Cars and Driving

Ciro Ciampi: CEO of Petrolheadonism

14 March 2025

Petrolheadonism is a growing community for car lovers, and an unashamed celebration of the internal combustion engine. We interview founder and CEO Ciro Ciampi

What's all the fuss about bright headlights?

05 March 2025

What is all the fuss about bright headlights?

Bright headlights have hit the headlines. We look at the problems they cause and which types are the worst offenders.

Common electric car issues in 2025

12 February 2025

Electric vehicles have come a long way in just a few years. The problems seen in early models have largely been corrected in subsequent iterations, but occasional legacy issues could remain common while people still drive older, or second-hand EVs.

Secrets of The Highway Code

09 January 2025

The Highway Code is a pretty long document, and few of us are familiar with all it. We look at a few of the curious and surprising bits of road regulation hidden away within it.

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.

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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.