cheapest way to get a private reg

[PositronicRay]

I shall now be known as Ethelbert Gabriel Travillian

[Fun Bus]

B'stard Child said:

DVLA Price includes that £80 assignement fee

So if a Plate is £500 it's £500 to put it on a car - that's it........

DVLA price also includes VAT.

[sue20]

12lee said:

ejenner said:

What are you saying?

It seems to me that the last few posts have been from people who have actually realised that the price for acquiring a personalised registration really could vary and they are attempting to have a go at explaining how the various fees stack up and who is profiting and how.

Indeed. It's incredible that people simply don't understand the mechanics or the commercial structure behind the cherished registration market. Simply amazing.

^^this

OP, what is the plate?

If it's never been issued you won't get it cheaper than direct from DVLA.

If it has been issued, well that depends on the plate and the seller. I bought one last week for £150 that would've cost £250 originally.

[Hamish Finn]

sue20 said:

^^this

OP, what is the plate?

If it's never been issued you won't get it cheaper than direct from DVLA.

If it has been issued, well that depends on the plate and the seller. I bought one last week for £150 that would've cost £250 originally.

He'll think you're backing him up! Please explain that the £150 plate WAS NOT AVAILABLE from the DVLA!

[sue20]

Hamish Finn said:

sue20 said:

^^this

OP, what is the plate?

If it's never been issued you won't get it cheaper than direct from DVLA.

If it has been issued, well that depends on the plate and the seller. I bought one last week for £150 that would've cost £250 originally.

He'll think you're backing him up! Please explain that the £150 plate WAS NOT AVAILABLE from the DVLA!

What I meant was that I bought it from a dealer who was selling for someone else.

[anonymous-user]

ejenner said:

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I still think it's too expensive even through the DVLA? What are you paying the money for? There must be a company out there somewhere who offer a better rate?

ejenner said:

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The issue I have is that the bit which isn't the DVLA fee could be from £0 to £whatever - so the question is what makes the price different from different companies? It must be just a case of what they decided to charge?

You may need to study up on some basic economics. You think that the prices should be lower. Perhaps they should, but there are invisible mechanisms that determine prices in markets. You wonder if there is someone who cut undercut DVLA. Have a think for a minute about why that is unlikely to be the case.

http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/economics-fo...

Edited by anonymous-user on Saturday 15th August 07:37

[court]

Did someone mention primoregistrations?

[12lee]

sue20 said:

OP, what is the plate?

TRO 11 ???

[Ozzie Osmond]

I dread to think what registration can be bought for £150

Can't help thinking the buyer may have overpaid by about £149.50

[K321]

thanks chaps for the information

best regards
Rupert Cholmondeley

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ejenner said:

yep, checked what happens if you try to buy the plate through reg-transfers and they add on the £80 on top of the initial quote. So DVLA is cheaper.

I still think it's too expensive even through the DVLA? What are you paying the money for? There must be a company out there somewhere who offer a better rate?

You're paying for the privilege of a private plate. Your original post is why they have a price they do - people want them so priced accordingly. It's like capitalism and stuff.

[lord trumpton]

Not this st again....I thought that this had been put to bed?