UK. March - Thousands of private number plate owners are set to lose their registrations forever due to a rigid DVLA rule ...

I have owned a personal number plate for forty plus years, I have had an offer to buy the car but want to keep plate on retention. I believe this will cost £80 and then £20 a year to keep it on ...

THE DVLA has earned nearly £1.2billion by selling 2,613,830 private number plates in five years ... but they’ve kept it the same since. “The retention certificates so that you don’t ...

Motorists could face the loss of their personalised licence plates if they ... or V778 retention document, proving you are the holder of the private number. The DVLA typically sends out reminders ...

Before 1992, number plates had to be on a vehicle, meaning it was harder to buy and sell them. But since then the DVLA has introduced retention certificates meaning whilst Neal owns 350 plates ...

nor held on retention,' a DVLA spokesman confirms. Now, the nearest existing number plate to this, 1 HRH, has been put on the market for a staggering £2.65million. Ideal for a Royal Family member ...

A strict DVLA rule is set to result in thousands of private number plate holders permanently losing their rights to valuable registrations — with no appeals p ...

UK drivers are being prompted to check their number plates for compliance with DVLA standards. Those who neglect to ensure their plates adhere to regulations could face a £1,000 fine and an ...

The DVLA warns: “Number plates (also known as licence plates) must show your registration number correctly. You cannot rearrange letters or numbers, or alter them so that they’re hard to read.

“As well as the £80 transfer fee to that the DVLA set in 1983 to transfer plates and that was a lot at the time but they’ve kept it the same since. “The retention certificates so that you ...