registering a private plate

[jacob11]

hi guys,

i want to register my personal plate to my car it has never been registered to a car before,i baught the plate from dvla a few years ago,now i want to use the plate im not to sure what to do?
i have googled it but i have not found any help at all

[Fox-]

First result on Google tells you exactly what to do:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedR...

If you want it done same day, visit your local DVLA office.

[AndyBrew]

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=829...

[badboyburt]

have you renewed the retention cert every 12 months, If not then you no longer own the rights Reg No, if you have then simply call or pop into the DVLA with your current tax disc and they will sort it out for you.

[Urban Sports]

jacob11 said:

hi guys,

i want to register my personal plate to my car it has never been registered to a car before,i baught the plate from dvla a few years ago,now i want to use the plate im not to sure what to do?
i have googled it but i have not found any help at all

I don't reckon you googled it, the answers are there if you did.

[MrReg]

if you need any help just drop me a PM. Always happy to help a fellow PHer.

[DanielC4GP]

badboyburt said:

have you renewed the retention cert every 12 months, If not then you no longer own the rights Reg No, if you have then simply call or pop into the DVLA with your current tax disc and they will sort it out for you.

This. You get a year to apply it to a vehicle after you buy, after which you have to pay to keep it on retention. You can retain it from anything from a year to up to 3 years at a time.