Cars and Driving

Absent friends? The quirky, British tax disc

27 September 2024

In October 2014, car tax discs were abolished. We look back at the odd little paper circles that fascinated some and infuriated many.

Electric cars may go further than you think

23 August 2024

The new generation of EV batteries deliver more energy than their predecessors; faster charging, better safety and, crucially, more range.

Are left-handed drivers the best?

07 August 2024

Research shows that left-hand drivers are more likely to have serious car accidents than right-handers. Truth or nonsense: read on and decide for yourself.

Drug driving: the misunderstood offence?

10 May 2024

Where the profile of the drink driving problem is high, and receives a seasonal boost around every Christmas when police launch annual awareness and enforcement campaigns, drug driving remains in relative shadow. Many people aren't even aware that there is a specific problem or offence known as drug driving. Even fewer people know what constitutes drug driving.

How to pass your driving test first time

09 May 2024

Tearing a learner driver plate after passing a driving test

Preparation is the key to passing the driving test. Follow our driving test tips to boost your confidence and ensure that you will be confident and relaxed when you take your test.

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The role of DVLA

Car registrations and number plates, including personalised number plates, in the UK, are the responsibility of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, usually known as the DVLA. It issues new registrations twice a year and also maintains the central database that records details of all vehicles licensed to drive on UK roads, along with their keeper and registration information.

Regtransfers works closely with DVLA to complete registration transfers as quickly and efficiently as possible. Regtransfers is a DVLA-registered supplier of personal car registrations and number plates and is listed on the DVLA Registrations website. All number plates supplied by Regtransfers comply with DVLA's prescribed standards and regulations.

DVLA administers all UK registration transfers and issues updated registration documents when the registration number of a car is changed, or when a registration is removed from a vehicle and placed on a retention document in accordance with the DVLA Retention Scheme.

DVLA is a registered trade mark of the Driver & Vehicle Licensing Agency. Regtransfers is not affiliated with the DVLA or DVLA Personalised Registrations. Regtransfers is a recognised reseller of unissued Government stock.

Number plate regulations

When a car is on the road, it is an offence to display number plates bearing any number other than the vehicle's officially recorded registration number. If you purchase a private registration, learn how to transfer private plates before displaying the new number.

All registration number plates displayed on UK vehicles must comply with the official number plate regulations. DVLA oversees enforcement of number plates display regulations and maintains a register of approved manufacturers and retailers of vehicle number plates.

Regtransfers is not part of, and is not formally affiliated with DVLA.