Frequently Asked Questions

Every plate is pressed to order in our London workshop. Orders placed before 1pm on a working day are dispatched the same day; anything after that goes out the next working day.

If you would rather not wait for the post, choose collection and pick them up from the shop the same day.

Yes. Order online and collect from 186 York Way, above Rayz Barbers, London N7 9AT — usually the same day.

Give us a ring on 0203 355 9577 before you set off so we can confirm your plates are pressed and waiting. Bring your ID and V5C with you if the plates are road legal.

In most cases, yes. Walk in with your documents and we will make your plates there and then — it usually takes a few minutes per plate.

It is worth phoning ahead at busy times so you are not standing about.

We post plates across the UK mainland as standard.

For Northern Ireland, the Scottish Highlands, the islands or anywhere outside the UK, ring us on 0203 355 9577 before you order and we will confirm the cost and the timings first.

Yes. In the builder, tick Not required above the front or the rear plate and you will only be charged for the one you keep. Handy if you have scuffed a single plate or you are replacing a front plate on a van.

Ring or WhatsApp us as soon as you can. If the plates have not gone into production we can change the registration, style or delivery address without any fuss.

Once a plate has been pressed it cannot be changed, because it carries your registration and cannot be sold to anyone else.

Standard lettering is flat printed to the DVLA specification — the classic look, and included in the plate price.

4D acrylic uses laser cut acrylic letters bonded on top of the plate, giving a sharp raised edge that catches the light. +£13.00 per plate.

3D gel is a domed resin over each character for a softer, rounded finish with real depth. +£13.00 per plate.

Most UK cars take the standard oblong, 520mm x 111mm — £12.49. If your bumper recess is smaller, or you want a different shape, you also have:

• 520mm Lambo style, angled ends — £16.99
• 457mm Lambo style, the same shape but shorter — £16.99
• 406mm short style, for tight apertures — £12.49. Fits up to 6 characters, so a full 7-character registration will not go on one

Measure the space on your car before you order. Front and rear are chosen separately in the builder, so you can run a standard front and a short rear if that is what fits.

Yes. A black border is normally a £3.00 add-on and we include it at no cost on every plate that can take one. Pick it in step 4 of the builder and the price will not move.

On the standard 520mm oblong, yes — that shape takes both.

The Lambo shapes cannot take a border or a side badge because of the angled ends, and the 406mm short plate has room for a border but not a badge. The builder greys out anything that will not fit as soon as you choose your sizes, so you cannot order an impossible combination by accident.

UK, ENG, CYM and SCO, all finished in raised 3D gel rather than a flat print, at £3.00 per plate.

Since September 2021 the UK badge is the one to use if you drive abroad; the old GB badge is no longer valid on its own.

Yes. The live preview in the builder updates as you choose your size, style, border and badge, and the price underneath moves with it — so there are no surprises at the basket.

On a road legal plate the preview also shows the supplier line and the British Standard mark exactly where they will be pressed.

The builder covers the four standard car shapes. For motorcycle plates, trailer plates, oblong imports or anything else out of the ordinary, ring us on 0203 355 9577 or drop into the shop and we will sort it for you.

All the usual debit and credit cards online, plus the express wallets your browser offers at checkout. In the shop we take card and cash.

Number plates are made to order with your registration on them, so they are personalised goods and cannot be resold. That means we cannot offer a change-of-mind return once a plate has been pressed.

Your legal rights are unaffected if the plates arrive faulty, damaged or not as ordered — see below.

Get in touch within 48 hours of delivery with a couple of photos and your order number, and we will remake and resend them at no cost.

Ring 0203 355 9577 or send the photos over WhatsApp — that is usually the quickest way to get it sorted.

Tell us straight away. If the plates have not been pressed yet we will simply correct the registration.

If they have already been made we will have to charge for a new set, since a plate with the wrong registration cannot be reused — but ring us anyway and we will do what we can.

We supply garages, dealers and bodyshops across London. Ring 0203 355 9577 or come into the shop to talk about trade rates and regular accounts.