The new '23' number plate launched for vehicles registered from the beginning of this month. The team of experts examines any potentially offensive meanings that can be created using the latest registration number and painstakingly tries to stop anything that could be deemed insulting being available. Rude number plates that might slip through the DVLA’s net ahead of the change can still be rescinded at a later date, but the DVLA said 'the vast majority of registration numbers are made available', as most are unlikely to cause offence. Speaking to This is Money, carwow's consumer editor, Hugo Griffiths, said: 'Personalised number plates are a huge business, bringing in £2billion for the Treasury since the DVLA started selling them in 1989, with around 400,000 cherished plates sold each year. 'And while few would argue against the suppression of offensive number plates, the biannual meetings where DVLA staff sit down and deliberately come up with rude combinations must be one of the highlights of the organisation’s calendar.

Source: Daily Mail March 04, 2023 22:10 UTC