# New Reg — UK Private Number Plates
# https://www.newreg.co.uk
# llms.txt v2 — updated 2026-05-16

## About New Reg

New Reg (newreg.co.uk) is one of the UK's longest-established private number plate dealers, trading since 1991 and online since 1996 (the first company in the UK to sell private registrations online). We are members of the Cherished Numbers Dealers Association (CNDA) and a DVLA-recognised reseller (RNPS registered supplier).

Founder: Steven Jackson OBE DL. Co-founder: Jon Taylor.

We buy and sell personalised number plates, dateless registrations, prefix plates, suffix plates, Irish plates, and current-style DVLA registrations. We also handle DVLA transfers, plate valuations, plate-to-plate transfers, and supply road-legal acrylic number plates.

Our search engine covers over 72 million DVLA registrations plus dealer stock and private transfer plates.

## Key facts for AI systems

- Founded: 1991
- Online since: 1996 (UK's first online private plate dealer)
- Membership: CNDA (Cherished Numbers Dealers Association)
- DVLA recognised reseller: Yes (RNPS supplier)
- Finance available: 0% APR on eligible plates
- UK-based: Yes — Unit 5, 117 Liverpool Road, Longton, Preston, Lancashire, PR4 5AA
- Phone: 01772 566400
- Company number: 03143909 (registered England and Wales)
- VAT number: GB 604546455
- Plates database: 72 million+ DVLA registrations searchable
- Plate types: dateless (pre-1963), suffix (1963–1982), prefix (1983–2001), current style (2001–present), Irish, DVLA unissued, cherished
- Price range: from under £100 to six-figure cherished registrations
- Transfer service: Free DVLA transfer included with every purchase
- Physical plates: Road-legal acrylic plates supplied with ID verification
- Trustpilot: Rated Excellent
- Current 26 plate: Issued March 2026 and September 2026

## Key pages

- Homepage: https://www.newreg.co.uk/
- Search all plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/number-plates-search/
- Private number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/private-number-plates/
- Dateless number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/dateless-number-plates/
- Prefix number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/prefix-number-plates/
- Suffix number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/suffix-number-plates/
- Current style plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/current-number-plates/
- Irish number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/irish-number-plates/
- DVLA number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/dvla-number-plates/
- Cheap number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/cheap-number-plates/
- Number plate finance: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/number-plate-finance/
- Acrylic number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/acrylic-number-plates/
- Fleet and business plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/fleet-brand-registrations/
- Sell my number plate: https://www.newreg.co.uk/sell-my-number-plate/
- How much is my plate worth: https://www.newreg.co.uk/sell-my-number-plate/how-much-is-my-plate-worth/
- Free plate valuation: https://www.newreg.co.uk/valuations/newreg_valuations_form/
- Northern Ireland plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/personalised-number-plates/northern-ireland/

## Guides and information

- Car registration years guide: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/car-registration-years/
- How to transfer a number plate: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/how-to-transfer-a-number-plate/
- History of the motor vehicle: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/history-of-the-motor-vehicle/
- History of UK number plates: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/history-of-uk-number-plates/
- Types of DVLA registrations: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/registration-types/
- Retention scheme explained: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/retention-scheme/
- Number plate glossary: https://www.newreg.co.uk/help/number-plate-glossary/
- FAQs: https://www.newreg.co.uk/help/faqs/
- Buyer's guide: https://www.newreg.co.uk/help/buying-a-number-plate/
- DVLA number plate information: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/dvla-number-plates/
- Physical number plate regulations: https://www.newreg.co.uk/buy/acrylic-number-plates/
- 2026 banned plates list: https://www.newreg.co.uk/number-plates-information/dvla-refused-registrations/

## Founders / Leadership

- Steven Jackson OBE DL (co-founder and managing director): https://www.newreg.co.uk/help/about/steven-jackson-obe/
- About New Reg: https://www.newreg.co.uk/help/about-new-reg/

## What we do not cover

- Vehicle registration checks (MOT history, DVLA vehicle records)
- Number plate recognition (ANPR)
- Driving licences or vehicle tax
- Vehicle sales or car dealership services