The new X-rated ‘69’ number plates you can actually buy have been revealed
A LIST of new X-rated number plates British drivers can actually buy have been revealed.
Twice every year, the DVLA is forced to blacklist hundreds of combinations ahead of new registrations being released in March and September.
But it seems some potentially risky registrations have slipped the net.
The DVLA is yet to release the latest list of prohibited plates for ’69’ registrations, despite a number of legitimate combos already going on sale on their website.
And drivers can still snap up some combinations which push the boundaries as far as possible.
According to Wales Online, some of the naughty plates approved for British roads come September include: ME69 LOL, ME69 GAG, ME69 PSE, LV69 JZZ, BG69 WLY, SX69 DNG.
Cause for offence? These are the other banned DVLA registration combinations
The DVLA has banned hundreds of number plates over the years because they could cause “offence”.
The Agency says that a 6 can look like a “G” or an “S” while a 7 can be read as a “T” or an “L”.
An “I” is represented by a 1, while 9 looks like a lower case “g”.
And some say if you look really hard, the number 67 can look like the letter “R”.
Here’s the outlawed DVLA combinations:
- Four-letter combinations: *B** UMS, *G** ODS and *R** APE
- Five-letter combinations: AB** USE, AN** GER and BO** SOM
- September 2018 vehicle registrations: BA68 TRD, BL68 JOB, SH68 GER and OR68 ASM
- March 2019 vehicle registrations: B19 NOB, P19 FKR, DO19 POO, FA19 END and OR19 ASM
Other combinations still available include: ME69 HED, ME69 NOW, ME69 YES, ME69 YAY and BJ69 PSE.
One of the most outrageous approved combos, BJ69 HED, seems to have been snapped up since first reported, with it no longer available to purchase on the DVLA website.
Most of the borderline plates are on sale for £399.
Usually, anything that could be deemed slightly offensive appears on the banned list to prevent cheeky drivers from causing a stir on Britain’s roads.
Swear words, sex acts and racist slurs all regularly feature on the X-rated list, along with childish jeers and crude nicknames.
New ’69’ plates are due to be released on September 1, and some of the naughtiest banned registrations are expected to be announced.
And this year could seen even more combinations cut, as would-be pranksters look to make offensive plates using the required 6 and 9.
Number plate essentials
Discussing some of the ’69’ plates available for sale, a DVLA spokesman said: “The vast majority of registration numbers are made available for general issue and for sale, and the numbers in question were deemed suitable for release.”
When the most recent list of banned plates was released in February, a DVLA spokesperson said: “The vast majority of registration numbers are made available but the Agency holds back any combinations that may cause offence, embarrassment or are in poor taste.
“Many people enjoy displaying a personalised registration number and there are over 50 million registrations available on our website, with almost endless possibilities of combinations to suit a person’s taste, interests and budget.”