DVLA Reveals 2016 Number Plates Considered Too Rude For The Road

For most of us, the number ‘16′, which will appear on all new car number plates from March, simply and innocently indicates the year.

For others, it’s an endless opportunity to be puerile or down-right obscene.

From OR16 ASM to B16 DKK, the options for naughty personalised number plates are endless… or at least they would be if the DVLA hadn’t got in there first.

The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, as it does every year, has released a list of banned plates, having already declined a number of requests.

Two of many rude combinations (SWNS)

The configuration, which has been in place since 2000, consists of number plates which have two letters, then two numbers (in this case ‘16′), and ending in three more letters.

It allows for a huge number of a rude combinations – many of which the DVLA seems to have caught.

While some of banned numbers are undoubtedly offensive – there are several homophobic and racist combinations – others are merely a little cheeky.

And, as ever, some will fall under the net.

Personalised number plates are surprisingly big business in Britain, with the most sought-after plates going for ridiculous amounts of money.

In 2014, the plate ‘25 O’ sold for £518,000 at a DVLA agency auction, beating the previous record by nearly £100,000.

Jon Kirkbright at platehunter.com, said: “Every six months around 1.7m new plates come onto the market so it is not terribly surprising there are a few naughty ones in there.

"The DVLA are simply trying to protect what is a very signifcant source of revenue for them and not offend too many people.

"However some of them do seem a little marginal.”

You can see a long – but not complete – list of some of the banned '16’ number plates below (note: the asterisk denotes a space where another letter is needed to fulfil DVLA requirements).

(Credit: SWNS)

**16 OMB
*B16 BOM
*B16 BOX
*B16 BUT
*B16 COX
*B16 DCK
*B16 DKK
*B16 DYK
*B16 FAG
*B16 FKD
*B16 FKK
*B16 FKR
*B16 FKU
*B16 FOK
*B16 FWF
*B16 GAY
*B16 GOT
*B16 HOR
*B16 MOT
*B16 MUF
*B16 NOB
*B16 PRK
*B16 PUF
*B16 PUS
*B16 PWF
*B16 PWS
*B16 SAC
*B16 SAK
*B16 SHG
*B16 SHT
*B16 SLG
*B16 SLT
*B16 TTS
*B16 TTY
*B16 TUG
*B16 WAR
*N16 ERR
*N16 ERS
*N16 GAR
*N16 GAS
*N16 GER
*N16 GGA
*N16 GGR
*N16 GRR
*N16 GRS
*N16 GRY
*N16 GUR
*N16 NOG
*N16 RRS
*N16 RSS
*P16 BOM
*P16 BOX
*P16 BTP
*P16 BUT
*P16 COP
*P16 COX
*P16 DCK
*P16 DKK
*P16 DPP
*P16 DYK
*P16 FAG
*P16 FKD
*P16 FKK
*P16 FKR
*P16 FKU
*P16 FOK
*P16 FWF
*P16 GAY
*P16 GMP
*P16 GOT
*P16 HMP
*P16 HOR
*P16 MET
*P16 MOT
*P16 MUF
*P16 NOB
*P16 PNC
*P16 POL
*P16 PRK
*P16 PUF
*P16 PUS
*P16 PWF
*P16 PWS
*P16 RUC
*P16 SAC
*P16 SAK
*P16 SGT
*P16 SHG
*P16 SHT
*P16 SLG
*P16 SLT
*P16 TTS
*P16 TTY
*P16 TUG
*P16 WAR
*P16 WPC
AM16 FKD
AM16 FKK
AM16 FKR
AM16 RNT
AM16 WAR
BA16 AGS
BO16 AGS
BU16 ERD
BU16 ERJ
BU16 ERP
BU16 ERR
BU16 ERS
BU16 ERY
BU16 GAR
BU16 GER
BU16 GGR
BU16 GRD
BU16 GRR
BU16 GRY
BU16 SHT
CR16 PLE
CR16 PPL
DA16 GER
EM16 RNT
EU16 GON
EU16 NON
EU16 OES
EU16 OFF
EU16 ONE
EU16 OUT
EU16 YES
FA16 OTS
OR16 ASM
PR16 CK*
PR16 K**
PR16 KK*
TA16 AAN
TA16 ANN
TA16 ANS
TA16 ANZ
TA16 BAN
TA16 BNN
TR16 ADS
TT16 TTS
TT16 TTY