The DVLA has released a list of car number plates that have been banned for being too offensive as we move further into 2025. The prohibited plates, which were deemed inappropriate post-Christmas, include 25 different combinations set to be available on the roads, reports Birmingham Live.
Mark Trimbee, CEO of Regtransfers, commented: “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.”
Trimbee elaborated on the subtleties involved in assessing the plates: “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.”
Among the banned plates are:.
**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.
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