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Kate Lally & Sonia Sharma

The little-known number plate rules that could land drivers with fines of up to £1,000

Some lesser-known car registration plate rules could land drivers with fines of up to £1,000, a motoring expert has warned.

Jon Kirkbright, sales director at Platehunter, which specialises in buying and selling private number plates, said some people choose to rearrange the letters and numbers on their plates in order to make desirable words. However, he has warned against doing this.

The Government states: "Number plates (also known as licence plates) must show your registration number correctly. You cannot rearrange letters or numbers, or alter them so that they’re hard to read.

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