transferring private plate

[C2james]

hey

im just in the process of buying a new car and want to transfer my current plate over but i was just wondering how long this takes and also do in actually have to purchase the new car before i can transfer the plate over? i think ive got all of the correct forms off the DVLA website.

cheers

[Shaw Tarse]

What are you doing with your old car?

[rehab71]

C2james said:

hey

im just in the process of buying a new car and want to transfer my current plate over but i was just wondering how long this takes and also do in actually have to purchase the new car before i can transfer the plate over? i think ive got all of the correct forms off the DVLA website.

cheers

Is the vehicle you're buying brand new?

[C2james]

no its second hand from a garage and my current car is going in to the same garage as px.

[C2james]

Do I need the V5 from both cars?

[rocketdogbert]

If it's a decent garage, they will arrrnage it all for you.

If not, put your plate on a retention certificate, then transfer when you get the new car

We have just done this, Mini Dealers wouldn't swap the plate for us, as it was "too near" Christmas (part-ex was completed on 12th December), so they organised the retention certificate for us. The new car's and the old car's V5 came back to us, and just today we returned the old car's V5 to the dealer (thye kept a £500 deposit to ensure we did!)

John

[Kentish]

C2james said:

Do I need the V5 from both cars?

Yes indeedy and the MOT and tax disc serial numbers.

If you have a local DVLA office, take the paperwork in to them to check it and submit it.

I've just done this recently and it took just 3 days to get the paperwork back and just over a week to get the new V5.