You can buy a private number from a dealer or from another person. Most dealers will transfer the number to your vehicle for you. If you want to keep or assign the number yourself, ask the dealer if you can have the V750 or V778.

The format is two letters, two numbers, a space and three further letters. The first two letters are the DVLA memory tag, the two numbers (the age identifier) indicate the age of the vehicle, and the last three letters are random.

What are 1-Digit Number Plates? 1-digit number plates are a branch of dateless number plates issued by the DVLA. Ordinarily, dateless number plates have 1 to 4 numbers followed by 1 to 4 letters and vice versa. This can sometimes result in them being referred to as 3 by 1 number plates.

From 1 March until the end of August 2024, the numbers on UK plates change to 24. Those numbers are the third and fourth characters on a plate, and are one of three elements that make up a standard number plate. These comprise: Two letters that represent the region the car was registered in.