Tips and Information

Number plate auction favourites

16 April 2025

Certain number plate types and themes have proved to be frequent strong performers at the DVLA's auctions. We look at the kinds of numbers that always seem to do well.

When and how to change your car battery

10 April 2025

How to change your car battery quickly and safely

Batteries don't last forever. Sooner or later we'll all have to change one, or pay someone else to do it. Here's how to do it safely yourself.

Have you invalidated your car insurance?

27 February 2025

How to avoid invalidating your car insurance

It's illegal to drive with invalid insurance. Alarmingly, it is quite possible to accidentally invalidate your policy without even realising it.

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.

Don't ignore the small things: wheel balancing and alignment

05 February 2025

Keeping your wheels aligned and balanced can make the difference between a comfortable ride and a bumpy one. It can also help avoid premature wearing of those expensive tyres!

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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.