Number plates for Edinburgh drivers
Number plates Edinburgh drivers can trust: road legal, from a DVLA-registered supplier, and posted free to the city, the Lothians and Fife once your documents are checked.
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Low Emission Zone penalty notices issued in Edinburgh between April 2025 and March 2026. Every one started with a camera reading a number plate.
Source: City of Edinburgh Council, LEZ report 2025 to 2026Edinburgh’s Low Emission Zone covers 3.1 square kilometres of the city centre, and since 1 June 2024 it has been enforced by cameras that read the plate of every vehicle going in.
That makes the plate on your car more than a legal formality. We make the number plates Edinburgh customers order in our own workshop near Heathrow, to the BS AU 145e standard, with the legal font and spacing, and post it to Edinburgh with free Royal Mail Tracked 48.
What the council’s own report shows
3.1 km²area of the city-centre zone
1 June 2024enforcement began, after a two-year grace period
37,092penalty notices, April 2025 to March 2026
73.7%of those notices were paid
The penalty for a car that doesn’t meet the standard starts at £60, halved if paid within 14 days, and doubles for each repeat up to £480.
Got an Edinburgh LEZ penalty?
- Check the registration on the notice matches your car exactly.
- Look at the camera photo if one is offered, and check it shows your vehicle.
- If it isn’t your car, challenge it with the council and say why.
Think your plates have been copied?
- Report it to Police Scotland and keep the reference.
- Tell DVLA, quoting that reference.
- Read our stolen and cloned plates guide for the full steps.
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Design your Edinburgh plates in 3D
Choose a style, type in your registration and see both plates before you pay.
- Front and rear in 3D
- Legal spacing only
- Pay in the builder
Over the Forth in Fife?
Some of our Scottish orders this year went to Fife rather than the city itself: hex plates to Leven and a printed pair to Dunfermline. Number plates Edinburgh and Fife customers order are delivered the same way either side of the bridges. Cars first registered in Edinburgh carry a memory tag between SK and SO, and there’s more on Scottish registrations on our Scotland page.
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Number plates Edinburgh: your questions
How long do number plates Edinburgh-bound take to arrive?
Free Tracked 48 usually takes 2–3 working days, Tracked 24 (£6.99) usually 1–2, from the day your documents reach us.
Do you deliver to Leith, Musselburgh and Livingston?
Yes. We post number plates Edinburgh-wide and across the Lothians and Fife, with the same delivery options and prices as the rest of the UK.
Does the LEZ cover the whole of Edinburgh?
No. It only covers the city centre, an area of about 3.1 square kilometres. Driving elsewhere in the city isn’t affected.
Will new plates change whether my car meets the LEZ rules?
No. Whether a car can enter depends on its emissions standard, which the cameras look up from the registration. New plates just make sure that registration is read correctly.
What do you need from me?
Photo ID and your V5C, or another document from our valid documents list. Photos by WhatsApp or email are fine.
Can I order just a front or just a rear plate?
Yes. In the 3D builder you can choose front only or rear only, and some styles are sold as singles, like our single bevelled plate from £39.99.
Number plates Edinburgh, sent from our workshop
Free tracked delivery to Edinburgh, Fife and the Lothians, and plates made the same weekday if your documents arrive by 2pm.
