What are your Options to Personalize your Personalized Number Plates?
It doesn’t matter if it’s your first car or a new addition to your car fleet, every vehicle may be considered to be an extension of your identity. It represents your love of cars and your passion for driving. Have you ever wondered if you could make your experience and enjoyment even more special?
Well, personalized number plates in the UK can help you to show your true personality through your vehicle by making it subtle or as loud as you would like.
A personalized number plate can get your vehicle noticed. There are a wide range of options available with several formats to customize your vehicle. You can redesign your existing number plate and create a letter and number combination that reflects your personality. Explore the following options to personalize your vehicle with unique number plates:
Display your I.N.I.T.I.A.L.S
You can display your initials on the number plate to personalize your vehicle. This way you can be unique without appearing too obvious to other people on the road. Add your initials with a prefix registration such as ‘X1 RJB’. Prefix style plates can be bought at affordable prices with the lowest prices being for those plates with uncommon initials combined with the maximum of three numbers. A dateless plate like ‘ABC 1’ is at the top end of the price range in recognition of its quality, its heritage and its distinctiveness. Suffix style number plates like ‘RJB 1X’ can also incorporate your initials, with the letters appearing first, which many people prefer.
Display your name
The most popular number plate option is to incorporate your name in the registration which may involve the use of bother letters and numbers. There are numerous options available in order to arrive at a combination of letters and numbers that represent your name. Some examples of combinations that allow names to be created include DAV 1D, D1 XON, SUS 4N, ER21 CAS, GA21 ATH, KR21 SSY, PET 3R, CHL 10E. Unfortunately because name plates are extremely popular, they’re usually more expensive, particularly for popular names.
Display your profession
If you are passionate about your profession, you can get personalized number plates to display your career or business. Fitness trainers can use GYM, Doctors can use D12, Engineers can use ENG, Hairdressers can use CUT, Accountants can display TAX, Restaurant owners can use EAT and so on.
Display your hobbies
Most people have some impressive hobbies or interests that set them apart from the crowd. You can share this with the world by displaying it on your personalized registration plate. There are plenty of ways that can show your interests in combination with your personality. A few notable examples of this include COM 1C, MAG 1C, POK 3R, M4 TCH, C4 RDS, CHE 5S.
Display vehicle make
Personalized registration plates give you a creative opportunity to connect the number plate with your vehicle. You can embrace the opulence of your high performance sports bike or an expensive supercar with an alphanumeric combination that is unique to your vehicle. Simple formats that carry an impact can be used to great effect. Examples of this would see the use of JAG, HOG, AUD, BMW, RR, CAT, FER, SPY, as part of the registration.
These are some of the ways to personalize your number plate. Although it is not too difficult to obtain personalized number plates UK, you need to ensure you conform to UK regulations when displaying your number plates on your vehicle. The display of registration mark regulations apply to the whole of the UK and the use of letter fonts, letter spacing, and the use of regional flags are controlled by the Department of Transport.
Here are a few things to consider when you choose to personalize a number plate:
- You can personalize your number plate with any preferred combination comprising numeric or alpha characters, as long as the number is available and not already assigned to a vehicle. You can still purchase a registration already assigned to a vehicle but this will be more expensive than an un-issued equivalent registration.
- Any chosen combination of letters and numbers will not exceed seven characters in total and the number plates must be displayed in accordance with the regulations.
- Offensive language is unacceptable, and the licensing authorities do not allow blatantly offensive combinations. It has been known for some combinations to slip through the net and there have been legal disputes over entitlement.
- Only alpha-numeric combinations are approved. No special symbols such as @, $ are permitted by the licensing authority. The materials used in the manufacture of number plates have to comply with British Standards (BSAU 145D).
- The cost of personalized number plates can vary significantly for a number of reasons. Dateless numbers tend to be more expensive than equivalent prefix or suffix style numbers. A single alpha-numeric cherished number plate such as F1 or S1 will be mega expensive and beyond the reach of 99% of the population.
- When you sell your vehicle, you can retain the personalized plate and transfer it to your new vehicle. A personalized number plate assigned to your vehicle or held on a retention document in your name provides you with entitlement to the number for a lifetime.
- Entitlement to a personalized number plate can be retained should you move overseas providing you have a UK address for correspondence with the DVLA.
- In cases where someone passes away the plate can be transferred to a beneficiary providing this is detailed in the will and covered by a grant of probate.
- Different countries follow different procedures for allocating a personalized reg. You need to submit the relevant completed application form supported by approved identification details for the grantee or purchaser and the motor vehicle details.
Having entitlement to a personalized number plate will allow you to present something about you to the world. It provides a creative opportunity to express your personality. As we have highlighted, there are several options available to personalize a number plate to meet your needs. Use your imagination and your creative vision to create something that will meet your needs for the rest of your life.