If you are coming to live in the UK you need to re-register your vehicle onto UK number plates immediately. 

You should contact the DVLA for advice as to how to do this at www.dvla.gov.uk or the NIVLCO at www.dvlni.gov.uk if you live in Northern Ireland.

A vehicle with UK plates must have insurance according to UK Law, which means it must be insured with an authorized insurer and one who is a member of MIB. 

To see if the insurer is a member of MIB please check the Members’ section of this site.

If you are a visitor to the UK (for example on holiday) you can use your vehicle for a limited time, usually for six months in any 12 month period before you need to re-register the vehicle onto UK plates. 

It is the responsibility of the driver to prove how long a vehicle has been in the UK.

In the event that you are stopped by the Police, or any other enforcement agency, you may be asked to provide proof of port of entry or any other evidence of when the vehicle arrived in the UK.

There are severe penalties in the UK if the law is not complied with and the Police have powers to seize and crush any vehicle they believe to be uninsured.