Number Plates
High-Quality Number Plates Made in-House
We manufacture custom number plates in-house, adhering to the strict BS AU145e standard. We utilise premium materials sourced from the UK’s top manufacturer of number plate systems, ensuring superior quality and durability.
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Free Delivery or Collection:
- Call in to the workshop with the correct forms of identification required and we’ll make your plates that day, we may even be able to do them while you wait.
- Or buy online, upload your documents, and we will ship them to you free of charge – follow the link below.
- Details of the acceptable ID and proof of entitlement are shown in the FAQ below.
Prefer to collect? Call us on 01384 569237 or visit us at Lodge Forge Trading Estate, Cradley Heath
FAQ
Yes, every plate we manufacture complies with the requirements of BS AU145e.
Yes, our 3D and 4D plates are 100% road leagl.
All of our plates use the highest quality components and are guaranteed for 3 years.
Flags, identifiers and stickers
You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the left-hand side of the number plate:
- Union flag (also known as the Union Jack)
- Cross of St George
- Cross of St Andrew – also known as the Saltire
- Red Dragon of Wales
The letters, or national identifiers, you can have are:
- UNITED KINGDOM, United Kingdom or UK
- GREAT BRITAIN, Great Britain or GB
- CYMRU, Cymru, CYM or Cym
- ENGLAND, England, ENG, Eng
- SCOTLAND, Scotland, SCO or Sco
- WALES or Wales
The flag must be above the identifier. You cannot have the flag or letters on the number plate margin, and neither can be more than 50 millimetres wide.
If you are driving abroad and have the UK identifier written on your plate you do not need to display a UK sticker on your car. For all other national identifiers you will have to have a UK identifier stuck on your car. There are a couple of exceptions and details can be found here.
The law requires us to see proof of identity, and proof of entitlement for the number plate. These must be genuine documents and not copies. We record the details in the software we use to produce the plates and prove to authorities that we have met our legal obligations.
Proof of identity:
- 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
- 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
Proof of Entitlement:
- 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 is available from the view vehicle record service
- UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)
No. I know a lot of companies do make plates that have illegal spacing, wrong font, coloured backgrounds etc knowing that they aren’t for show use, they will be used on the road. It’s not something we will do. You can lose your cherished plate, or be fined. We can be fined or lose our licence to make plates.
We can usually make plates while you wait if you have the correct documents with you. For mail order we do our best to get them in the post the same day (weekdays only) if you order before 12pm for next day delivery.
Yes.
Yes! We have been registered since January 2023 and our SID is 68778