Number plates for Aberdeen and the North East
Number plates Aberdeen drivers can rely on, plus trailer plates, from a DVLA-registered supplier and posted free to the city, Aberdeenshire and the islands.
5.0 on Google · hundreds of reviewsAberdeen is 535 miles from our workshop by road, more than nine hours behind the wheel. So for the number plates Aberdeen customers order, the question isn’t whether to post them, it’s how quickly. Free Royal Mail Tracked 48 usually takes 2–3 working days, and Tracked 24 for £6.99 usually takes 1–2.
Every set is made by our own team to BS AU 145e, with the legal font and spacing and our name and postcode on the bottom edge. We check your photo ID and V5C first, which you can send as photos by WhatsApp or email.
30,099 penalty notices in 11 months
Aberdeen’s Low Emission Zone takes in the city centre, including the full length of Union Street, and enforcement began on 1 June 2024. Cameras read the plate of every vehicle that enters. Here’s how many penalty notices the council issued each month from July 2024 to May 2025:
JulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMay
Source: Aberdeen City Council, LEZ penalty charge notice statistics. June 2024 is left out because the published figure can’t be read reliably.
Island drivers, check before you sail
The zone sits close to the exit from the NorthLink terminal, where the overnight ferry from Shetland comes in. In the zone’s first year, 162 penalty notices went to vehicles registered to a Shetland postcode, and 16 of those were at the £480 cap.
162notices to Shetland-registered vehicles, June 2024 to May 2025 (STV News, from council figures)
Before you drive off the boat
- Check your vehicle on the Low Emission Zones Scotland checker.
- If it doesn’t meet the standard, plan a route that avoids the city centre.
- Make sure your plates are clean, legal and easy to read.
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Design your plates from the North East
Build your number plates Aberdeen-bound in 3D with your own registration, order them, and we’ll send them up the road.
- Every style in 3D
- Correct spacing every time
- Pay in a few taps
Trailers and towing
Towing in Aberdeenshire?
One of our most recent North East orders was a trailer plate for Aboyne, on Royal Deeside. If your trailer, horsebox trailer or small caravan is towed by your car, its plate shows the car’s registration. If it has its own DVLA trailer registration, it needs a commercial trailer plate instead.
Cars first registered in Aberdeen carry a memory tag from SU to SW. There’s more on Scottish registrations on our Scotland page.
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Number plates Aberdeen: common questions
How quickly do number plates Aberdeen customers order get there?
Free Tracked 48 usually takes 2–3 working days and Tracked 24 (£6.99) usually 1–2, counted from the day your documents reach us.
How do I check if my car can enter Aberdeen’s LEZ?
Put your registration into the vehicle checker on the Low Emission Zones Scotland website. It tells you whether your car meets the standard.
Is Union Street inside the LEZ?
Yes, the whole length of it is listed as inside the zone by Aberdeen City Council.
My trailer has its own number. Which plate do I need?
If DVLA has given the trailer its own trailer registration number, choose our commercial trailer plate. Otherwise it carries the towing car’s registration.
Do you deliver to Inverurie, Stonehaven and Peterhead?
Yes. We send number plates Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire customers order to every address there, with the same free tracked delivery.
Number plates Aberdeen and the North East can count on
Free tracked delivery, documents by WhatsApp and car or trailer plates made to the legal standard.
