Urgent plate transfer advice, please.

['RingNut]

Advice please.

I've bought a new car, and am transferring the plate from another one of my cars which I'm going to keep. The DVLA want to inspect the old car before changing the plate.

I'm not trading the old car in, I just want a new plate for it.
The problem is that I'm about to scrap it because the cost of a head gasket is more that the car is worth.

Why do they want to inspect my old car before swapping the plates? I can't even get it to where ever it is they will want to inspect it.

The donor is taxed, MoT'd, & insured, just not drivable.

Do they do random checks for something ?

[randlemarcus]

The DVLA site says it needs to be available for inspection, not "on the road". Invite them round

They check to ensure that the VIN/chassis match their records etc.

[x type]

They want to inspect it to check chassis number /engine number etc.

They do this completely random .it's a pain in the a.. had to take my Discovery on a trailer to dvla swansea as the tax had run out for them to inspect it

You have no choice ,no inspect no transfer I'm afraid