The full list of car number plates banned in 2025 by DVLA for being too rude

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The full list of number plates for 2025 which have been deemed unsuitable for UK roads has been revealed by the DVLA. The driving agency withholds a subset of vehicle registration numbers that it considers to be potentially offensive, distressing or provocative every year.

These combinations may represent insults, swear words, sexual references, references to drugs, references with racist, sexist or LGBTQ+ connotations, as well as some political and religious references. The first registration number series of 2025 will be the 25 series, eligible for use on the roads from March 1, 2025. The 75 series will follow later in the year, in September 2025.

The findings were released by the DVLA to private plate supplier Regtransfers via the Freedom of Information Act. Read the biggest stories in Wales first by signing up to our daily newsletter here.

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The following number plates have all been banned by the DVLA for 2025:

  • **25 HAG

  • **25 HAT

  • **25 LAG

  • **25 LUT

  • **25 PAS

  • **25 PAZ

  • **25 TAB

  • **25 RUS

  • **25 UKR

  • AR25 WAR

  • EU25 WAR

  • GB25 WAR

  • GO25 WAR

  • PE25 RVT

  • PE25 VRT

  • PS25 CHO

  • PU25 MAD

  • CR25 PLE

  • CR25 PPL

  • OR25 ASM

Regtransfers CEO Mark Trimbee said: “It’s always entertaining to see some of the plates deemed inappropriate by the DVLA, but there are also those that remind us why this is a necessary process. Personalised number plates are an excellent form of self-expression, but they shouldn’t be used to display genuinely harmful messages or views.

"As well as the usual sex and violence references, there are those subtle combinations that don't seem to convey a clear meaning at first sight. With a little thought, however, we see how numbers such GB25 BAD, GB25 BOM, and GB25 SHT could seem to convey anti-British sentiments that might offend some. To ban or not to ban is obviously a bit of a balancing act."

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