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All number plates banned by the DVLA for being too rude as new ‘74’ reg cars hit the roads

All number plates banned by the DVLA for being too rude as new ‘74’ reg cars hit the roads

Hundreds have been banned

Autumn means one thing for in the motoring industry: freshly made new cars on our roads with sparkly new number plates.

But hundreds of registrations have been banned by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) for new motors that have been hitting the streets of the United Kingdom since the start of September.

As well as issuing fines of up to £1,000 to problem motorists, the DVLA produces a banned plate list twice a year that includes letter and number combinations containing references to crime, racism, politics, and some aspects of religion.

On top of this, the DVLA says that any term deemed as too rude for the road, insulting, inappropriate, or that could cause offence or embarrassment, is also expected to be banned.

For cars made put on the roads since September, the reg will end in '74' on the first half of the plate.

And given that '4' is used by many to replace the letter 'A', there has been a few issues. It's why 'FA74 NNY’, ‘SH74 TDD’ and ‘BL74 WJB’ won’t ever see the light of day. And no, we're not explaining them.

Experts at Carwow explain that plates relating to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine have also been banned, which includes 'FK74 RUS'. Again, self-explanatory.

Your number plate is your car's official identification (Getty Stock Images)
Your number plate is your car's official identification (Getty Stock Images)

Toilet humour is also banned, with ‘74 RTS’ and ‘AB74 STD’ not allowed. Party poopers, some might say.

The DVLA does allow some unique plates, with them auctioned off by the DVLA itself. The likes of 'EL74 LEN', 'BA74 LDY', and 'DA74 DDY' have all gone up for auction ahead of the September plate release.

'74' car registration number plates banned by the DVLA

The full list can be found below, with hundreds making the banned list for the second half of 2024.

In the registrations, the asterisk (*) is a wildcard character that stands for any character that may appear in that position, with the other characters in the potential reg being the offensive part:

**74 ARD

RA74 PER

FA74 PRC

**74 NAL

RE74 ARD

FA74 PRK

**74 NUS

RE74 RDD

FA74 TOS

**74 RSE

RE74 RDS

FA74 WAH

**74 RTS

Motorists like to personalise their number plates (Getty Stock Images)
Motorists like to personalise their number plates (Getty Stock Images)

RE74 RDU

FF74 GAT

**74 WAT

RE74 RDX

FF74 GGT

*H74 MAS

RE74 RDZ

FF74 GGY

*J74 HAD

RE74 RRD

FF74 GTS

*S74 ABS

RE74 TAD

FF74 GTT

*S74 ABU

RE74 TRD

FF74 GTZ

*S74 ABZ

RR74 PE*

FF74 GUT

*S74 BBB

RR74 PED

FF74 NGE

*S74 BBD

RR74 PER

All number plates follow the same pattern of four characters followed by three (PA Features Archive)
All number plates follow the same pattern of four characters followed by three (PA Features Archive)

FK74 RUS

*S74 BBN

RR74 PES

FK74 UKR

*S74 BBR

RR74 PEU

FL74 NGE

*S74 BBS

RR74 PEX

FU74 BOR

*S74 BBY

RR74 PEY

GA74 AAA

*S74 BED

RU74 UKR

GA74 AJU

*S74 BER

SH74 AGS

GA74 ASH

*S74 BSS

SH74 AGZ

GA74 BOM

*S74 BZZ

SH74 GED

GA74 BOY

*S74 MBO

SH74 GER

GA74 CMP

*W74 NKR

SH74 GGD

GA74 DAD

*W74 NKS

SH74 GGS

GA74 DED

AA74 LAH

SH74 GHM

GA74 GAS

AA74 RYN

SH74 GHR

GA74 HAM

AA74 YAN

SH74 GSS

GA74 HEL

AB74 ORT

SH74 GUU

GA74 JEU

AB74 STD

SH74 TDD

GA74 JUD

AB74 USD

SH74 TED

GA74 KLL

AB74 USR

SH74 TTS

GA74 NAS

AD74 RKY

SH74 TTT

GA74 NAZ

AF74 GAT

SH74 TTY

GA74 OUT

AF74 GGT

SH74 TTZ

GA74 SED

AF74 GGY

SH74 TZZ

GA74 SSD

AF74 GTS

SK74 NKK

GA74 WAR

AF74 GTT

SK74 NKS

GA74 ZAA

AF74 GTZ

SK74 NKY

GB74 BAD

AF74 GUT

SK74 NKZ

GB74 BOM

AH74 OMO

SK74 NNK

GB74 DED

AJ74 HAD

SL74 GGS

GB74 DWN

AL74 WAR

SL74 GGY

GB74 FKT

AN74 BLK

SL74 GGZ

GB74 HTR

AN74 LEZ

SL74 GSS

GB74 KLL

AN74 LGB

SL74 GYY

GB74 KLR

AN74 LZR

SL74 GZZ

GB74 KLS

AN74 PAK

SL74 PER

GB74 RUS

AN74 PKY

SL74 SHH

GB74 SHT

AN74 USA

SL74 SSH

GB74 UKR

AN74 VAX

SL74 UTS

GB74 WAR

AP74 KEY

SL74 UTZ

GG74 SED

AP74 KKY

SP74 SSS

GG74 SSD

AP74 KYS

SP74 STC

GO74 RUS

AP74 KYZ

SP74 STK

GO74 SHT

AR74 YAN

SP74 ZES

GO74 UKR

AT74 CKU

SP74 ZZY

GO74 WAR

AT74 NNY

SP74 ZZZ

GR74 OPE

AU74 STC

ST74 ABB

HA74 BLK

AW74 NKY

ST74 ABS

HA74 BOY

BA74 DYK

ST74 BBB

HA74 GAY

BB74 STD

ST74 BBD

HA74 JUW

BE74 END

ST74 BBN

HA74 LGB

BJ74 STY

ST74 BBR

HA74 PAK

BL74 CKY

ST74 BBS

HA74 PKY

BL74 WJB

ST74 BBY

HA74 UKR

BO74 C**

ST74 BED

HA74 USA

BO74 CCC

ST74 BER

HA74 WAR

BO74 CCK

ST74 BES

HH74 ATE

BO74 CCS

ST74 BNG

HH74 LER

BO74 CCZ

ST74 BRS

HH74 NAZ

BO74 CKK

ST74 BRZ

HH74 TEU

BO74 CKS

ST74 BSS

HH74 TEX

BO74 CKS

ST74 BZZ

HH74 TEZ

BO74 CKZ

SU74 CDE

HH74 TLR

BO74 KKS

TA74 BAN

HH74 WAR

BO74 KKZ

TR74 DDS

HH74TED

BU74 SHT

TR74 DSS

HO74 CST

BW74 NKY

TR74 NNY

JJ74 HAD

BY74 RUS

TT74 NNY

JY74 HAD

BY74 UKR

TT74 WAT

KN74 FED

CH74 NKY

TW74 WAT

KN74 FER

CO74 ORD

TY74 NNY

KN74 FES

CR74 PLE

UB74 STD

KN74 FEU

CR74 PPL

UB74 TCH

KN74 FEX

CU74 MUF

UF74 GAT

KN74 VED

CU74 NOB

UF74 GGT

KN74 VES

EA74 DCK

UF74 GGY

KN74 VEU

EA74 DKS

UF74 GTT

LE74 ZAA

EA74 DYK

UF74 GTZ

LE74 ZAR

EA74 FWF

UF74 GUT

LE74 ZAS

EA74 GAL

UH74 ATE

LE74 ZAY

EA74 GRL

UH74 TED

LE74 ZAZ

EA74 HER

UH74 TER

LE74 ZBO

EA74 MEE

UH74 TES

LE74 ZER

EA74 MME

UH74 TEU

LE74 ZRR

EA74 MOT

UH74 TEX

LE74 ZRS

EA74 MUF

UH74 TEZ

LE74 ZZA

EA74 MUM

UK74 UKR

LE74 ZZR

EA74 NAN

UK74 YKE

MU74 DER

EA74 NOB

UN74 RUS

NA74 TZE

EA74 POO

UN74 UKR

NA74 TZY

EA74 PWP

UP74 KEY

NO74 LEZ

EA74 VAG

UP74 KKY

NO74 RUS

EA74 VAJ

UP74 KYY

NO74 UKR

EA74 YOU

UP74 KYY

OF74 GAT

EU74 BAD

UP74 KYZ

OF74 GOT

EU74 BOM

UP74 RUS

OF74 GTT

EU74 FWC

UP74 UKR

OF74 GUT

EU74 OFF

UP74KYS

PE74 ADO

EU74 RUS

UR74 CST

PE74 RVT

EU74 SHT

US74 WAR

PE74 VRT

EU74 UKR

UT74 NNY

PP74 KEY

EU74 WAR

WA74 RAB

PP74 KKY

FA74 DCK

WA74 RUS

PP74 KYS

FA74 DYC

WA74 UKR

PP74 KYY

FA74 DYK

WH74 WAR

PP74 KYZ

FA74 GAT

WW74 NKZ

PR74 CCK

FA74 GTS

XT74 NNY

PR74 CKK

FA74 GTT

YB74 TCH

PR74 CKS

FA74 GUT

YE74 RUS

FA74 LLY

YE74 UKR

FA74 NNY

YE74 WAR

FA74 NOB

YS74 WAR

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