Selling/sold my car, private plate query?!

[Alfa GTV]

Hi all,

Just after some advice really I am selling/sold my car possibly to be collected this weekend, I currently have my private reg on the car which I want to keep, however will not be put on another car just yet. My buyer has cash and wants to take the car away this weekend, he has no interest in the numberplate. (the reg is of no real value and wouldn't mean anything to him either) If the car sells over the weekend can anyone advise if a official printed up receipt to both parties states -

Buyer has no interest in current numberplate blah blah...and all car documents will be forwarded when original numberplate can go back on the car.

I will contact DVLA when car sale goes through to get the ball rolling.

Does this sound okay? I do have the certificate of entitlement and will be keeping the MOT certificate and other related documents too until plates can be legally swapped.

Any advice guys/gals?

Thanks

[littleredrooster]

I thought that you had to get the plate off and the original 're-issued' before the sale goes through?

[Magic919]

Selling the car then doing the retention is not the official method. However, I've done it several times without a problem.