The DVLA has issued a warning to anyone with a personalised registration.
Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share an alert with anyone who has a personalised registration plate.
“Do you have a personalised registration that is not on a vehicle?", it said.
"If it’s been 10 years since the latest certificate or retention document for your registration was issued, you may need to renew it this year. It’s free to renew.”
Do you have a personalised registration that is not on a vehicle?
— Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (@DVLAgovuk) July 18, 2025
If it’s been 10 years since the latest certificate or retention document for your registration was issued, you may need to renew it this year.
It’s free to renew.
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You must renew your right to use your private (personalised) number every 10 years if it’s not being used on a vehicle.
You’ll permanently lose the right to use the number if you do not renew it on or before the expiry date. DVLA will not accept applications made after that date.
You can buy a personalised registration for your number plates from DVLA online or at auction.
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Search online to see which numbers are available and how much they cost.
Personalised registration numbers can only be used on a vehicle registered (or about to be registered), taxed and used in the UK.
You can’t make the vehicle look newer than it actually is. For example, you can’t put an ‘07’ registration number onto a 2003 registered vehicle.
When you buy a personalised registration number, you’re buying the right to assign this number to a vehicle registered in your name or someone else’s name (the nominee).
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