Is your custom number plate DVLA road legal? These are the mistakes that could fail your car’s MOT

Whilst all of the plates we sell at Mod My Plates are made in line with DVLA standards, here are some things you should know about what the rules are. While buying an approved personalised reg is fine, carefully placed bolts or tweaking the spacing to spell out a message is illegal. What are the mistakes that could get you fined? To help drivers stay on the right side of the law, Regtransfers.co.uk has outlined the five mistakes that drivers commonly make with number plates. 1. Incorrect Colour Using the wrong colours. Number plates should have black characters on a white background on the front of your car, and be on a yellow background on the back. 2. Incorrect Spacing Using the wrong spacing. As the example in the picture above shows, the correct spacing should be... between characters must be 11mm the space/separation between groups of characters must be 33mm the margins at the top, bottom and side of the plate must be 11mm 3. Background Design Using a non-conforming background that isn’t a plain colour, or stickers which interfere with the plate’s legibility. 4.The Incorrect Font Only the standard "Charles Wright" font is acceptable. Just to mention, at Mod My Plates, ALL of our plates styles, EXCEPT any plates you purchase from us that are tinted, are made in line with the British Standard. See our Terms of Service for more information.