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Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.

• Overview

  You can buy a private (personalised) registration for your vehicle’s…

• Buy a private number

  Buy from DVLA You can buy new numbers from DVLA Personalised…

• Assign a private number to a vehicle

  To assign a private (personalised) number to a vehicle, you need one of…

• Take a private number off a vehicle

  You can apply to take a private (personalised) number off a vehicle if you…

• Renew or replace your private number

  You must renew your right to use your private (personalised) number every…

• Sell or give a private number to someone else

  You can sell or give a private (personalised) number to someone. The…

• Change your name or address

  If your private (personalised) number is already assigned to a vehicle,…

• Give up your right to use a private number

  You might get a refund of £80 if you have the right to use a private…

• If the person with the right to use the private number dies

  If someone has died and left you a personalised number in their will, or…

This collection brings together all documents relating to business rates retention.

• Updated: 18 March 2025

Eligible further education (FE) teachers can apply for the second round of targeted retention incentive payments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026.

• Updated: 25 September 2025

Non-continuation rates, resumption of study after a year out and projected learning outcomes in NI, for 2014/15 full-time and 2013/14 part-time entrants.

• Updated: 18 January 2017

Findings from research into how to reduce early withdrawals by 16- to 19-year-olds from full-time courses.

• Updated: 18 January 2023

Find out how to pay all or some of your grant back, make a voluntary repayment or what you need to do if you have not paid your staff enough after claiming the grant.

• Updated: 20 December 2021

Eligible chemistry, computing, mathematics and physics teachers can apply for targeted retention incentive payments from 2 March 2026 until 31 May 2026.

• Updated: 25 September 2025

How and when applications can be made to keep the DNA profile and fingerprint records of a person who has been arrested for, but not charged with a qualifying offence.

• Updated: 23 August 2024

Project studied the effectiveness of financial incentives for worker retention in a large ready made garment factory in Ethiopia.

• Updated: 11 September 2024

The Data Retention and Investigatory Powers Act ensures that critical capabilities to fight crime and protect the public are maintained. It clarifies existing law without extending current powers.

• Updated: 19 September 2014