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Trade accounts

Plates that carry your name, not ours.

Set up a trade account and supply road-legal, ceramic-coated number plates to your customers — under your business brand, not Dark Horse Customs.

How it works

Four steps from interested to trading.

01

Get your own SID number

You register your business with the DVLA as a number plate supplier and receive a unique Supplier Identification (SID) number. It's a short application — we walk you through every part of it, start to finish.

02

We produce in your name

Every plate we make for your orders carries your SID number and business name, not ours. The plates say you made them — because, registered, you did. Your brand, your reputation on every set.

03

You keep the margin

You supply your customers at whatever price suits your business. What you charge them is entirely yours to decide — we don't set it, we don't see it, and we don't take a cut.

04

Your customers, your records

As a registered supplier, you hold your customers' proof of entitlement — V5C and photo ID. That's between you and the DVLA. We supply the plates; your documentation is your responsibility.

Who this is for

You're already next to those plates. Do something with that.

If you're already fitting plates, or standing next to a car where you notice they need replacing, you're already in front of the sale. Right now, that moment goes nowhere. A trade account changes that.

Mobile detailers & valeters

You're with the car for hours. When you notice the plates, you could offer to fix them.

Independent garages & bodyshops

Every service or repair booking is a chance to upsell a set of plates the customer actually needs.

MOT & service centres

You see more cars than anyone. The ones that fail advisory checks on plates are already in your bay.

Anyone already in front of the car

If plates come up in your work — however peripherally — there's probably a conversation waiting to happen.

What you get

Everything you need to start trading.

Included with every trade account setup — no hidden extras, no ongoing charges for support.

Your own SID number

We guide your business through the DVLA supplier registration from start to finish. Once approved, your SID number is yours, it travels with your business, not with us.

Sample set of every plate type

One of each finish, Standard, 3D Gel, 4D, and 4D Gel.

Ongoing trade supply

Once you're registered, place your orders with us as you need them. We produce and dispatch, road-legal and ceramic-coated as standard.

Get in touch

Let's talk about your business.

Pick your plate, send your documents, and it's made and shipped within 24 hours. Road-legal, ceramic coated, delivered free.

Quick question?

WhatsApp is fine for a quick question or a first hello. For your actual trade inquiry, use the form — that's where we start the proper conversation.

WhatsApp us

Use this for quick questions only. The form above is for trade inquiries — that's how we start the proper conversation.

We only use your details to respond to your inquiry. No mailing lists.

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