What materials can I choose from for my number plates?
Premium Acrylic
A modern, glossy plastic number plate. Excellent durability and resistance to fading – most likely to be similar to what your vehicle was fitted with when new.
Pressed Aluminium
A lightweight metal plate with embossed characters, often used on commercial vehicles.
Black & Silver Premium Acrylic
A modern acrylic plate with black background and silver characters, ideal when you want a vintage aesthetic with the benefits of contemporary materials.
Black & Silver Pressed Aluminium
A heritage-style metal plate with raised silver characters on a black background, often chosen for classic or historic vehicles.
Most modern cars will use a standard size plate. If you have a short registration number, you may choose a shorter plate – this is entirely down to personal preference. If choosing a shorter plate, do check to make sure there are no existing screw holes that may be exposed.
Most modern cars use a standard size rear plate. Some larger cars, such as a Range Rover or BMW X5, can accept a deeper rear plate. Please measure your car to make sure your plate choice will fit.
You must provide one of the following to show you’re allowed to display the registration number:
vehicle registration certificate (V5C or V5CNI)
green ‘new keeper’ slip from the V5C or V5CNI
certificate of entitlement (V750 or V750NI) to the number
retention document (V778)
a renewal reminder for vehicle tax or SORN (V11 or V11NI)
temporary registration certificate (V379 or V379NI)
a number plate authorisation certificate (V948) with an official stamp from the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA)
an electronic number plate authorisation certificate (eV948 or eV948/2)
a letter of authorisation from a fleet operator (including lease or hire company) quoting the document reference number from the registration certificate
if your fleet is in the new V5C on demand scheme (also called ‘V5C suppression’), a PDF of the vehicle’s details from the view vehicle record service
UK trailer registration certificate (VTRC)
Proof of Entitlement
You can use the following to confirm your name and address:
driving licence
utility, Council Tax or rates bill from the last 6 months
bank or building society statement from the last 6 months
This Privacy & Cookies Policy explains how Wylie Number Plates Ltd (“we”, “us”, “our”) collects, uses, and protects your personal information when you visit wylienumberplates.co.uk or purchase products from us.
We are committed to protecting your privacy and complying with the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK-GDPR), the Data Protection Act 2018, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR).
1. Who We Are
Wylie Number Plates Ltd Website: https://www.wylienumberplates.co.uk Email: info@wylienumberplates.co.uk Phone: 028 9032 7885 Address: Wylie Number Plates Ltd, Unit 7, Nelson Trade Centre, Nelson Street, Belfast, BT15 1BH Company Number: NI668854 Registered in Northern Ireland
We act as the data controller for the personal information we process.
2. What Personal Data We Collect
A. Information You Provide
Name
Billing and delivery address
Email address
Phone number
Payment information (processed securely by third-party providers; we do not store full card details)
Order details (including number plate specifications)
Documents required by law for purchasing number plates (e.g., driving licence, V5C logbook)
B. Automatically Collected Data
When visiting our website, we may collect:
IP address
Browser type
Device type
Pages viewed and actions taken
Cookies and tracking data (see Section 10)
C. Documentation Required by Law
To comply with number plate manufacturing regulations, we may collect:
Proof of identity
Proof of entitlement to the registration
This is processed only for legal compliance.
3. How We Use Your Personal Data
We use your data to:
Process and fulfil orders
Verify identity and entitlement to purchase a number plate (legal requirement)
Manage customer communication
Facilitate secure payments
Improve our website and customer experience
Send marketing communications (if consented)
Maintain legal and financial records
We do not sell personal data.
4. Legal Bases for Processing
We process your information under:
Contract – to fulfil your order
Legal obligation – for number plate verification and record keeping
Legitimate interests – to operate and improve the website
Consent – for marketing and non-essential cookies
5. Data Retention
We retain your data only as long as necessary for legal and operational purposes:
Number plate purchase records: 3 years
Order and transaction data: 6 years (for accounting and tax obligations)
Marketing preferences: until you withdraw consent
Cookies: see Section 10 for durations
Data is securely deleted or anonymised when no longer required.
6. Sharing Your Data
We may share your data with:
Payment processors (e.g., PayPal, Stripe)
Delivery and courier services
Website hosting and analytics providers
Law enforcement or regulatory authorities, if required
All third parties must comply with UK-GDPR.
We never sell your personal information.
7. International Transfers
If your data is transferred outside the UK, we ensure appropriate safeguards are in place, such as:
UK adequacy regulations
Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs)
8. Your Rights Under UK-GDPR
You have the right to:
Access your data
Rectify inaccurate information
Request erasure (“right to be forgotten”)
Restrict or object to processing
Withdraw consent at any time
Request a copy of your data
Complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Please note we cannot delete any data that we are required to keep by law.
We use appropriate technical and organisational measures to safeguard your information, including:
SSL/TLS encryption
Secure payment processing
Access controls
Regular monitoring and auditing
However, no online service can guarantee absolute security.
10. Cookies and Tracking Technologies
This section explains how we use cookies in compliance with PECR and UK-GDPR.
A. What Are Cookies?
Cookies are small text files stored on your device when you visit a website. They help the site work properly and collect information to improve performance.
Cookies may be:
Session or persistent
First-party or third-party
B. Cookies We Use
1. Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always active)
Essential for:
Checkout and cart functionality
Account/session management
Security
Saving cookie consent preferences
Examples:
PHPSESSID — Maintains user session
cookie_consent — Stores your cookie settings
These do not require consent.
2. Performance & Analytics Cookies (Require consent)
These cookies help us understand how visitors interact with the website so we can improve content, layout, and performance.
Examples (if enabled):
Google Analytics (_ga, _gid, _gat)
Microsoft Clarity session analysis cookies
These cookies will only load if you provide consent via our cookie banner.
3. Functionality Cookies (Require consent)
These cookies enhance your browsing experience by remembering choices you make, such as:
Saved preferences
Remembering items in your basket
Improved website customisation
These are disabled unless consent is given.
4. Advertising / Marketing Cookies (Require consent)
We may use marketing cookies to:
Track browsing for personalised adverts
Measure marketing campaign effectiveness
Integrate tools such as Facebook Pixel or Google Ads
These cookies are off by default and only activate if you opt in.
C. Cookie Table
Essential / Strictly Necessary Cookies (Always Active)
These cookies are required for the website and shop to function.
Cookie Name
Purpose
Type
Duration
woocommerce_cart_hash
Remembers items in your cart
Essential (WooCommerce)
Session
woocommerce_items_in_cart
Tracks number of items in cart
Essential (WooCommerce)
Session
wp_woocommerce_session_*
Stores a unique code for each customer to retrieve cart data
Essential (WooCommerce)
2 days
woocommerce_recently_viewed
Powers the “recently viewed products” widget
Essential (WooCommerce)
Session
store_notice[notice id]
Saves store notice dismissal
Essential (WooCommerce)
Session
PHPSESSID
Maintains session state
Essential (Server)
Session
cookie_consent
Saves your cookie preferences from the cookie banner
Essential
6–12 months
These cookies do not store personal information, only functionality data.
WordPress Functionality Cookies
Cookie Name
Purpose
Type
Duration
wordpress_logged_in_*
Identifies logged-in users
Essential (WordPress)
Session
wordpress_sec_*
Security/session verification
Essential
Session
wp-settings-*
Customises the WordPress admin interface (admin users only)
Functionality
1 year
wp-settings-time-*
Stores admin interface preferences
Functionality
1 year
Visitors who are not logged in may not receive these.
Analytics Cookies (Require Consent)
If you use Google Analytics on WooCommerce:
Cookie Name
Purpose
Type
Duration
_ga
Distinguishes unique users
Analytics (Google)
2 years
_gid
Tracks daily user behaviour
Analytics (Google)
24 hours
_gat
Throttles server request rates
Analytics (Google)
1 minute
These only activate if the user accepts analytics cookies.
Marketing Cookies (Require Consent)
Only applicable if you use advertising integrations like Facebook Pixel or Google Ads.
Cookie Name
Purpose
Type
Duration
_fbp
Facebook ad tracking
Marketing
3 months
fr
Facebook ad delivery measurement
Marketing
3 months
IDE
Google Ads remarketing cookie
Marketing
1 year
These cookies are off by default unless the user opts in.
D. Managing Cookies
1. Through our Cookie Banner
You can:
Accept all cookies
Reject non-essential cookies
Customise your preferences
You can change your choices at any time.
2. Through Your Browser
Most browsers allow you to block or delete cookies:
Chrome
Firefox
Safari
Edge
Opera
Blocking essential cookies may affect website functionality.
11. Children’s Data
Our services are not intended for children under 16. We do not knowingly collect or process personal data relating to children.
12. Changes to This Policy
We may update this Privacy & Cookies Policy from time to time. The updated version will be published on this page with a revised “Last updated” date.
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The service was excellent and very fast.
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William Harper
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Good quick service. Reasonable price. No fuss
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David
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Amazing, fast service today. Thank you!
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George Marshall
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Easy to deal with, quick, good quality work at a brilliant price with great customer service
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Stephen Vint
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Get what you want in number plates here all shapes and sizes and a great service thanks
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Jordan McAllister
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Made my plates as soon as I ordered in the shop and they also gave me sticky strips to stick the new plates on.
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Paul McFetridge
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Fantastic customer service.
Helpful and pleasant staff member helped with fitting new number plates for me.
Would go back and recommend.
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Mike Scott
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Helpful and friendly service from Colin, who made up the 3D Gel plates after we'd discussed how I wanted them to look and legal guidelines. He then kindly fitted them for me
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Brendan
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Number plate fell off my motorbike and Wylies pulled me out of a hole. In and out in two minutes with a new plate made up (and they even fixed it to the bike for me and gave me some extra adhesive strips). Full range of shapes, sizes and lettering. All road legal. Might go back as I liked the carbon fibre lettering they had...
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