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What 'personal number plate' actually means
The terms get used loosely online. Personal number plates, personalised number plates, private plates and private registrations all describe the same thing: a UK vehicle registration chosen by the buyer rather than allocated by the factory.
Strictly, every one of these plates is a DVLA number plate, because the DVLA issues the registration. The differences are marketing language, not legal categories. What matters in practice is what the combination of letters and numbers says about you, and what you are willing to pay for it. If you are choosing a plate to spell a name, take a look at our number plates by name guide for inspiration.
The oldest and rarest are cherished number plates, dateless registrations from before 1963, which sit at the top of the market. Below them are prefix, suffix and current-style plates: more numerous, more affordable, easier to find a personal match in.