Welcome to our most popular general questions on private number plates.
It is very likely that any queries you have will be answered here so please take some time to have a read through.
Should you still have any queries please email us at contact@platemaster.com and we shall respond, if not within the hour, then by the same day.
- What are the different styles of registration numbers available?
- What payment methods do you accept?
- What documents do I need to transfer a new registration mark?
- When can I attach the new number plates to my vehicle?
- After purchasing a personalised registration, do I have to assign it to a vehicle immediately?
- Can I buy a registration as a gift and keep it until I am ready to present it?
- Can I put any number plate on my car? (Are there any restrictions?)
- If my vehicle already has a cherished registration number, can I transfer both marks simultaneously?
- Can I transfer my cherished number plate if I change my vehicle?
- I am buying a new, unregistered vehicle. Can I transfer a personal plate straight to it?
- If my vehicle is stolen and not recovered, what happens to my personal registration?
- If my vehicle is “written off”, what happens to my personalised registration?
- If my vehicle is scrapped, what happens to my private registration?
- My vehicle’s windows are etched. Does this guarantee the re-assignment of the current registration to my vehicle if I subsequently re-transfer my cherished plate?
- Do my insurers need to know about my new personalised number plate?
- My V5 vehicle registration document (log book) states that the registration mark is non-transferrable. Can I still transfer a private number plate to my vehicle?
- What happens if I need to tax or re-MOT my vehicle during the transfer of my personalised plate?
- My certificate has expired. What should I do now?
What payment methods do you accept?
Credit or debit card: You can pay online using most major credit and debit cards.
Google Checkout: Pay securely online using Google’s popular online payment facility.
Paypal: Pay securely online with Paypal. It’s simple to create a Paypal account if you don’t have one. You can also pay by credit and debit cards without having to create a Paypal account.
Pay directly from your Bank or Building Society account: Transferring credit directly to our bank account can be just as quick as paying by credit or debit card. You can make automated bank transfers online via Internet banking, telephone banking or from within your own local branch.
Deposit cash at any Barclays Bank: Deposit cash directly into our bank account via any branch of Barclays Bank using the following payment details:
Bank: Barclays Bank Plc
Account name: Plate Master Limited
Account number: 90948551
Sort code: 20-57-44
Quote the personalised plate you are purchasing as the reference.
Cheques, Postal Orders and Bankers Drafts: Make any of these payable to “Plate Master Limited” and write the registration number plate on the reverse. Following the delay in your payment being received and clearing the bank system (approximately five working days), we will begin processing your order.
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