The DVLA has announced which number plates will be banned when it releases its new set of registrations later this year.
Every year, there are two groups of licence plates that are created by the DVLA, one that comes out in March and the other in September.
The '23' set was released earlier in the year, with the '73' group set to come into force in the autumn. And with millions of plates coming out each time, there are some unfortunate letter and number combinations that the DVLA has banned people from getting on their cars.
Before each release, the DVLA bans a group of number plates that they have identified as being too offensive for the road.
Jon Kirkbright, sales director at Platehunter, is an expert in buying and selling private number plates.
Ahead of the upcoming ‘73’ release, the car expert submitted a Freedom Of Information request to the DVLA to find out which plates will be banned.
The exclusive list includes pretty offensive combinations such as: BO73 LOX and SH73 TER.
Commenting on the banned plates, Jon said: “With so many plates being released at once, it is no surprise that some of them are not fit for the road.
“However, some of them are borderline but I understand why the DVLA chose to be extra cautious. They are simply trying to protect what is a very significant source of revenue for them.”
For anyone looking for a specific registration plate, they can check out the PlaceHunter site.
Jon added: “If customers cannot find what they are looking for, they can inform us of their specifications and we can notify them if it becomes available.
“We are also able to get any number plate to auction from the DVLA, as long as it is legal and has never been issued before."
Some of the ‘73’ number plates banned by the DVLA - warning some may find them offensive:
AB73 TCH
AB73 USD
AN73 USA
AN73 VAX
AN73 WAR
AW73 ORE
BB73 TCH
BE73 END
BL73 WJB
BO73 CKS
BO73 LOC
BO73 LOK
BO73 LOX
BO73 OCK
BO73 OXX
BU73 SHT
CU73 NOB
EA73 DCK
EA73 DKS
EA73 GAL
EA73 GRL
EA73 HER
EA73 MEE
EA73 MME
EA73 MOT
EA73 MUM
EA73 NAN
EA73 NOB
EA73 POO
EA73 PWP
EA73 YOU
EU73 WAR
FA73 DCK
FA73 GUT
FA73 NOB
FA73 PRC
FA73 PRK
FF73 CCK
GB73 BAD
GB73 SHT
GB73 WAR
HA73 BOY
HA73 COP
HA73 HRH
HA73 MEN
HA73 RUS
HA73 UKR
HA73 USA
HA73 WAR
NO73 JOB
PE73 RVT
PE73 VRT
SH73 HED
SH73 HOT
TA73 BAN
TT73 TTS
TT73 TTY
TT73 WAT
TW73 WAT
YB73 TCH
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