Number plate viewer

Type a registration mark, choose a car and see the mark on its front number plate, drawn in the legal typeface and spacing.

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Aston Martin VantageAudi A3 SportbackAudi A5 SaloonAudi Q3Audi Q5 SUVBentley Continental GTBMW 1 SeriesBMW 3 Series SaloonBMW 5 Series SaloonBMW iX3BMW X1BMW X5Cupra FormentorDacia Sandero StepwayFerrari AmalfiFord FiestaFord FocusFord Mustang GTFord PumaHyundai IONIQ 5Hyundai TucsonJaecoo 7Kia CeedKia EV3Kia SportageLamborghini TemerarioLand Rover Defender 110Land Rover Range RoverLand Rover Range Rover EvoqueLand Rover Range Rover SportLexus NXMcLaren 750SMercedes-Benz A-ClassMercedes-Benz C-Class SaloonMercedes-Benz CLA ElectricMercedes-Benz E-Class SaloonMercedes-Benz GLC ElectricMG HSMG MG4MG ZSMINI Cooper ElectricMINI CountrymanNissan JukeNissan QashqaiPeugeot 2008Peugeot 208Porsche 911 CarreraPorsche CayennePorsche MacanRolls-Royce CullinanŠkoda Octavia EstateTesla Model 3Tesla Model YToyota C-HRToyota GR YarisToyota YarisVauxhall AstraVauxhall CorsaVolkswagen Golf GTIVolkswagen PoloVolkswagen TiguanVolvo XC40

How to use it

1. Type the registration mark in the box. The spacing is set for you, as it would be on the road.
2. Choose one of the 62 cars. Each is photographed straight on, so you see the front number plate as other drivers will.
3. Use the magnifier on the photograph for a close look at the characters.

What you are looking at

A front number plate is white with black characters; the rear is yellow. The characters are the Charles Wright typeface every UK number plate must use, at the legal height, width and spacing, so what you see here is how the registration mark will read on the car. Our guide to what makes a number plate road legal explains the rules, and number plate sizes covers the other shapes a vehicle can carry.

Found the one?

Search private plates by name, initials or word, or browse private plates by initials, current style and prefix registration marks. Every registration mark’s own page shows it on a car too. If you already own a registration mark, you can buy number plates for it, made to British Standard BS AU 145e.