DVLC

The DVLC was formed in 1974 at a time when the numbers of vehicles and number plates were increasing- as a means to cope with the increasing demand. The DVLC operated hand in hand with the Local vehicle Licensing Offices maintaining vehicle records and administering all aspects of motoring in the UK

1974 not only saw the end of the red book driving licence in favour of a computerised document, but it also saw the advent of reflective number plates- a milestone in number plate history.

The DVLC became the DVLA in 1990- the move from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency marked a change in how the government operated- using executive agencies for reasons of efficiency.

The DVLC introduced the original sale of unissued marks scheme- which has evolved today into DVLA Select car registrations and DVLA personal number plate auctions.

This heralded the beginnings of the private number plate market in the UK and spawned numerous private number plate dealers who began to notice cherished number plates and personalised car registration number plates were worth a lot of money.

The demand for personal number plates steadily increased and has today become one of the DVLA's most significant revenue streams. Sales of personal number plates and cherished number plate transfer fees have netted over £1Bn for the government since the nineties alone - personalised number plates and the car registrations number plate market are big business in the UK.

See also..

dvla personalised registrations

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dvla select personal number plates

dvla private number plates

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