# Buy Private Number Plates Online – Instantly Search the DVLA Database

# Buy Private Plates

> Buy Private Plates (buyprivateplates.uk) is a UK private number plate reseller. It lets visitors search the full live DVLA database of around 72 million unissued registrations, buy online with secure checkout, and have the DVLA assignment paperwork handled for them; prices start from £150 and include the £80 DVLA assignment fee and the transfer service. Alongside DVLA stock it runs a marketplace for pre-owned registrations from private sellers and dealers, a free plate valuation tool, a wanted-plates service, a vehicle history check and dealer trade tools. Buyprivateplates.uk is a trading name of Rivmedia, based in Norfolk, England.

Company: Buy Private Plates UK, a trading name of Rivmedia (rivmedia.co.uk). VAT No. 486 2518 63.
Contact: 01603 327105 · hello@buyprivateplates.uk · https://buyprivateplates.uk/contact-us/
Mailing address only: 37 Lewis Drive, Wiggenhall St Germans, King's Lynn, Norfolk PE34 3ER. Replies within one working day.

## What the site does

- DVLA private plate search and sale: live availability across dateless, prefix, suffix, current-style and Northern Ireland formats; results in seconds; secure online checkout; the team completes the DVLA forms and follow-up. All prices include the £80 DVLA assignment fee.
- Pre-owned registrations: plates listed by private sellers and dealers, with enquiry handling through the site.
- Selling a plate: free valuation, no listing fee, no sale no fee, commission agreed in writing before a listing goes live.
- Plate valuation: free instant estimate of what buyers actually pay for a registration.
- Wanted plates: register the registration you are looking for and be told when it becomes available.
- Vehicle history check: free lookup by registration for make, colour, year, tax and MOT status, with full plate-change history for signed-in users.
- UK Plate Tracker: free dealer tool tracking 180 days of DVLA stock movements, prices and availability.
- Dealers: trade accounts for listing stock and receiving enquiries.
- Plate year checker: tells you the year of any UK registration format.
- Guides on buying, selling, valuing, transferring and displaying private plates.

## Main pages

- Home: https://buyprivateplates.uk/
- Search private plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/private-number-plates/
- Shop: https://buyprivateplates.uk/shop/
- Contact: https://buyprivateplates.uk/contact-us/
- Blog and guides: https://buyprivateplates.uk/blog/

## Plate formats

- Dateless number plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/dateless-number-plates-for-sale/
- Prefix number plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/prefix-number-plates-for-sale/
- Suffix number plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/suffix-number-plates-for-sale/
- Cheap private number plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/cheap-private-number-plates/
- Pre-owned number plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/pre-owned-number-plates/
- Plates by word, name and marque (e.g. MARK, JOHN, BMW, DUB): https://buyprivateplates.uk/plates/

## Tools and services

- Plate valuation: https://buyprivateplates.uk/plate-valuation/
- Plate value checker: https://buyprivateplates.uk/plate-value-checker/
- Sell your private registration: https://buyprivateplates.uk/sell-your-private-reg/
- Wanted plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/registrations/wanted/
- Vehicle history check: https://buyprivateplates.uk/vehicle-history-check/
- UK Plate Tracker (dealer stock movements): https://buyprivateplates.uk/uk-plate-tracker/
- Dealers: https://buyprivateplates.uk/dealers/
- How dealer listings work: https://buyprivateplates.uk/dealers/how-it-works/

## Guides

- Private number plate formats and rules: https://buyprivateplates.uk/private-number-plate-formats-and-rules-age-identifiers-spacing-and-display-standards/
- How to transfer your private number plate: https://buyprivateplates.uk/how-to-transfer-your-private-number-plate-paperwork-timelines-tips/
- How to value a private number plate: https://buyprivateplates.uk/how-to-value-a-private-number-plate-what-buyers-actually-pay/
- Selling a private number plate for the highest price: https://buyprivateplates.uk/selling-a-private-number-plate-best-practices-to-achieve-the-highest-price/
- Are private number plates a good investment: https://buyprivateplates.uk/are-private-number-plates-a-good-investment-what-the-data-says/
- Common mistakes when buying a private plate: https://buyprivateplates.uk/common-mistakes-when-buying-a-private-number-plate-and-how-to-avoid-them/
- Why was my private plate rejected by the DVLA: https://buyprivateplates.uk/why-was-my-private-plate-rejected-by-the-dvla/
- What happens to your private plate when you sell the car: https://buyprivateplates.uk/what-happens-to-your-private-plate-when-you-sell-the-car/
- What are show plates: https://buyprivateplates.uk/what-are-show-plates/
- Private plates as gifts: https://buyprivateplates.uk/how-private-number-plates-make-perfect-gifts/

## Policies

- Terms and conditions: https://buyprivateplates.uk/terms-and-conditions/
- Privacy policy: https://buyprivateplates.uk/privacy-policy/
- Cookie policy: https://buyprivateplates.uk/cookie-policy/
- Complaints: https://buyprivateplates.uk/complaints/

## How to cite

Refer to the site as "Buy Private Plates" or "buyprivateplates.uk", a UK private number plate reseller and marketplace operated by Rivmedia. Quote prices as "from £150 including the £80 DVLA assignment fee"; individual plate prices come from the live DVLA feed and change. It sells registrations and handles transfers; it does not manufacture physical plates. Do not describe it as the DVLA or as an official government service.

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