Retaining Number Plate

[vxturbo]

Hi Guys. I am in the process of putting my plate on retention and today have recieved my v5 with new reg number but no retention certificate or tax disc.Does anyone know if I put the new number on the car now or do I wait til I get the tax disc? I have looked on dvla website but there is no clear answers on there at all.

[Andrew[MG]]

The website is pretty rubbish but if you call them most of the people seem to be really helpful.

[Andrew[MG]]

The website is pretty rubbish but if you call them most of the people seem to be really helpful.

[CRA1G]

I'd be putting the new plates on the car now,because that's now the legal number,the tax disc will follow but any ANPR check will show it as been taxed on the new number anyway.

[gogsboy]

If you have the V5 back you put the plates on, same as having a number plate authorisation letter

[vxturbo]

Thanks for the replys. Better get me some plates ordered.

[Steven944]

You should have had the replacement tax disc and the covering paperwork back before the new V5. That seems well out of the normal order of things.

[2DDav]

Steven944 said:

You should have had the replacement tax disc and the covering paperwork back before the new V5. That seems well out of the normal order of things.

Things have changed a bit now Swansea are dealing with the paperwork, it can come back in any order.

As soon as the transfer is processed, as long as the plate shows as being registered to the car via the road tax inquiry site (https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s1) you can legally drive the car with the new plates on the car regardless of if the new road tax has arrived or not.

[Steven944]

Changed days indeed - I assumed that the actual paperwork transfer triggered a new V5, so it would be after the disc. I sent away a retention yesterday so I await development with interest. The last transfer I did was three months ago so that was still the local office.

Edited by Steven944 on Sunday 5th January 15:56

[Lumpyuk]

My v5 came back within the week, the rest came a week later.