DVLA bans over 500 number plates because they’re ‘too rude’ – and ignoring could land you with a £1,000 fine

Comment nowOVER 500 number plates have been banned by the DVLA over fears they could be interpreted as rude or offensive. Each year, the agency blocks hundreds of registration plates because certain letter-and-number combinations could be read as explicit or otherwise provocative. A list of reg plates have been banned Cars registered from today will move to a ‘76’ license plate. Advertisement The numbers 7 and 6 can resemble letters, which may allow motorists to create words and phrases that are rude and otherwise not allowed. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Email address Please provide a valid email. Your info will be used in accordance with our Privacy Policy You'll now receive top stories, breaking news, and more, straight to your email. Among the list of banned reg plates includes crude words such as ‘AA76 RSE’ and ‘BU76 AYX’, while other could cause serious offence or incite hate. It comes as the DVLA’s guidance states that drivers must not misrepresent registrations by altering spacing, font appearance or using bolts and fixings to change the look of characters. read more on motors FINE LINES 5 obscure driving laws you probably never knew about - and they risk a £2k fine GOLD PLATED UK’s most expensive plates spelling out names revealed - have you spotted any? Penalties include a fine of up to £1,000, failing an MOT due to incorrect display, and – more severely in some cases – the registration being permanently withdrawn without any refund. A spokesperson for the DVLA told This is Money: “The vast majority of registration numbers are made available, but DVLA withholds any combinations of numbers and letters where we consider that they may cause offence, embarrassment or are in poor taste.” You can check out the full list of banned phrases below. Note: We have chosen to omit plates spelling out racist or homophobic slurs from the list. 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