Number Plates

The standard UK number plate is 520mm × 111mm, but there is no fixed legal plate size. Here are the common sizes, how short a plate can legally be, and how to measure your recess.

Why pre-drilled number plates rarely fit, what drilling does to your warranty, when we use screws or pads, and how to drill number plates safely and legally.

Black and silver number plates are only legal on vehicles made before 1 January 1980 and registered in the historic vehicle tax class. Here's the rule, the 1980 trap, and road-legal ways to get a classic look.

Can you make your own number plate in the UK? Not a road-legal one. Here is what the law says, how to get your registration made into a plate, and what you can customise.

UK front number plate law explained: who needs a front plate, where it goes, how to fit one without a mount, motorbike rules and the £1,000 fine.

UK number plate spacing rules explained: 11mm between characters, 33mm between groups, and why moving the gap on a private plate can mean a £1,000 fine, an MOT fail or losing the registration.

Yes, number plates can fail an MOT. Here are the four plate defects testers look for, the 2025 figures, and a 2-minute check to do before your test.

The legal motorbike number plate size in the UK, why most bike plates are 9 x 7 inches, and whether small plates are legal.

Show plates look great but aren't road legal. Here's how to spot one, what it costs if you're caught and how to get the look legally.

You need one ID document and one proof you're entitled to the reg. Here's exactly what counts, plus what to do if you've lost your V5C, lease the car or bought it last week.