Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 100685

Vehicle Number Plates: Standards

Tabled: 16 December 2025
Answered: 19 December 2025

Question

Dr Al Pinkerton

Liberal DemocratSurrey Heath

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether her Department plans to review the British Standard for number plates to ensure it remains fit for purpose in supporting (a) enforcement and (b) public safety.

Answer

Lilian Greenwood
The British Standard for Retroreflective Number Plates (BS AU 145e) is published by the British Standards Institution (BSI). The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) is part of the BSI committee that has reviewed this standard and the committee has ...

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