VEHICLE REGISTRATION MARKS must be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001 (obtainable from HMSO). See http://www.opsi.gov.uk/
Number plates fitted after 1st September 2001
Any number plate made up after 1st September 2001 must meet the dimensions as below:
Character Height |
79 mm |
Character Width (except the figure 1 or letter I) |
50 mm |
Character stroke |
14 mm |
Space between characters |
11 mm |
Space between groups |
33 mm |
Top, bottom, and side margins (minimum) |
11 mm |
Space between vertical lines |
19 mm |
If you fitted a number plate before 1st September 2001, they must meet the dimensions in one of the two groups below:
|
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Character height |
89 mm |
79 mm |
Character width (except the figure 1 or letter I) |
64 mm |
57 mm |
Character stroke |
16 mm |
14 mm |
Space between characters |
13 mm |
11 mm |
Space between groups |
38 mm |
33 mm |
Top, bottom and side margins (minimum) |
13 mm |
11 mm |
Space between vertical lines |
19 mm |
9 mm |
Vehicles manufactured before 1st January 1973 are allowed to display traditional style 'black and white' plates i.e. white, silver, or grey characters on a black plate.
The characters size must meet the dimensions in one of the two groups below:
|
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
Character height |
89 mm |
79 mm |
Character width (except the figure 1 or letter I) |
64 mm |
57 mm |
Character stroke |
16 mm |
14 mm |
Space between characters |
13 mm |
11 mm |
Space between groups |
38 mm |
33 mm |
Top and bottom margins |
13 mm |
11 mm |
Side margin |
25 mm |
11 mm |