The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) has banned 210 number plates from UK roads due to offensive content. The ban includes plates containing explicit words and those that reference ongoing conflicts.
March and September are believed to be the most popular times for people to buy cars as this is when the new number plates launch. Whilst many people spend time picking which car they would like to own to show off the latest upcoming plates, others don't bother because they plan to transfer to their private registrations. However the DVLA have now announced they have banned 210 plates from UK roads.
Mark Trimbee, CEO of the private number plate company Regtransfers, highlighted that some combinations of letters and numbers get banned so motorists aren't driving around with offensive plates. He said: 'It’s always entertaining to see some of the plates deemed inappropriate by the DVLA, but there are also those that remind us why this is a necessary process. 'Personalised number plates are an excellent form of self-expression, but they shouldn’t be used to display genuinely harmful messages or views.' Many plates spelling out explicit words that use the 5 as an S have now been removed, reports the Express. These include 25LUT, 25HAG, and 25HAT, in addition to some words that are spelled out around the numbers, such as AA25HOL, BA25TAD, and FA25NNY. Some terms that could be considered as threatening have also been removed, including 25TAB and GB25KLL. The DVLA has also prevented motorists buying a number plate that makes reference to a number of ongoing conflicts elsewhere in the world. These include plates that refer to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, including 25RUS and 25UKR.
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