Private Plate Issues

[stuarthomas]

My ex purchased a private plate for me for my birthday in August. We broke up last week, and she is now threatening me with messages saying that she is going to cancel my private plate and I need to change it back to my old one.

I have done a bit of searching online but I can't find anything at all, is what she saying correct? I don't think she can but I just want to make sure before I go out driving and get pulled/fined for displaying an incorrect plate.

The main reason she is doing this is she says she wants a refund to get the money back, imo a bit of a bad move seeing as it was a gift. I did offer to buy it off her so I can keep it but that didn't go down too well.

[Butter Face]

If the V5 for the car is in your name and the plate is assigned to the car she can’t do st.

[eybic]

Is the plate on a car in your name? If so then it belongs to your car that belongs to you.

[anonymous-user]

The OP should channel the late, great Zsa Zsa Gabor: "Darleenk, I never hated an ex enough to give the diamonds back."

[anonymous-user]

[Torquey]

I doubt she'd get a refund either, if she did mange to get the plate back off you.

[TwigtheWonderkid]

Just give it back to her. Say you wouldn't want to keep it anyway, as it reminds you of her.

[s55shh]

My ex has still got my private plate that I put on her car as I didn't have a spare car available at the time. She claimed in court that she was emotionally attached to it! I chose to save my house at the cost of the plate.

[stuarthomas]

eybic said:

Is the plate on a car in your name? If so then it belongs to your car that belongs to you.

The plate is on a car in my name. Thats what I thought, but just wanted to make sure.

[TooMany2cvs]

s55shh said:

My ex has still got my private plate that I put on her car as I didn't have a spare car available at the time.

Retention isn't a new concept.

[Rude-boy]

TooMany2cvs said:

s55shh said:

My ex has still got my private plate that I put on her car as I didn't have a spare car available at the time.

Retention isn't a new concept.

No but it is one that costs £25 per year and you have to remember to sort it, whereas if you have a car in the household without a PP on it and it would be able to be transferred to it for the time being, etc, etc.

Personally i go with retention, but that's just me and i can see why others might not.

[eybic]

Rude-boy said:

TooMany2cvs said:

s55shh said:

My ex has still got my private plate that I put on her car as I didn't have a spare car available at the time.

Retention isn't a new concept.

No but it is one that costs £25 per year and you have to remember to sort it, whereas if you have a car in the household without a PP on it and it would be able to be transferred to it for the time being, etc, etc.

Personally i go with retention, but that's just me and i can see why others might not.

You don't have renew the retention every year, this stopped a while ago I believe.

[CRA1G]

Rude-boy said:

No but it is one that costs £25 per year and you have to remember to sort it,

A retention certificate lasts 10 years now...

[TooMany2cvs]

eybic said:

You don't have renew the retention every year, this stopped a while ago I believe.

March 2015.

[xjay1337]

As said plate on the V5 and she can't do anything.

[AyBee]

CRA1G said:

Rude-boy said:

No but it is one that costs £25 per year and you have to remember to sort it,

A retention certificate lasts 10 years now...

I'm guessing that chap was talking about a time prior to the last few years when it changed...

[CRA1G]

AyBee said:

I'm guessing that chap was talking about a time prior to the last few years when it changed...

Then he needs to keep up at the back then doesn't he....

[Rude-boy]

CRA1G said:

AyBee said:

I'm guessing that chap was talking about a time prior to the last few years when it changed...

Then he needs to keep up at the back then doesn't he....

would appear that I do

It has been a very long time since i had to put a plate on retention and the last 5 cheques i have in my old and dusty chequebook were for the DVLA's retention fee. These days all my plates are on cars save the one i was bought for my last Birthday that is waiting for 3 years before i need to worry about it

[solo2]

if she has a copy of your cars V5C log book she can remove it online without your knowledge, she could have taken the document number without your knowledge.

Easiest way around that is request a duplicate V5C from DVLA (Costs £25) and will have a different document number which means unless she gets a copy of the most recent V5C she cannot remove it without you knowing.

[TooMany2cvs]

solo2 said:

if she has a copy of your cars V5C log book she can remove it online without your knowledge, she could have taken the document number without your knowledge.

Easiest way around that is request a duplicate V5C from DVLA (Costs £25) and will have a different document number which means unless she gets a copy of the most recent V5C she cannot remove it without you knowing.

...or just change address...