# The Trailer Registration Regulations 2018, Paragraph 2: Registration plate - specification


(1) A registration plate must have solid black characters on a white background.
(2) The surface of a registration plate must not comprise or incorporate any design, pattern or texture, or be treated in any way which gives to any part of the plate the appearance of a design, pattern or texture.
(3) A registration plate must not be treated in any other way which—
(a) renders the characters of the registration mark less easily distinguishable to the eye; or
(b) would prevent or impair the making of a true photographic image of the plate through any device.
(4) The corners of a registration plate may be rounded off provided that the requirements of sub-paragraphs (5) and (6) (margins around registration marks) of paragraph 1 are not infringed.
(5) No material, other than a registration mark, may be displayed on a registration plate except for information that identifies the manufacturer of the registration plate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/2018/9780111173046/schedule/2/paragraph/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-trailer-registration-regulations-2018/schedule-2/paragraph-2
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