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You can buy a personalised registration for your number plates from DVLA online or at auction. Search online to see which numbers are available and how much they cost.
This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
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You’ll need a debit or credit card to use this service.
Personalised registration numbers can only be used on a vehicle registered (or about to be registered), taxed and used in the UK.
You can’t make the vehicle look newer than it actually is. For example, you can’t put an ‘07’ registration number onto a 2003 registered vehicle.
When you buy a personalised registration number, you’re buying the right to assign this number to a vehicle registered in your name or someone else’s name (the nominee).
DVLA Personalised Registrations also auctions some exclusive registration numbers. Auctions are held about 6 times a year and reserve prices start from £130. You can bid online, in person, by phone or in writing.
You can buy a personalised registration number from a dealer or privately. If you do this, make sure you receive the V750 certificate of entitlement or V778 certificate of retention.
You can buy a private (personalised) registration for your vehicle’s number plates from DVLA or from a private dealer.
- Buy from DVLA You can buy new numbers from DVLA Personalised Registrations. Buying at DVLA auctions There are auctions across the country about 5 t...
- To assign a private (personalised) number to a vehicle, you need one of the following: a V750 certificate of entitlement - you’ll get this if you b...
- You can apply to take a private (personalised) number off a vehicle if you want to either: keep the number to use later assign it to another vehicl...
- You must renew your right to use your private (personalised) number every 10 years if it’s not being used on a vehicle. If you got your private num...
- You can sell or give a private (personalised) number to someone. The number must be assigned to their vehicle before they can use it. If you’re giv...
- You can change your address or name on your V750 or V778 certificate. Change your address online - V750 only Use your DVLA personalised registratio...
- You might get a refund of £80 if you have the right to use a private number but you decide not to assign it to a vehicle. This refunds the £80 fee...
- If someone has died and left you a personalised number in their will, or you’re in charge of the will (an ‘executor’), you can: keep the private nu...
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Aug 29, 2016 · There are fees payable to DVLA to perform certain tasks relating to personalised number plate ownership. Here is a brief summary of the various types of fees and what they cover. Put a registration mark on retention; £80 (used to cost £105 – reduced 9th March 2015)
Purchasing Online. By using our search, you can access over 60 million registrations in seconds. Prices start from £250 which includes VAT and £80 assignment fee. That means there is nothing...
Some DVLA personalised number plates sell at auction for hundreds of thousands of pounds. But, anyone looking for a DVLA private number plate gift on a smaller budget can find registrations starting at £250. Members of the public can buy personalised registrations online 24 hours a day.
