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SHOW
PLATES

Custom car show plates with any text you want, printed on a proper plate by a UK show plate maker. No logbook, no entitlement check, no waiting on paperwork. Made for car shows, displays and off-road use.

CHOOSE YOUR PLATE

Same build as our road-legal plates — 3mm acrylic, printed not stuck on. The only difference is what you're allowed to do with it.

Most popular Yellow and white 2D show plates with flat lettering
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Standard Oblong

The classic plate shape everyone recognises. Up to ten characters, white or yellow, single or a matching pair.

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New Yellow and white 4D show plates with raised lettering
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Oblong 4D Show Plate

Raised 4D letters on the same 520 × 111mm plate. Any wording you like, no V5C and no entitlement check.

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ANY TEXT
Standard oblong, angled ends
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Hex Plate

Angled hexagonal ends instead of square corners. Stands out on a wall and can't be mistaken for a road plate.

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ANY
TEXT
Taller than standard oblong
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Square Plate

A taller two-line version of the standard oblong, so you can fit more words in. Suits longer names and workshop signage.

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What People Use Them For

MOSTLY WALLS,
NOT CARS

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Gifts

Their name, their nickname, the date they passed their test. Cheap enough to be an easy present, personal enough to actually mean something.

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Garage & man cave

Wall art that fits the room. A build name, a workshop name, or a private joke only the people who visit will get.

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Car shows & stands

Club name, build spec, social handle. Something that gets read from across the hall while the car sits with its bonnet up.

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Props & signage

Film, theatre, photography and shop displays. A plate reads as a plate instantly, which is exactly why it works as a prop.

Plain English

WHAT A SHOW
PLATE ACTUALLY IS

A show plate is a real number plate that isn't tied to a real car. Same acrylic, same printing, same finish as the ones we make for the road. The difference is purely what it's allowed to say and where it's allowed to go.

Because it isn't going on a road-going vehicle, there's no entitlement check. No V5C, no logbook, no waiting while documents get verified. You type what you want and we make it.

That's what makes it work as a gift. Ordering a road-legal plate for someone else means getting hold of their paperwork first, which rather ruins the surprise. A show plate takes thirty seconds.

The one hard rule: it can't go on a vehicle used on public roads. Not a nudge-nudge rule — fitting one is an offence, it'll fail an MOT, and the fine is real. On a wall, on a stand, on a track car or a field vehicle, it's entirely yours.

Before You Order

WORTH
KNOWING

What do people actually use show plates for?
Most end up on a wall rather than a car. Birthday and anniversary gifts, garage and man cave displays, car show stands, track and off-road vehicles, film and theatre props, shop signage, and wedding or new baby keepsakes.
How many characters can I have?
Up to ten including spaces on a standard oblong. Shorter text sits larger and reads better from a distance, so names and short phrases tend to look best.
Is a show plate the same quality as a road-legal one?
Yes — same 3mm acrylic, same printing process, same build. The difference is what it's permitted to be used for, not how it's made.
Can I have white or yellow?
Either. Order a single plate in white or yellow, or a matching pair with one of each. Yellow reads as the rear of a car, white as the front — though on a wall it's whatever looks better in the room.

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