About this deal
Trade licence plates are number plates you can use on vehicles your business has for things like selling, repairing or testing. a) vertically or, where that is not reasonably practicable, in a position as close to the vertical as is reasonably practicable, The prescribed manner of exhibiting a trade licence on a vehicle for the purposes of section 33(1)(b) of the 1994 Act is that specified in paragraph 42(4).
Where a vehicle (or, in a case where the plate is required to be fixed on a trailer, that trailer) has been constructed so as to satisfy the requirements of the relevant type-approval directive, whether or not it is required by law to satisfy them, the plate may be fixed in the space provided in accordance with those requirements but if it is not so fixed it must be fixed in the manner required by paragraph (5).4This regulation applies to vehicles (section here deleted) first registered on or after the relevant date.
Except as provided in paragraph (3) the plate must be fixed in the manner required by paragraph (5).5 Trade plates, simply put, are temporary number plates designed to cater to the unique needs of motor traders and vehicle testers. They serve as a pragmatic alternative, sparing you from the cumbersome process of registering and taxing each vehicle temporarily under your possession. The visual evolution of trade platesDisplay of Trade Plates is regulated by DVSA (Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency) ‘DVSA Enforcement Sanctions Policy’ You can apply for trade licence plates if you’re a motor dealer, motor trader or vehicle tester. This means your business does one or more of the following: which allocates codes to offences and describes how UK and non UK operators or drivers are to be penalised and references relevant UK legislation by which the DVSA is empowered to impose each penalty.