Number Plates

Every road-legal number plate style in the UK: printed, 3D gel, 4D, 4D gel, bevelled, hex, short, oversized and EV, what each looks like and what it costs.

Number plate holders and surrounds are legal in the UK if they don't cover or change any part of the registration. What to avoid, and the holders we sell.

Oversized number plates are road legal in the UK. There's no maximum plate size, but the characters, spacing and markings must meet the normal rules.

Short number plates are road legal in the UK if the plate fits your registration with full-size characters, legal spacing and proper margins.

UK number plates must be fixed vertically, be easily readable in daylight and have the rear plate lit at night. Here's what the law says about positioning.

Bevelled (4D retro) number plates are road legal in the UK if the raised characters are solid black, in the standard font and spacing, with BS AU 145e marking.

Number plates have no legal expiry date. What decides how long they last, what old plates look like, when to replace them and what our 3-year warranty covers.

Hex number plates are road legal in the UK if the characters, spacing, margins and markings meet the normal rules. Here's what the law says about plate shape.

Which flags and national identifiers are allowed on UK number plates, where they go, what changed with GB and the EU flag, and when you need a UK sticker abroad.

In the UK a trailer must show the towing car's registration on a standard rear plate. Trailers over 750kg towed into most of Europe also need a DVLA trailer registration number and plate.