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by oliwarner 2849 days ago
It's not possible to legally purchase a plate for a registration you don't own. About 10 years ago the DVLA started to crack down on places printing plates without changing eligibility ahead of time.

I know we're already talking about the law, and there are always ways around this, but you're probably better off sticking a foreign plate on the car.
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jstanley 2849 days ago
It is easy to purchase a number plate for whatever text you like, e.g. https://www.myshowplates.com/

I find this type of thing the easiest place to purchase number plates because they don't make you jump through a load of hoops with sending copies of the V5.

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oliwarner 2848 days ago
I did say legally. The Road Safety Act 2006 requires suppliers of number plates to be registered and, looking at the law, I see no provision for the sale of "things that look like number plates but they're really not, honest guv".

UK statute is painful to read and interpret though. I may have missed something.

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jstanley 2848 days ago
You implied that the illegality of purchasing such a plate rested on the customer. I think it is perfectly legal to purchase such a plate, it's just not legal to sell one.
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