Legal Documents required
(images of docs required during ordering, please note we only retain the reference number from each document after we have checked them )
For the DVLA we cannot produce a plate until we see original documents :- ​
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Prove your name and address, eg driving license, utility bill, bank statement or national identity card.
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Show that you’re allowed to use the registration number like a vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI), new keeper supplement (V5C/2 or V5C/2NI), certificate of entitlement or retention document (V778)
We are required by law to see 1 document from Section 1 AND 1 document from the Section 2 below. We are legally required to reference and store this data for each plates we produce.
Section 1:
One document from below :-
Identity documents
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You can use one of the following to confirm your name and address:
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driving licence
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utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months
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bank or building society statement from the last 6 months
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national identity card
The following will confirm your name only:
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passport - does not have to be issued in the UK
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bank or building society debit or credit card
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police warrant card
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armed forces identity card
Section 2
AND One document from :-
Proving you can use the registration number
You must show one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:
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vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)
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green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI
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certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number
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retention document (V778)
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a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)
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temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)
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a number plate authorisation certificate (V948) with an official stamp from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
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an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)
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a letter of authorisation from a fleet operator (including lease or hire company) quoting the document reference number from the registration certificate
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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 record service
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UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)