Replacing A Number Plate Replacement number plates are necessary if your current number plate is damaged to a degree in which the characters on the plate can not be properly seen. Scratches or scuffs on your licence plate don’t mean that you have to replace your registration plate. It is only if the characters can not be properly seen. Additionally, if your plate is damaged to a degree in which it becomes loose from the bumper, you will need to either re-attach the plate or buy a replacement. Please bare in mind a loose plate has the possibility of falling off your vehicle whilst it is in transit, causing a potentially deadly hazard to other road users - Standard number plate size is 520mm x 111mm (20.5in x 4.4in) - Short 7 Digit number plate is 464mm x 111mm (18.28in x 4.4in) - Short 6 Digit number plate is 404mm x 111mm (15.9in x 4.4in) Please measure your numberplate to see which other sizes fit correctly for you. • Plate Type - Choose if you require front, rear or a set for your vehicle • Border - Select whether you would like a border for your Standard Printed Numberplate • Border Colour - If you would like a border then select a colour from our range of choices • Side Badge, Select Whether you would like a side badge from our range of choices •Fitting Kit - Choose if you would like a fitting kit such as sticky pads or a screw pack To clear up any confusion, Standard Printed Plates are 100% LEGAL if you stick to the outlined rules from the DVLA. The latest update to UK number plate rules was released in 2021. The DVLA created these outlines to improve road safety, minimise the number of illegal vehicle activities, and clear up any confusion drivers were expressing. The industry is worth £2 billion in the UK alone, so it’s not like the government wants the trade to just come to a stand-still. The legal terms that a number plate must adhere to are: • be made from a reflective material – for road safety black display characters on a white background (front plate) • black display characters on a yellow background (rear plate) • not have a background pattern – so as not to distort the readability of your plate • be marked to show who supplied the number plate – to assist with thefts and sourcing queries • be marked with a British Standard number – this is ‘BS AU 145e’ for plates fitted after 1 September 2021 • The characters must not be removable or reflective. • If your number plates were fitted after 1 September 2021, they must also be a single shade of black
