Hex plates are number plates cut with angled, hexagonal ends instead of square corners, sized to your registration rather than taken from a stock blank, so the plate finishes close to the characters on every side. Any of our letter styles can go on them: printed, 3D gel, 4D 3mm, 4D 5mm, 4D gel, Outline, Hover, Shadow or Retro. Each hex plate is a reflective BS AU 145e plate made in County Durham by a DVLA-registered number plate supplier and sold as a pair for cars. Order before 2pm on a working day with your documents approved and we make them the same day.
How it is made
We lay out the registration in Charles Wright characters at the prescribed size and spacing, then cut the plate around it with the ends angled to a hexagonal outline, keeping the margin between the characters and the edge above the legal minimum. Because the plate is cut to the registration, a seven-character plate and a four-character plate come out at different widths. The plate is reflective white at the front and yellow at the rear and carries our supplier name, postcode and the BS AU 145e mark. The characters are applied in whichever style you choose; the raised styles are described on their own pages, starting with the 4D 3mm plate and the 3D gel plate.
Is it road legal?
Yes, when the finished plate meets BS AU 145e and the number plate regulations, and a hex plate does: the characters, spacing, reflective background and supplier mark are the same as on every plate we make, we do not tint, pattern or shorten the spacing, and a number plate does not have to be oblong: the rules fix the characters, their spacing and the margins around them, not the outline of the plate. The DVLA has inspected our plates in person. Our post on hex number plates and the law sets out what the rules say, and the guide to 3D and 4D number plate legality covers the character styles.
Other sizes
If you want a plate cut to the registration but with square corners, order a shortened plate. Full-size options are the standard 520mm × 111mm plate, the 4x4 square rear plate and the oversize rear plate.
Warranty
36 months against manufacturing defects, which covers the plate, the print and the bond between character and plate. It does not cover damage from fitting, impact or chemicals.
What to order
Pick a letter style in the plate builder and select the hex shape as the size. Proof of registration is required first (valid documents); postage is under delivery options. If the existing screw holes on your car fall outside the angled ends, fit the plate with sticky pads instead.
