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How to display number or licence plates, get plates made up, replace lost, damaged or stolen plates, and the national letters, flags and symbols you can display.

• Overview

  Number plates (also known as licence plates) must show your registration…

• Rules for number plates

  The number plates on your vehicle must: be made from a reflective material…

• Getting number plates made up

  You might need to get a number plate made up if for example: your number…

• Flags, identifiers and stickers

  You can display one of the following flags with identifying letters on the…

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• Updated: 19 January 2024

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• Updated: 25 January 2024

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• Updated: 30 April 2026

Guidance for community groups and event organisers on running safe and considerate fireworks displays.

• Updated: 15 October 2025

This series brings together all documents relating to DECC Display Energy Certificates

• Updated: 14 September 2012

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• Updated: 8 March 2022

NDG statement on accessing confidential patient information for reflective practice, including safeguards, limits, and links to staff guidance.

• Updated: 3 December 2025

Six years on, communities across the country will come together to reflect on sacrifice and loss during the pandemic

• Updated: 8 March 2026