If your vehicles registration number begins with a Q

If your vehicles registration number begins with a Q prefix you are not allowed to have private plates. The Q prefix signifies that the vehicle is of indeterminate age or origins, an example of which would be a kit car or an old car found in a barn. In the latter case if evidence does [...]

Since 1903 motor cars in England have been required

Since 1903 motor cars in England have been required to display their registration number on the front and back of the vehicle. The first plates were made out of sheet metal and the digits were pressed into the metal , the plate background was painted black so the digits stood out and could be read. [...]