Plate Father

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Required Documents

Yes, we know it can be a pain, however this is a legal requirement.
PLEASE DOCUMENTS TO: [email protected]

We need to see original documents, they can be clearly scanned or photographed and sent via post, or email. Scanned image (Clear Full front cover) Please send to the following email address [email protected] Photographed image (Clear Full front cover) Please send to the following email address [email protected]

You will receive an email confirming this after your order has been placed

Part 1: Identification

You can use the following to confirm your name and address:

  • Utility bill, Telephone bill, Council Tax bill or rates bill from the last 6 months

  • Bank or building society statement from the last 6 months

  • Driving Licence (Photo-card or paper counterpart)

  • National Identity Card

The following will confirm your name only:

  • passport (doesn’t have to be issued in the UK)

  • bank or building society debit or credit card

  • police warrant card

  • armed forces identity card

The ID document you provide does not need to match the entitlement document; this is because the laws permit buying number plates as a gift.

Part 2: Registration Entitlement

  • vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)

  • new keeper supplement (V5C/2 or V5C/2NI)

  • certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number

  • retention document (V778)

  • a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)

  • temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)

  • a number plate authorisation certificate (V948) with an official stamp from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) or Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA)

  • an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948)

  • a letter of authorisation from a fleet operator (including lease or hire company) quoting the document reference number from the registration certificate

  • if your fleet is in the new V5C on demand scheme (also called ‘V5C suppression’), a PDF of the vehicle’s details from the view vehicle record service

Offences may result in any or all of the following:

  • Lettering and spacing must be of a set size. They must conform to one of the groups shown at:-Number plates fitted after 1 September 2001 or Number plates fitted before 1 September 2001.The law states that.
  • A fine of up to £1,000
  • The registration mark may be WITHDRAWN
  • The vehicle may FAIL the MOT test

Full details of the requirements regarding the number plate law are included in The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001.