MOT and private plate

[surveyor]

I recently bought a car....

It was coming off a Private Plate and as part of the deal had a new MOT.

It had the MOT on the day that the acknowledgement arrived assigning the old number to the car. Therefore the latest MOT certificate has the car's old private plate, but the correct chassis number. A check online show's that the the new mot is not linked to the new plate.

I will shortly be sending off to put my own plate on it.....

Can this unholy mess be sorted? Should I just send both MOT's off with the paperwork?

I'm confused... and so is the system.

[tr7v8]

When they send the docs back, one of these is a new MOT with the new plate.

[surveyor]

Which they did. But earlier that day the car had been mot'd by garage with old plate....

See - I have you confused too.

[RichB]

surveyor said:

A check online show's that the the new mot is not linked to the new plate.
...I will shortly be sending off to put my own plate on it.

Why would it be if you've not yet sent off the application to put your plate on?

[surveyor]

This is hard work tonight. Let me create a timeline...

23.4.14 Previous owner sends paperwork off with MOT1 to remove his plate Lets say ABC1
30.4.14 DVLA put's paperwork in post with MOT1 reassigned to dated plate, Let's say YY 55 JJJ
1.5.14 Previous owner (who has not yet received DVLA paperwork) MOT's car for a year with ABC1 on it.
2.5.14 DVLA Paperwork received.

I now have old MOT on correct plate, and new MOT on owners previous plate (but corect chassis no).

[RichB]

surveyor said:

This is hard work tonight.

Well you're the one who is asking for advice. It's not up to respondents to make it easier

[surveyor]

RichB said:

surveyor said:

This is hard work tonight.

Well you're the one who is asking for advice. It's not up to respondents to make it easier

It's hard work to explain... I'm not saying your hard work....

[Truckosaurus]

What does the online system say, that's the one that you need to be correct so you can get a tax disc.

[RichB]

surveyor said:

RichB said:

surveyor said:

This is hard work tonight.

Well you're the one who is asking for advice. It's not up to respondents to make it easier

It's hard work to explain... I'm not saying your hard work....

Oh sorry

[RichB]

Must confess whenever I've transferred plates I've always done it prior to any MOT being required.

[surveyor]

Truckosaurus said:

What does the online system say, that's the one that you need to be correct so you can get a tax disc.

Online gives the older mot...

[GC8]

surveyor said:

I recently bought a car....

It was coming off a Private Plate and as part of the deal had a new MOT.

It had the MOT on the day that the acknowledgement arrived assigning the old number to the car. Therefore the latest MOT certificate has the car's old private plate, but the correct chassis number. A check online show's that the the new mot is not linked to the new plate.

I will shortly be sending off to put my own plate on it.....

Can this unholy mess be sorted? Should I just send both MOT's off with the paperwork?

I'm confused... and so is the system.

Quick advice: fk ups can usually be rectified at your local VOSA testing station. Look in the Yellow Pages (lolz) for HGV testing, bus testing etc, make sure that it is a VOSA site and not private, and go to their front counter.

[surveyor]

That was uncommonly easy....

Just rang DVSA. Email on it's way to the mismatch team at the DVLA. Job done.

Now to confuse even further by putting my own private plate on the car....