A new rule being introduced on Tuesday will mean that people across the country will need to make a small - but important - adjustment to their car if they plan to take it abroad.
Under current rules, before taking a vehicle out of the country it must have either a GB sticker on it or a registration plate that bears a Union Jack and a GB sign.
However, starting September 28, cars taken on holiday must now bear a UK sticker or magnet instead of a GB one, as reported by The Mirror.
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Drivers who own a number plate that bear the initials GB will now need to also buy a UK sticker, or order a new plate with the correct designation.
It marks the second time this year the UK has introduced new rules regarding number plates.
In January, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps revealed that drivers in the UK would be permitted to drive in Europe without a GB sticker or magnet if they had a new registration plate with a Union Flag and GB sign.
He also tweeted an image revealing the updated look of a green number plate, used to signify fully electric vehicles and showcase the incentives of opting for a more environmentally friendly car.
Mr Shapps tweeted: “Brits will be able to drive on the Continent without GB stickers thanks to new reg plate with Union Flag and GB.”
British number plates have previously featured a GB symbol under the cluster of EU stars.
Scottish drivers could still travel abroad with number plates displaying the Scottish flag, but only if they also placed a GB sticker on their vehicle.
The new rule change however means that the GB sticker will no longer be valid.
The update has been outlined by the United Nations, which said it had received “a notification stating that the United Kingdom is changing the distinguishing sign that it had previously selected for display in international traffic on vehicles registered in the United Kingdom, from ‘GB’ to ‘UK’”.
Every motorist under the new law will either need to buy the new number plate featuring the letters UK, or make sure they have a sticker displaying the same letters to prevent any punishment.
Therefore, people who ordered Mr Shapps’ new design earlier this year must now purchase a UK sticker to put alongside it to make it legal.
The rule change means that, on or after September 28, drivers will need to display a UK sticker clearly on the rear of their vehicle.
Drivers will need the UK sticker if their number plate has a GB identifier with the Union Jack, a Euro symbol, a national flag of England, Scotland or Wales or numbers and letters.
