Transfer private plate to new car

[beano211]

We are getting a new car on 1st Sept and I need to arrange for the transfer of the private plates that are currently on our old car (FOR SALE HERE!!). Please could someone advise me what to do? I have the original plates supplied with the old car so assume I need to transfer them back on to it before sale but wondering if the private plate can be swapped from one car to another or whether you have to "de-list" them first

Does insurance have to be in place before transfers can take effect? How do you do this is insurance only starts on the day the car is first taxed. Sorry.. probably very easy question but struggling to get a straightforward answer from the dealer!

Thanks

[worsy]

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

[worsy]

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

[beano211]

worsy said:

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

thanks worsy... will take a look

[SWoll]

beano211 said:

thanks worsy... will take a look

Good luck, we've just gone through the process and it's taken the DVLA in Swansea nearly 2 months to get the V5's and other docs back to us.

Apparently they have a huge backlog of requests due to closing a lot of local offices...

[Lumpyuk]

Got mine done with all docs back within 3 weeks

[SWoll]

Lumpyuk said:

Got mine done with all docs back within 3 weeks

You must have got lucky, only received ours back this week having sent everything off at the start of July...

[BoostMonkey]

Lumpyuk said:

Got mine done with all docs back within 3 weeks

Mine took just 2 weeks for the whole process in July.

[5STM5]

I got my V5c back today after nearly 7 weeks (the transfer was processed by DVLA Glasgow), it's still has the orginal reg on it.

[beano211]

worsy said:

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

4-6 weeks to get it changed from one car to another... kinda mucks up selling the porsche straight away!!! Apparently all local DVLA offices now just forwarding docs to Swansea which are turning around rather more slowly than a one-off visit to a local office!

[beano211]

Think I better try and get the post tonight.... http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/imgs/7.gif