Private (personalised) number plates

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Renew or replace your private number

You must renew your right to use your private (personalised) number every 10 years if it’s not being used on a vehicle.

You’ll permanently lose the right to use the number if you do not renew it on or before the expiry date. DVLA will not accept applications made after that date.

Renew your V750 certificate of entitlement or V778 retention document

You can apply to renew your V750 or V778 up to 28 days before it expires. Do not apply earlier than this or your application may be refused.

You’ll get a reminder letter or email if you’re not using a private number and your right to use it is about to run out.

It’s free to renew and the V750 or V778 will be valid for 10 years.

Renew your V750 online

You can renew your V750 by using the DVLA personalised registration account you used to buy your private (personalised) number.

Renew by post

Fill in the form on the V750 or V778.

Send the V750 or V778 to the address on the form.

Replace a lost or stolen V750 or V778

You can apply for a replacement V750 or V778 if:

  • it has not expired

  • you’re the person with the right to use the number (your name will have been on the V778 or V750 as the ‘grantee’)

It’ll take around 3 to 4 weeks for the new V750 or V778 to arrive.

When you receive your new V750 or V778, you should destroy all previously issued documents because they are no longer valid and cannot be used online or to notify DVLA of any change.

Apply online to replace a lost or stolen V750

You can apply for a replacement V750 by using the DVLA personalised registration account you used to buy your private (personalised) number.

Apply by post to replace a lost or stolen V750 or V778

You can send a letter to DVLA Personalised Registrations to ask for a replacement V750 or V778.

DVLA Personalised Registrations
Swansea
SA99 1DS

If your address or name has changed, you’ll need to include an extra document with your letter.

If your address has changed, include proof of your identity. This can be a copy of:

  • a household bill sent to you in the last 3 months
  • your Council Tax bill for this year
  • a bank or building society statement sent to you in the last 3 months
  • a medical card
  • your current British driving licence
  • your passport
  • your birth certificate

If your name has changed, include proof of your name change. This can be a copy of:

  • your marriage or civil partnership certificate
  • your divorce or end of civil partnership document (decree nisi, decree absolute, conditional order or final order)
  • a deed poll to show you’ve changed your name legally
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Part of Get a private (personalised) number plate: step by step

  1. Step 1 Buy a private number

    1. Find out how you can buy a number

  2. Step 2 Assign your private number to a vehicle

    1. Apply to assign a private number to a vehicle

  3. or Keep your private number

    You do not have to assign your number to a vehicle.

    You must renew your right to use the number every 10 years.

    1. You are currently viewing: Check how to renew your number

  4. Step 3 Get a new number plate made

    If you assign your private number to a vehicle you must get a number plate made up from a registered supplier.

    1. Check the rules for number plates
    2. Check what documents you need to get a number plate made
    3. Find your nearest number plate supplier

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