DVLA bans more than 500 'offensive or provocative' number plates - see full list

The DVLA has banned hundreds of "offensive or provocative" number plates, including those that make reference to , drugs and war.

More than 400 have been barred by the ahead of the new ‘75’ registrations hitting UK roads from September 1, according to a Freedom of Information request made by private plate supplier Regtransfers. The latest blacklist brings the total number of censored combinations for the 2025 batch to 646, with banned plates including references to , criminal behaviour and flashpoints. Among the most shocking examples are AU75 WTS and AU75 WTZ, which appear to echo “” - the Nazi death camp where over a million were murdered during .

Others, like LE75 KLL (“Let’s kill”) and LE75 LSD (“Let’s LSD”), were barred for promoting violence or drug use. Political messages haven’t escaped scrutiny either. Plates like EU75 OUT, EU75 WAR and EU75 YES have been pulled due to their links to heated debates over Brexit and EU membership.

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There are also plates containing "wildcard" characters - which could be anything. For example, combinations like **75 HAG block all plates ending in “75 HAG” - no matter the first two characters - significantly increasing the number of withheld plates beyond the 436 listed. Regtransfers previously reported that 210 combinations had already been flagged in September 2024. This latest update shows the DVLA’s effort to stay ahead of offensive or controversial content as new plates roll out.

On the latest list of banned plates, Mark Trimbee, CEO of Regtransfers, comments: “These bans ensure that number plates on the road aren’t those that could be translated into something offensive, inflammatory, insulting, obscene or otherwise problematic. As always, some inclusions - such as BA75 SHT or KN75 VES - jump off the page, and it’s quite obvious why the DVLA would want to avoid them being on the roads. There are almost always some, however, that might take a bit of deciphering, but the DVLA has to err on the side of caution with matters like this.”

The full list of banned plates is as follows:

• **25 HAG
• **25 HAT
• **25 LAG
• **25 LUT
• **25 PAS
• **25 PAZ
• **25 RUS
• **25 TAB
• **25 UKR
• *A25 YAN
• *J25 EWW
• *J25 EWZ
• AA25 HLE
• AA25 HOL
• AA25 OLE
• AA25 RSE
• AA25 RYN
• AA25 SOL
• AB25 ORT
• AD25 UGY
• AD25 UNK
• AH25 OMO
• AR25 BOY
• AR25 EEE
• AR25 EES
• AR25 EEX
• AR25 EEY
• AR25 EOL
• AR25 EXX
• AR25 EYY
• AR25 FUL
• AR25 FUN
• AR25 FWC
• AR25 GAY
• AR25 HLE
• AR25 HOL
• AR25 LAD
• AR25 OL*
• AR25 SE*
• AR25 WAR
• AR25 YAN
• AS25 BOY
• AS25 FUL
• AS25 FWC
• AS25 GAY
• AS25 HLE
• AS25 HOL
• AS25 LAD
• AS25 OL*
• AS25 STD
• AU25 WTS
• AU25 WTZ
• AW25 NKR
• AW25 NKS
• BA25 TAD
• BA25 TRD
• BA25 TUD
• BJ25 EXX
• BJ25 EXY
• BO25 LOX
• CO25 CKZ
• CR25 PLE
• CR25 PPL
• DD25 UGD
• DD25 UGG
• DD25 UGS
• DD25 UGY
• DD25 UGZ
• DD25 UNK
• EU25 BAD
• EU25 BOM
• EU25 FWC
• EU25 HTR
• EU25 OFF
• EU25 SHT
• EU25 WAR
• FA25 GAT
• FA25 GTS
• FA25 GTT
• FA25 NNY
• FF25 KED
• FF25 KER
• FK25 EXX
• FK25 EXY
• FK25 VAJ
• GA25 AJU
• GA25 BOM
• GA25 CMP
• GA25 GAY
• GA25 HER
• GA25 JEU
• GA25 JUD
• GA25 KLL
• GA25 NAS
• GA25 NAZ
• GA25 OVN
• GA25 YOU
• GA25 ZAA
• GA25 ZAX
• GB25 BAD
• GB25 BOM
• GB25 DED
• GB25 DWN
• GB25 FKT
• GB25 GNG
• GB25 GUN
• GB25 HTR
• GB25 KLL
• GB25 KLR
• GB25 KLS
• GB25 MOB
• GB25 SHT
• GB25 WAR
• GO25 HEL
• GO25 HLL
• GO25 SHT
• GO25 WAR
• HE25 HEX
• JE25 US*
• JU25 CMP
• JU25 NAS
• JU25 NAZ
• JU25 OVN
• KR25 PLE
• LE25 BOO
• LE25 BOS
• LE25 BOX
• LE25 BOZ
• LE25 DYK
• LE25 ZAA
• LE25 ZAR
• LE25 ZAS
• LE25 ZAX
• LE25 ZAZ
• LE25 ZBO
• LE25 ZER
• LE25 ZRR
• LE25 ZRS
• LE25 ZZA
• LE25 ZZR
• MA25 WAR
• MG25 WAR
• MU25 DER
• NA25 TZE
• NF25 NAZ
• NF25 WAR
• NF25 XRW
• NG25 NOG
• NO25 LEZ
• OD25 UGY
• OD25 UNK
• OR25 ASM
• PE25 ADO
• PE25 RVT
• PE25 VRT
• PS25 CHO
• PU25 MAD
• PU25 SAY
• PU25 SEY
• PU25 SYS
• PU25 SYY
• RE25 ARD
• RE25 TAD
• RE25 TRD
• SC25 OTE
• SC25 OTM
• SC25 TUM
• ST25 ABB
• ST25 ABS
• TE25 ROR
• TO25 ERR
• TO25 ERS
• TO25 ERZ
• TO25 OFF
• TO25 POT
• TO25 RAH
• TW25 WAT
• UA25 HLE
• UA25 HOL
• UA25 OLE
• UA25 RSE
• UA25 SOL
• UD25 UGY
• UD25 UNK
• US25 WAR
• UW25 NKR
• UW25 NKS
• VA25 GNA
• WA25 TED
• WW25 NKR
• WW25 NKS
• XA25 HLE
• XA25 HOL
• XA25 OLE
• XA25 RSE
• XA25 SOL
• XD25 UGD
• XD25 UGG
• XD25 UGS
• XD25 UGY
• XD25 UGZ
• XD25 UNK
• YA25 DEE
• YA25 DYS
• YA25 DYY
• YE25 DTH
• YE25 MEN
• YE25 WAR
• YS25 DTH
• YS25 WAR