Here are some helpful hints and tips if you are considering buying a DVLA number plate. First of all, you need to make sure that the vehicle you want to show the registration on is of the appropriate age. This means that although you can buy any license plate, you should not try to make the vehicle look newer.
If you are buying from a reputable license plate dealer then they should fully inform you of this fact at the time of purchase as they will rarely offer a refund. Simply speaking, a license plate with a “P” registration prefix cannot be transferred to a “K” plate car. Although this may sound obvious, it is not always the case. We regularly get asked if it’s okay to do this because it’s a private license plate and not intended to make the car look younger. Whatever they tell you, the truth is you can’t do this.
With that simple rule in place, you’re now ready to decide which plate to personalize for your car, bike, or truck. Without a doubt, the most popular private license plates are those that contain the initials of the owners. This is probably because that was all that was available when private registries started to become popular in the 1970s. However, initials can be a bit boring, unless some innovative thinking is included as well. Why not add your age or date of birth? Think about the car or the model of the car. What is your motor size eg. V8 and V12 plates look fantastic on the right cars. Some of the best looking plates have multiple meanings, as you’ll see.
So one idea would be to start with the initials and then make a few additions to further personalize it. So a simple example would be a 21st birthday present for Amy Victoria Lewis who was born on March 17, 1990.
Let’s consider some options. The ideal board would be X21 AVL. The X at the beginning would mean the plate would be suitable for a car with X registration or newer, and the X would suggest a kiss. 21 would represent your age and your AVL initials would be at the end. Perfect. Alternatively, if you were born in 1990, then the number 90 could be incorporated into the plate to represent the year you were born. Another idea would be to use the prefix M and the number 17 to represent March 17, M17 AVL, so you can see that there are many variations of DVLA number plates to choose from to make a personalized number plate even more personalized.
