The change to new number plates always brings with it the opportunity for a good laugh, and now the DVLA has unveiled some of the new registrations it’s banned for being too rude for the road.
From the 1st September, registration plates for new cars in the UK swapped from 16 to 66, with the numbers able to be used in place of ‘GG’ to make a variety of different words.
The DVLA hasn’t published its full list of banned 66 plates just yet, but some examples it has highlighted include BU66 ERS, DO66 ERS and HU66 NOB.
Banned reg list released twice a year
DVLA censors meet twice a year to decide which plates will be allowed to be put on new cars and which will never see the light of day due to their potential for causing offence.
Some of the plates banned earlier this year included PR16 CK, B16 NOB and P1G COP, while previously scrapped plates include the likes of P15 OFF and TO62 SER.
Occasionally some plates do slip through the censors’ net, but according to the DVLA it has the power to recall a registration plate from circulation if it’s been overlooked.
"A few naughty ones in there"
Jon Kirkbright, from personalised plate company Platehunter, said: “Every six months around 1.7m new plates come onto the market so it is not terribly surprising there are a few naughty ones in there.
“The DVLA are simply trying to protect what is a very significant source of revenue for them and not offend too many people. However, some of them do seem a little marginal.”
