ll complete the necessary paperwork for you including your vehicles V5 and valid MOT certificate. This means you can enjoy your new personalised number plate without the stress and hassle of confusing paperwork. Our reputation speaks for itself, we have 5/5 rating on Reviewcentre and top feedback on our ebay store.
We’re registered DVLA resellers, recognised and backed by the DVLA themselves. As an 'RNPS' (license number 47727) we can supply number plates in line with all DVLA & MOT regulations. This means you can feel confident that your purchase will be handled professionally and that we’ll deliver exactly what you order. You can find our link directly on their site for peace of mind.
What Our Customers Say
“1st class service from initial enquiry to completion paperwork. Would have no hesitation in recommending or using again. Never thought purchasing a private plate was as simple or straight forward.” - Stuart on Trustpilot.
“Totally professional throughout, as I hoped they would be. First class communications by email as well as verbally when I rang to check a detail. A good price, followed by so much more, like very well made plates posted in a special padded envelope; and it's that 'getting- it-right' which prompts me to award five stars and recommend them wholeheartedly. Well Done!” - Mr Beattie on Trustpilot.
“Thought when I saw the reviews that it seemed to be too good to be true. Surprise, surprise, Regplates, did exactly what they said they would do. Bought reg number, plates arrived within 3 days, all done in 5 working days. Brilliant, thank you.” - Tony B on Trustpilot.
Regplates have over 99% of all available number plates available to buy online 24 hours a day. We are members of MIRAD, APRT & CNG trade dealers associations.
If you are looking to sell a private plate, our personalised registration plates valuations department can give you an accurate market value on your registration number by post or by e-mail.
Personalised Cherished Number Plates
Since their humble beginning in 1903, cherished numbers have continued to increase in popularity often adding the finishing touch to our prized possessions and very often prove to be a valuable investment.
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The First Number Plate Ever Issued A1 assigned in 1903 |
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The Motor Car Act 1903, which came into force on 1 January 1904, required all motor vehicles to be entered on an official vehicle register, and to carry number plates. The Act was passed in order that vehicles could be easily traced in the event of an accident or contravention of the law. Vehicle registration number plates in the UK are rectangular or square in shape, with the exact permitted dimensions of the plate and its lettering set down in law.
You can find out where your personalised registration number plate was originally issued here.
The first series of number plates were issued in 1903 and ran until 1932, using the series A 1 to YY 9999. The letter or pair of letters indicated the local authority in whose area the vehicle was registered, for example A - London, B - Lancashire, C - West Riding of Yorkshire. In England and Wales the letter codes were initially allocated in order of population size (by the 1901 census) whilst Scotland and Ireland had their own sequences incorporating the letters S" and "I" respectively, which were allocated alphabetically: IA = Antrim, IB = Armagh, etc. When a licensing authority reached 9999, it was allocated another two letter mark, but there was no pattern to these subsequent allocations as they were allocated on a first come first served basis. There are three interesting anomalies where a zero has been issued - The Lord Provost of Edinburgh has S 0 and his Glasgow counterpart has G 0 while the official car of the Lord Provost of Aberdeen has RG 0. In addition the Lord Mayor
The three-letter scheme preserved the area letter codes as the second pair of letters in the set of three, and the single letter area codes were deleted (since prefixing a single letter code would create a duplicate of a two-letter code). In some areas, the available numbers with this scheme started to run out in the 1950s, and in those areas, a reversed sequence was introduced, i.e. 1 AAA to 999 YYY. The ever-increasing popularity of the car can be gauged by noting that these sequences ran out within ten years, and by the beginning of the 1960s, a further change was made in very popular areas, introducing 4-number sequences with the one and two letter area codes, but in the reverse direction to the early scheme (i.e. 1 A to 9999 YY). Often number plates were on hinges, as petrol tank caps were located under the number plates on some cars.
By 1982, the year suffixes had reached Y and so from 1983 onwards the sequence was reversed again, so that the year letter - starting again at A" - preceded the numbers then the letters of the registration. The available range was then A21 AAA to Y999 YYY, the numbers 1-20 being held back for the government's proposed, and later implemented, DVLA select registration sales scheme. Towards the mid-1990s there was some discussion about introducing a unified scheme for Europe, which would also incorporate the country code of origin of the vehicle, but after much debate such a scheme was not adopted due to lack of countries willing to participate. The changes in 1983 also brought the letter Q into use - although on a very small and limited scale. It was used on vehicles of indeterminate age, such as those assembled from kits, substantial rebuilds, or imported vehicles where the documentation is insufficient to determine the age. There was a marked increase in the use of Q registrations
Number Plates
Each number plate has 1, 2 or 3 letters and one or more numbers. Number plates are displayed showing available plates on the UK market. For transfer times, VAT status and any other information you require, please call us or visit our main number plate website
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Regplates have over 99% of all available number plates available to buy online 24 hours a day. We are members of MIRAD, APRT & CNG trade dealers associations.
All number plates are transferred in accordance with the DVLA.
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- Free transfer service - your paperwork is handled by our trained team
- Over 25 years expertise - long established and trusted company
- DVLA Recognised Reseller - linked directly from the DVLA website
- DVLA Registered Number Plate Supplier - in line with all DVLA & MOT regulations
