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The Complete Guide to Buying Motorbike Number Plates in 2023-2024

Buying a private number plate can help you effortlessly add a personalised touch to your motorbike. If you’re looking to customise your motorbike and want it to stand out, a custom number plate is a great way to make this happen.

Before buying motorbike number plates, there are some important things to consider. Keep on reading for our handy guide to buying motorbike number plates in the UK:

Types of Motorbike Number Plates

Standard Plates: The DVLA issues these as a default when registering for a new motorbike. These contain an age identifier and random letters.
Personalised Plates: Bespoke number plates consisting of a unique combination of letters and numbers, created in accordance with your preference.
Dateless Plates: No age identifier.
Prefix Plates: 1 letter, 1-3 numbers, 3 letters.
Current Plates: 2 letters, 2 numbers, 3 letters.
Novelty Plates: They can come in interesting shapes like flames, motorbike silhouettes,

Legal Requirements for Motorbike Plates

Rear plate is mandatory, and front plate is optional if registered before September 2001
Black characters
No background patterns allowed
BSAU145e certification required as of Sept 2021
Characters must be 64mm tall and 44mm wide (except the number 1 and letter I)
10mm character stroke thickness and spacing between letters
Specific spacing rules between age identifier and random letters/numbers