VALID DOCUMENTS
Getting a number plates replacement made up
You can only get a number plate made up from a registered number plate supplier.
The supplier will need to see original documents that:
- Prove your name and address
- Show you’re allowed to use the registration number
Identity documents
You can use the following to confirm your name and address:
- Driving licence
- Utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months
- Bank or building society statement from the last 6 months
- National identity card
The following will confirm your name only:
- Passport - does not have to be issued in the UK
- Bank or building society debit or credit card
- Police warrant card
- Armed forces identity card
Proving you can use the registration number
You must bring one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:
- Vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)
- Green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI
- 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)
- An electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)
- 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 recordservice
- UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)