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Prefix Number Plates
Prefix number plates are one of the most recognisable and impacting styles of vehicle registrations.
Introduced in '83, prefix number plates start with a letter representing the year of the
registration.
Suffix Registration Plates
Suffix style registration plates, introduced in 1963, contain 3 letters, 2/3 numbers and a last
letter to indicate the year the vehicle was registered, starting from "A" being 1963, "B" being
1964, and so on.
If you'd like a suffix registration, simply use our suffix plate builder for instant results that
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Current Style Registrations
Current/New Style Registrations are the most recent types of Number Plates. They were first
introduced in 2001.
Number Plate Legal Rules and Requirements
Number Plate Legal Font - Charles Wright
The mandatory font specified in the Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 is the Charles Wright font. It is illegal for any vehicle being used on the public highway to have a number plate which does not conform to the usage of this font.
Download the Charles Wright (UK Number Plate Font) here.
Motorists whose vehicles bear number plates, which have been customised
by means of stylised letters and figures such as italics or the placement
of number plate fixing bolts must replace them or risk prosecution.
Number Plate Font Size and Display
All number plates must be made using the new mandatory font size and
display requirements.
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All vehicles (except motorcycles) manufactured after
1 January 1973
| Characters |
Size |
| Height |
79mm |
| Width |
50mm |
| Stroke |
14mm |
| Side margin |
11mm |
| Top & bottom margin |
11mm |
| Space between characters |
11mm |
| Space between groups |
33mm |
Motorcycles
| Characters |
Size |
| Height |
64mm |
| Width |
44mm |
| Stroke |
10mm |
| Side margin |
10mm |
| Top & bottom margin |
10mm |
| Space between characters |
10mm |
| Space between groups |
30mm |
Vehicles Manufactured before 1 January 1973
- The number plates may be the traditional "black and white" style
plates, i.e. white, silver or grey characters on a black plate.
- Lettering must be of a set size. Vehicles(except motorcycles) must
conform to group 1 or 2 below.
| Characters |
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Motorcycles |
| Height |
89mm |
79mm |
64mm |
| Width (except the number 1) |
64mm |
57mm |
44mm |
| Stroke |
16mm |
14mm |
10mm |
| Side margin |
25mm |
11mm |
10mm |
| Top & bottom margin |
13mm |
11mm |
10mm |
| Space between characters |
13mm |
11mm |
10mm |
| Space between groups |
38mm |
33mm |
30mm |
