.PLC.UK

Name: .PLC.UK — TLD Knowledge Base
Creator: Nominet UK

United Kingdom

Nominet UK · cctld · Updated 2026-09-10

Specs only

Specifications

Zone: .plc.uk
Registration period: 1 year - 10 years
Character length: 1-63
DNSSEC: Yes
IPv6: Yes
Nameservers: 2-7 nameservers
Redemption period: 90 days
Handle updates: Yes
WHOIS server: whois.nic.uk
Data set: ccTLD
Connection: Direct

Eligibility & Restrictions

In case of an ownerchange please contact support for details. Local domain owner (OwnerC) required (office/residence). Restore is only possible after domain has expired, not after the explicit deletion of the domain. Company number (companies) or ID card number (individuals) required.

Required contact fields: Tech contact email, Owner contact email, Admin contact email.

Registration

Registration period: 1 year - 10 years. Processing is automated. Character length: 1-63. Requires 2-7 nameservers.

Transfer Procedure

Transfer processing is automated. Transfer confirmation required by the losing registrar.

Registrant Change

Owner change is supported as a registry-level task.

Renewal & Deletion

Explicit renewal task supported. Cancellation period: 5 days. Cancellation only takes effect on expiry.

Restore / Redemption Grace Period

Restore task is supported. Auto-renew grace period: 90 days.

WHOIS / Privacy

WHOIS server: whois.nic.uk. WHOIS privacy not supported. Contact data publicly visible.

Data controllers

Nominet UK (org) Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)
Nominet UK — TLD Registry Services Management (admin) Minerva House, Edmund Halley Road, Oxford Science Park, Oxford OX4 4DQ, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (the)

Error codes

EF01017
EF03019
EF03008
EF00512
EF01008
EF01009
EF03005
EF03018
EF03007
EF03017
EF03006
EF01075
EF03011
EF01055
EF02111
EF03041
EF02094
EF03010
EF01095
EF01074
EF0103118
EF02070

Required fields

techc/email
ownerc/email
adminc/email

Restrictions

Company number (companies) or ID card number (individuals) required.
In case of an ownerchange please contact support for details.
Local domain owner (OwnerC) required (office/residence).
Restore is only possible after domain has expired, not after the explicit deletion of the domain.

Root nameservers

DNS1.NIC.UK
DNS2.NIC.UK
DNS4.NIC.UK
NSA.NIC.UK
NSB.NIC.UK
NSC.NIC.UK
NSD.NIC.UK
DNS3.NIC.UK

Tasks (API)

create · available · chargeable · automatic
delete · available · automatic
ownerchange · available · chargeable · automatic
preack · available · automatic
renew · available · chargeable · automatic
restoreARGP · available · automatic
restoreNE · available · automatic
transfer · available · chargeable · automatic
transit · available · automatic
update · available · automatic