EU prefix among new '20' car registrations banned by DVLA

THE DRIVER and Vehicle Licensing Agency has revealed the new ’20’ numberplates deemed too offensive or provocative for our roads.

New style ‘plates come in every March and September, and as ever the most recent letter and number combinations have resulted in many being withheld by the DVLA.

The ‘suppressed’ registrations, drawn up by a team of 15 people, comprise the usual outlawed prefixes and suffixes — GOD and JEW are automatically banned, for example.

This time around the group has deemed dozens of dodgy variations too risqué, including political declarations such as EU20 NO, EU20 OUT, EU20 FKD, EU20 WAR and EU20 YES — all likely to incite strong reactions from other drivers thanks to their clear Brexit-related connections.

Other banned plates include M20 RON, SC20 TUM and UG20 HEL. The likes of AS20 OLE, BJ20 BOY and MY20 DCK are also being withheld.

The DVLA reserves plates for which it thinks it can charge a premium, selling them through its website and at auctions. Since 1989 this has raised more than £2.5 billion for the Treasury, though officials at the DVLA offices in Swansea hold meetings twice a year to decide on the plates to ban.

A spokesman 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.”

Autumn 2015 was not regarded as a vintage set of registrations for creative spelling combinations, with the ’65’ launch including everything from the moderately rude HU65 ASS to the outright offensive FA65 GTT.

Another coveted release was the spring 2011 collection, with the ’11’ plate allowing combinations such as BU11 DOG and, for bikers, FA11 OFF.

However, amid the Covid-19 pandemic it’s highly likely March sales took a nosedive. Sales figures from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders are expected later this week, but with car dealerships closed for the next three months, except for a few service centres providing vital repairs, and potential buyers likely to be concerned about job security, the 20 plate may be one of the rarer editions to find homes.

The banned 20 numberplates

*A20 HAG
*A20 HLE
*A20 HOL
*A20 NAL
*A20 OLE
*A20 RSE
*A20 SOL
*B20 JOB
*B20 LCK
*B20 LKS
*B20 MEE
*B20 OMB
*B20 WME
*C20 CK*
*C20 LRD
*F20 FF*
*F20 OFF
*G20 FUC
*G20 HEL
*G20 HLL
*G20 OK*
*G20 SHT
*H20 ASH
*H20 MO*
*J20 HAD
*K20 CK*
*M20 NG*
*M20 RON
*N20 GER
*N20 GGA
*N20 GGR
*N20 GRR
*P20 EDO
*T20 SSR
*T20 SER
*U20 REM
AA20 RYN
AA20 YAN
AB20 ORT
AM20 FKR
AP20 EDO
AP20 SSY
AR20 N**
AR20 YNS
AS20 BOY
AS20 HOL
AS20 HLE
AS20 OL*
AS20 OLE
BJ20 BOY
BJ20 GAL
BJ20 GRL
BJ20 LAS
BL20 JB*
BL20 JJB
BL20 JO*
BL20 JOB
BL20 WJB
BL20 WUP
BO20 CK*
BO20 OCK
BO20 X**
BS20 TDS
BS20 TDZ
BS20 TRD
BU20 GAR
BU20 GER
BU20 GGR
BU20 GRD
BU20 GRR
BU20 GRS
BU20 GRY
CO20 N**
CR20 PLE
CR20 PPL
EU20 BAD
EU20 BOM
EU20 FKD
EU20 FWC
EU20 GON
EU20 LME
EU20 NO*
EU20 OFF
EU20 OUT
EU20 SHT
EU20 WAR
EU20 YES
FA20 NNY
FA20 WAH
FC20 KER
FF20 FF*
FF20 KED
FF20 KER
FK20 CKR
FK20 CR*
FK20 KR*
FK20 SXY
GA20 GED
GA20 GER
GA20 NJA
GB20 BAD
GB20 BOM
GB20 DED
GB20 DWN
GB20 EDL
GB20 FKD
GB20 FKT
GB20 GNG
GB20 GUN
GB20 HTR
GB20 KKK
GB20 KLL
GB20 KLR
GB20 KLS
GB20 MOB
GB20 SHT
GB20 WAR
GO20 HLL
GO20 HEL
GO20 WAR
GO20 SHT
GR20 PED
GR20 PER
GR20 PR*
GY20 PO*
GY20 PPD
GY20 PPO
HA20 SH*
HO20 KER
HO20 KKR
HO20 KRR
MA20 TYR
MU20 DER
MU20 GAR
MU20 GDD
MU20 GED
MU20 GER
MU20 GGD
MU20 GGR
MU20 RDR
MY20 COX
MY20 DCK
MY20 DYC
MY20 DYK
MY20 MOT
MY20 MUF
MY20 NOB
MY20 ONG
MY20 PRC
MY20 PRK
NG20 GAR
NG20 GER
NG20 GRR
NG20 NOG
NO20 ARM
NO20 BKS
NO20 BLK
NO20 CKS
NO20 CLT
NO20 COX
NO20 DCK
NO20 DKS
NO20 DYC
NO20 DYK
NO20 FWC
NO20 FWF
NO20 GAY
NO20 GYS
NO20 HRH
NO20 JOB
NO20 LEG
NO20 LGS
NO20 LGZ
NO20 NOB
NO20 PKY
NO20 UK*
PE20 ADO
PE20 RVT
PO20 FFY
PE20 VRT
PO20 FF*
PO20 FS*
PO20 FTR
PO20 N**
PP20 EDO
PR02 ZZY
PR20 CKK
PR20 CKS
RA20 HED
RA20 APE
SH20 AGG
SH20 AGR
SH20 GAR
SH20 GED
SH20 GER
SH20 GGD
SH20 GGS
SH20 HOT
SL20 AAG
SL20 AGG
SL20 GGS
SL20 PER
SM20 ACK
SO20 OMY
ST20 BBB
ST20 BBD
ST20 BBR
ST20 BBS
ST20 BBZ
ST20 BED
ST20 BER
ST20 BSS
TO20 SRR
TW20 T**
U*20 REM
UD20 UGY
UF20 CCK
UF20 CKA
UF20 CKK
UF20 CKR
UF20 CKS
UF20 KER
UF20 UKA
UF20 UKR
UG20 HEL
UK20 BAD
UK20 BOM
UK20 DED
UK20 DWN
UK20 EDL
UK20 FKD
UK20 FKT
UK20 GNG
UK20 GUN
UK20 HTR
UK20 KKK
UK20 KLL
UK20 KLR
UK20 KLS
UK20 LAA
UK20 LAH
UK20 LAR
UK20 LAS
UK20 LED
UK20 LEM
UK20 LER
UK20 LLA
UK20 LLR
UK20 MOB
UK20 SHT
UK20 WAR
VA20 GNA
VU20 LVA
WH20 REE
WH20 RES
WO20 G**
YE20 DTH
YE20 WAR
YS20 DTH
YS20 WAR
SC20 TUM
RE20 APE
*W20 G**
*C20 PLE
*C20 PPL
*C20 K**
J*20 HAD

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