The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) advises that anyone planning to tow a caravan or trailer weighing more than 750kg in the European Union must now register it under the Government Trailer Registration Scheme, and display a separate registration plate.

Previously only commercial trailers and those weighing more than 3,500kg needed to be registered in line with post-Brexit agreements but on the 26th August 2025 the DVLA updated its requirements for those taking a caravan or trailer into the EU.

Registering a caravan or trailer is completed via the government website www.gov.uk/register-trailer-to-take-abroad. 

You will need a Government Gateway and trailer account to process your application
Locate your trailer's Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). This number is on the chassis plate and is often etched into caravan windows, for example.
You will need to know your trailer's empty and full weights. These are usually found on a data plate near a caravan's entrance door, or on a dedicated plate on a trailer's drawbar

Add your caravan or trailer to the DVLA register.

Please note that the Government Trailer Registration scheme is a separate requirement to the existing Caravan Registration and Identification Scheme (CRiS)

Once you've paid the registration fee, you will receive a confirmation email. This contains a PDF copy of your Trailer Registration Certificate (TRC), and a paper copy should arrive within five working days.

With the Trailer Registration Certificate and confirmation of your name and address, this can be any of the following:

1.  Driving licence  with or without a photo (doesn't have to be issued in the UK)
2. Utility bill or Council Tax bill (from the last 6 months)
3. Bank or building society statement (from the last 6 months)
4. National identity card (issued by the government of a state or territory other than the United Kingdom)
find an approved supplier to create the registration plate.

Towcraft Ltd are a DVLA approved plate supplier who can supply the registration plate when provided with the above details.


The trailer registration plate must be displayed while travelling through most EU countries. Exceptions are currently Ireland, Malta, Cyprus and Spain
Display the plate at the rear of the trailer or caravan, positioned as far as practical from the vehicle's existing yellow registration plate
If there is no suitable place for the additional registration plate at the rear, two plates will be required, with each one placed on the sides of the trailer or caravan near its rear.
The characters should read horizontally
Illumination of the new trailer plate is not required