Number Plate Law
Law and guidance for the display of UK Number Plates
See also: Rules for the transfer, assignment and retention of UK registration marks
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Sections:
- Number plates FITTED AFTER 1st September 2001
- Number Plates FITTED BETWEEN 1st January 1973 and 1st September 2001
- Vehicles constructed before the 1st January 1973
- Concession for Imported Vehicles
- Motorcycles and Tricycles
- The use of the Euro-symbol and national flags
- The British Standard
- General Number Plate Law
- Documents needed to endorse the making of number plates
Number plates FITTED AFTER 1st September 2001
Number plates fitted to vehicles on or after 1st September 2001 must display characters that comply with the dimensions in the table below:
| Character height | 79mm |
| Character width (except the figure 1 or letter l) | 50mm |
| Stroke (thickness) | 14mm |
| Space between characters | 11mm |
| Horizontal space between groups (A12<->ABC) | 33mm |
| Vertical space between groups (two line plates) | 19mm |
| Top, bottom and side margins (minimum) | 11mm |
Note that for all vehicles registered on or after 1st January 1973 that have SUBSEQUENTLY HAD NUMBER PLATES FITTED ON OR AFTER 1st SEPTEMBER 2001, the above applies. So for example, a 1976 registered vehicle that has had its number plates changed in 2003 must comply with the above specifications.
Note that to accommodate the Euro-symbol on the number plate, the character width has been slightly reduced from 57mm to 50mm.
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