Questions and Answers about Number Plates
What is the correct display of a registration number?
All registration marks must be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles Regulations 2001 (obtainable from Her Majesty's Stationery Office).
Brief rules with regard to the display of number plates are as follows:
- The Registration Mark must be owned to display the related acrylic number plate on your vehicle.
- Lettering should be black on a white plate at the front and a yellow at the rear.
- Number plates should be easy to read and conform with the British Standard.
- Lettering and spacing must be of a set size.
- You must not alter, rearrange or misrepresent the letters or numbers.
- Spacing for number plates fitted after 1st September 2001
Spacing for number plates fitted after 1st September 2001
| Characters | |
| Height | 79mm |
| Width (except the figure 1 or letter I) | 50mm |
| Stroke | 14mm |
| Space between characters | 11mm |
| Space between groups | 33mm |
| Top, bottom and side margins (min) | 11mm |
| Space between vertical lines | 19mm |
The British Standard
The British Standard sets out the physical characteristics. This includes:- Visibility
- Strength
- Reflectivity
- The British Standard Number (currently BS AU 145d).
- The name, trade mark, or other means of identification of the manufacturer or component supplier.
- The name and postcode of the supplying outlet.
- A non-reflective border and the Euro-symbol with the national identification letters are optional additions.
- There shall be no other markings or material contained on the number plate.
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