What are ‘clearance’ plates?

At Utopia Plates, we have a very strict quality control process for all of the number plates we manufacture. If a number plate doesn’t meet our standards, it gets rejected on the production line.

Rather than send the plates with slight imperfections to landfill, we can offer them at a discounted price to our customers who don’t mind a small imperfection.

What imperfections might be present on a clearance plate?

• Patches of excessive adhesive on plate corners or face

• Minor scuffs/scratches

• Small trapped dust, dirt or fibres

• Slight misalignment of reflective layer

Product Features

• BS AU 145e compliant!

• 100% Road Legal!

• Adds next-level depth to your plates

• Safe to pressure wash

• Doesn’t fade in the sun

• Professionally laser cut

• Industrial strength adhesive bonding

Size

The standard UK size for number plates are 520mm by 111mm. Please note this will vary if you opt for a shortened plate option. Shortened plates are cut down to a unique size depending on the length of your registration. Unlike our competitors, we cut these to whichever size you require rather than using pre-made short plates. We produce them to have a 16mm margin on all edges of the number plate, which leaves a nice even clean finish to your plate. If you require a specific size, please state this in the special requests box after clicking purchase. Legally, your number plates cannot have a margin any less than 11mm.

Manufacturing and delivery times

Orders will be manufactured from Monday to Saturday.

Tracked 24: Your plates will be dispatched within 24 hours after you provide evidence of ownership of the registration. The Royal Mail aims to deliver these parcels the next day, so this is our quickest turnaround.

Tracked 48: Your plates will be dispatched within 24 hours after you provide evidence of ownership of the registration. The Royal Mail aims for a two day delivery timeframe on Tracked 48.

Tracked 24 and Tracked 48 both provide a tracking number, which we will email to you, so you will know where your order and your documents are at all times on their way back to you.

Please note we do not dispatch on a Sunday or during Bank Holidays so please adjust your expectations accordingly. We apologise for any inconvenience.

Legality

Road legal plate styles:

Please note that by law we include our company name, postcode and BSAU number on the plate. The font style for all our plates is Charles Wright which is the legal UK road font, compliant with the law. The DVLA confirm that three-dimensional characters are legal and compliant with road laws, this includes ‘4D’ number plates, as 4D is only an industry standard name, and they are still classed as three-dimensional.

Legal Document Requirements

When buying number plates online, the only way to operate fully legally is for the Registered Number Plate Supplier to see the original physical documents in person. If you aren't local to us in County Durham, you will need to send us the documents in the post. The process is simple and the steps to take are explained in depth after you have placed your order. Once we have received your documents, we will produce your number plates and return the documents securely along with the number plates, using a tracked postal service.

What if I want show plates?

Utopia Plates does not sell show plates, as they could be used on the road, even though the manufacturer may sell them on the basis that they will not be. To avoid this, we will not sell show plates (this includes tinted plates, blank plates or those with non-standard spacing). We will only produce fully road legal plates, with standard spacing (as it appears on your V5C).

Can I add a slogan?

We do not add slogans or custom text to our number plates. This is not road legal, and due to our manufacturing process, we could not add a slogan even if it were.

Warranty

All of our plates come with a 12 month warranty covering manufacturing defects or natural occurring issues. This does not cover the imperfections present in clearance plates, as they are discounted for this reason. We do not cover for customer inflicted faults. Please contact us via email or the contact page to get in touch regarding your warranty.