Vehicle Number Plates
Commons · Question 2394 · Tabled 18 May 2026 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 29 May 2026
Question
Asked by Chris Coghlan
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of bringing forward legislative proposals to prohibit the manufacture, sale and fitting of flip plates and similar devices allowing vehicle registratio
Answer
Answered by Simon Lightwood, 29 May 2026
The law states that number plates must be displayed vertically and must be easily distinguishable in normal daylight conditions. It is an offence to either obscure a vehicle registration number or fail to display a number plate in accordance with the lega...