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Nicola Roy

DVLA unveils all 'offensive' number plates that will be banned from September

The DVLA has announced which number plates will be banned when it releases its new set of registrations later this year.

Every year, there are two groups of licence plates that are created by the DVLA, one that comes out in March and the other in September.

The '23' set was released earlier in the year, with the '73' group set to come into force in the autumn. And with millions of plates coming out each time, there are some unfortunate letter and number combinations that the DVLA has banned people from getting on their cars.

Before each release, the DVLA bans a group of number plates that they have identified as being too offensive for the road.

Jon Kirkbright, sales director at Platehunter, is an expert in buying and selling private number plates.

Ahead of the upcoming ‘73’ release, the car expert submitted a Freedom Of Information request to the DVLA to find out which plates will be banned.

The exclusive list includes pretty offensive combinations such as: BO73 LOX and SH73 TER.

Some number plates can end up too offensive for the roads (stock image) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

Commenting on the banned plates, Jon said: “With so many plates being released at once, it is no surprise that some of them are not fit for the road.

“However, some of them are borderline but I understand why the DVLA chose to be extra cautious. They are simply trying to protect what is a very significant source of revenue for them.”

For anyone looking for a specific registration plate, they can check out the PlaceHunter site.

Jon added: “If customers cannot find what they are looking for, they can inform us of their specifications and we can notify them if it becomes available.

“We are also able to get any number plate to auction from the DVLA, as long as it is legal and has never been issued before."

Some of the ‘73’ number plates banned by the DVLA - warning some may find them offensive:

AB73 TCH

AB73 USD

AN73 USA

AN73 VAX

AN73 WAR

AW73 ORE

BB73 TCH

BE73 END

BL73 WJB

BO73 CKS

BO73 LOC

BO73 LOK

BO73 LOX

BO73 OCK

BO73 OXX

BU73 SHT

CU73 NOB

EA73 DCK

EA73 DKS

EA73 GAL

EA73 GRL

EA73 HER

EA73 MEE

EA73 MME

EA73 MOT

EA73 MUM

EA73 NAN

EA73 NOB

EA73 POO

EA73 PWP

EA73 YOU

EU73 WAR

FA73 DCK

FA73 GUT

FA73 NOB

FA73 PRC

FA73 PRK

FF73 CCK

GB73 BAD

GB73 SHT

GB73 WAR

HA73 BOY

HA73 COP

HA73 HRH

HA73 MEN

HA73 RUS

HA73 UKR

HA73 USA

HA73 WAR

NO73 JOB

PE73 RVT

PE73 VRT

SH73 HED

SH73 HOT

TA73 BAN

TT73 TTS

TT73 TTY

TT73 WAT

TW73 WAT

YB73 TCH

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