DVLA number plate transfer.
Discussion
I have a personal plate which I have owned for about 15 years and has been transferred between cars and/or certificate without issue over the years.
Currently on my daily driver which I have had for 3 years. Today I tried to transfer it off using their online service as I want to sell the car. It gave me a message I couldn't do it online and had to do it via post (10 working days).
I rang them but they couldn't tell me why I couldn't do the transfer online only there is an incident open, and the department who deals with this doesn't work weekends.
The only thing I have done recently is change of address. Other than that the car has been continuously taxed, moted and insured in the time I have had it. V5 in my name.
I will ring them on Monday but in the meantime has anyone ever had this problem?
Thanks.
Currently on my daily driver which I have had for 3 years. Today I tried to transfer it off using their online service as I want to sell the car. It gave me a message I couldn't do it online and had to do it via post (10 working days).
I rang them but they couldn't tell me why I couldn't do the transfer online only there is an incident open, and the department who deals with this doesn't work weekends.
The only thing I have done recently is change of address. Other than that the car has been continuously taxed, moted and insured in the time I have had it. V5 in my name.
I will ring them on Monday but in the meantime has anyone ever had this problem?
Thanks.
I tried to remove my plate from my old car, got a similar message. I phoned them up explained what had happened, they checked it out their end and the info they had was incorrect and wasn't allowing the automated system to kick in and release it. They sorted and released it over the phone, sending email to confirm.
We do a fair number of plate transfers and retentions for customers at work.
Occasionally we get one where it can't be done online and has to be sent off, so yours is a rare occurrence but certainly not unique.
Nobody is ever sure what the common theme is, but our current theory is if the car has been SORNed at some point, as opposed to Sold to Trade then it can't be done online. Not certain that that is the real reason or why the SORN should make a difference but that's our best guess.
Does that fit with your experience?
Occasionally we get one where it can't be done online and has to be sent off, so yours is a rare occurrence but certainly not unique.
Nobody is ever sure what the common theme is, but our current theory is if the car has been SORNed at some point, as opposed to Sold to Trade then it can't be done online. Not certain that that is the real reason or why the SORN should make a difference but that's our best guess.
Does that fit with your experience?
Wooda80 said:
We do a fair number of plate transfers and retentions for customers at work.
Occasionally we get one where it can't be done online and has to be sent off, so yours is a rare occurrence but certainly not unique.
Nobody is ever sure what the common theme is, but our current theory is if the car has been SORNed at some point, as opposed to Sold to Trade then it can't be done online. Not certain that that is the real reason or why the SORN should make a difference but that's our best guess.
Does that fit with your experience?
It's been continuously taxed while I've had it for three years. Previous owner had it for 9 years as a daily driver so I'm guessing it was taxed all those years too.Occasionally we get one where it can't be done online and has to be sent off, so yours is a rare occurrence but certainly not unique.
Nobody is ever sure what the common theme is, but our current theory is if the car has been SORNed at some point, as opposed to Sold to Trade then it can't be done online. Not certain that that is the real reason or why the SORN should make a difference but that's our best guess.
Does that fit with your experience?
I'll be a bit miffed if I hit a problem doing the transfer because of something a previous owner did years ago.
JumboBeef said:
Wooda80 said:
We do a fair number of plate transfers and retentions for customers at work.
Occasionally we get one where it can't be done online and has to be sent off, so yours is a rare occurrence but certainly not unique.
Nobody is ever sure what the common theme is, but our current theory is if the car has been SORNed at some point, as opposed to Sold to Trade then it can't be done online. Not certain that that is the real reason or why the SORN should make a difference but that's our best guess.
Does that fit with your experience?
It's been continuously taxed while I've had it for three years. Previous owner had it for 9 years as a daily driver so I'm guessing it was taxed all those years too.Occasionally we get one where it can't be done online and has to be sent off, so yours is a rare occurrence but certainly not unique.
Nobody is ever sure what the common theme is, but our current theory is if the car has been SORNed at some point, as opposed to Sold to Trade then it can't be done online. Not certain that that is the real reason or why the SORN should make a difference but that's our best guess.
Does that fit with your experience?
I'll be a bit miffed if I hit a problem doing the transfer because of something a previous owner did years ago.
I've recently (within the past 6 weeks), transferred a plate from my XJ8 to my Astra GTC. Instantly via the web page.
The Jag had been SORNed (and no MOT) for at least three years.
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