Banned number plates revealed following launch of new 2023 plates - see the full list

Following the launch of the new 2023 number plate, to showcase a brand new car registered this year, a full list of all banned number plates has been revealed. Included are a number plates celebrating the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

New cars are allocated plates containing the last two digits of the year they are registered in, meaning vehicles first hitting the road this year will have ‘23’. During the second half of the year ‘73’ plates will be deployed.