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Buy private number plates from one of the country's leading number plate suppliers. Search over 72 million plates for your name or initials, and find your perfect new number plate in seconds. Finance options are also available for almost every registration mark.

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Buy DVLA Personalised Plates

We have plates to suit every budget, and can help you find the perfect registration for your UK vehicle. Whether you buy a plate as a gift, for your own car or van, or even as an investment, our 40+ years of experience make buying number plates quick and easy.

DVLA Plates

Cherished Number Plates

Choose from a wide range of cherished personalised plates available online.

Our expert team is here to help you find the perfect registration to make your vehicle stand out on UK roads.

Cherished Plates

Northern Irish Plates

Northern Irish plates are a cost-effective way to hide your vehicle’s age.

Browse our dedicated page to explore a wide range of options.

NI Plates

Questions? We have answers!

How much is a private registration plate?

One of the most common questions we get is about the cost of a private number plate. Many think you have to be wealthy to afford one, but prices start as low as £196, including fees. However, they can also sell for hundreds of thousands of pounds. At National Numbers, we have private plates to suit every budget.

How to transfer a vehicle registration

Private number plates exist either on a vehicle or a retention certificate. Our number plate guides help you move a registration from a vehicle to a certificate, or vice versa. We can also provide information on how to transfer a private number plate from one vehicle to another.

How to register a private number plate

When you purchase a private number plate from National Numbers, the DVLA transfer fee is included in the price. This means you can register the number plate to a suitable vehicle at your convenience at no further cost. This can usually be done online, or we can assign it on your behalf.

How much is my private number plate worth?

You can use our online, FREE, no obligation number plate valuation system and we'll tell you instantly how much we think your number plate is worth.

How to change my private number plate

If you no longer want to display your private number on a vehicle, you can apply to take it off. This process will put the registration on a V778 document, proving you have retained the right to the registration and are able to use it again later.

Number Plate Formats

Since 1903, number plates have been legally required on road-legal UK vehicles. Since then, plate formats have evolved to include dateless, suffix, prefix, and modern "millennium" styles. Explore all the UK number plate formats below.

NU51 REG

Millennium Style (from 2001)

Issued from 2001 to the current day, these new reg plates start with a two-letter area code, followed by two numbers that act as an age identifier. Three random letters come next, which are separated by a space.

Millennium Plates

A123 REG

Prefix Style (from 1983 - 2001)

Prefix number plates were originally assigned to vehicles manufactured between 1983 and 2001. They include a single-letter age identifier, followed by up to three random numbers, a space, and three area-identifying letters.

Prefix Plates

REG 123A

Suffix Style (from 1963 - 1982)

Issued on vehicles between 1963 and 1982, suffix reg plates start with the area code as letters. This is followed by up to three random numbers, and finally, an age-identifying letter.

Suffix Plates

ABC 1234

Northern Irish Plates

A chance to hide the age of your vehicle cost-effectively and legally in the UK. With a huge range of NI car registration numbers available, browse our dedicated Northern Irish registration page for more information and to buy your own.

NI Plates

REG 1

Dateless Plates (1903 - 1962)

Issued between 1903 and 1962, cherished (or dateless) number plates include a region identifier in the form of a one or two-letter code. They do not have an age identifier, so you can put them on any aged car to effectively hide its age.

Dateless Plates