Buying a car with a private plate that the seller keeps?
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Looking into buying a car privately.
It has a private plate on it, seller wants to keep it. But instead of putting it on retention now, he is planning on keeping it on the car until the day of sale.
Does this mean if I buy it I have to wait 6 weeks or so for the v5 to get changed and to register new plates etc in which time I can't use the car? Seems a bit ridiculous. Also I am guessing he wants me to pay the £80 to swap the plate from this to his new car.... umm no.
It has a private plate on it, seller wants to keep it. But instead of putting it on retention now, he is planning on keeping it on the car until the day of sale.
Does this mean if I buy it I have to wait 6 weeks or so for the v5 to get changed and to register new plates etc in which time I can't use the car? Seems a bit ridiculous. Also I am guessing he wants me to pay the £80 to swap the plate from this to his new car.... umm no.
twoblacklines said:
Looking into buying a car privately.
It has a private plate on it, seller wants to keep it. But instead of putting it on retention now, he is planning on keeping it on the car until the day of sale.
You mean you'll be driving the car away with his plate then....as he if he wants to sell the car on that date, you'll be driving the car away with his plate on it....he has no other option?It has a private plate on it, seller wants to keep it. But instead of putting it on retention now, he is planning on keeping it on the car until the day of sale.
aeropilot said:
You mean you'll be driving the car away with his plate then....as he if he wants to sell the car on that date, you'll be driving the car away with his plate on it....he has no other option?
He does read above. He goes on line and requests the plate to be removed, its done instantly. you then get a voucher to print to have new plates made up.
The only thing that cant be done on the day is the V5.
It's very easy, as above. He does it online, and you reach an agreement about who pays the £80 fee. Take it off the sale price, whatever. He prints out the certificate with the new reg on the car for you to take away. He retains ownership of the reg. You drive off with the old plates on the car and make arrangement for the new plates to be made up as soon as you can.
AJB88 said:
aeropilot said:
You mean you'll be driving the car away with his plate then....as he if he wants to sell the car on that date, you'll be driving the car away with his plate on it....he has no other option?
He does read above. He goes on line and requests the plate to be removed, its done instantly. you then get a voucher to print to have new plates made up.
The only thing that cant be done on the day is the V5.
aeropilot said:
Aah.....OK, didn't know it was all done online now with plate changes as well....
Neither did I until I did it the other week, had to run around to get new plates made as wasn't expecting it.Because my car was registered straight onto its private plate as well, when it was issued a new plate it was issued a K plate for Milton Keynes rather than the N plate for Middlesborough.
ks me off when I've gone to buy a car and the seller won't actually release it until the plate transfer is done.I did something similar last month. As above, swapping plates is online and instant and real-time. Takes about ~10mins. The DVLA website, nowadays, is absolutely superb. One of the best on the entire Web. Simple, to the point, and fast. Just get the seller to do it on their (or your) smartphone in front of you while you watch.
Edited by Yipper on Saturday 18th March 20:51
Cold said:
Or you walk away and tell him to give you a call when his car is ready to be sold.
I did this. Left a deposit, told him to call me when the plate was swapped.I'd have been happy to sort the transfer onto his car after buying it, but obviously then he's risking me scarpering with "his" plate, so I completely understand not wanting to do so.
When I sold a car with a private reg I wanted to keep, I did all this nonsense before advertising it, not sure why other people don't, but there you go.
I am asking because back circa 2010, I bought a car from a dealer. For some reason or other I had to drive it home that day then not use it for 6 weeks until I got the v5. I don't think the dealer had it or something, I really can't remember. Either way I was without my new (to me) car for 6 weeks. I don't want that happening again.
I wouldn't keep someones private plate if I bought a car with it on if they wanted it. I just don't see why if I buy a car that has a private plate I should then have to pay £80 so they can keep the plate, all because they cba with retaining it.
I wouldn't keep someones private plate if I bought a car with it on if they wanted it. I just don't see why if I buy a car that has a private plate I should then have to pay £80 so they can keep the plate, all because they cba with retaining it.
Just going through this process now, and spoke to the DVLA. One of the challenges is that if you do the DVLA plate transfer on the day of sale, then you dont have the V5C paperwork to give the new keeper (you cant use the old one with the private plate on). Also, without that they cant tax the vehicle (the new rules stop the vehicle tax at the time of sale and it isnt transferred to the new keeper). The good news is that the new system is quite efficient, and the new V5C should arrive within 3-5 days, so not the 6 weeks as it previously took.
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