Buying a new 15 reg car - can I request the reg plate?
Buying a new 15 reg car - can I request the reg plate?
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W4NTED

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771 posts

245 months

Thursday 19th February 2015
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Just wondered - buying a new car that will be delivered 1st March on a 15 reg...am I at the mercy of the dealership - do they allocate regs to cars or do the DVLA choose a random plate at registration?

Just wondered if I could have any infulence and maybe request something ending in things like TOY, BOY or maybe even GAY hehe

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Danm1les

1,023 posts

171 months

Thursday 19th February 2015
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No you can't, atlas you couldn't when i worked in the trade. People asked all the time!

kiethton

14,668 posts

211 months

Thursday 19th February 2015
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You've got to buy it from DVLA if you want anything specific, how else would they get the £300+ paid by each mug to get something that looks like a normal 15 plate to everybody else...

hornetrider

63,161 posts

236 months

Thursday 19th February 2015
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They'll probably have a batch of standard plates allocated from which you can pick, but that's about it.

RM88

87 posts

141 months

Thursday 19th February 2015
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I've always been sent a list of around 10 available reg's from the dealer that have obviously been allocated to them to choose from. This has been on cars and motorbikes so it is possible to choose but from a set dealer allocation imo.

H100S

1,436 posts

204 months

Thursday 19th February 2015
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It's rarely offered these days as the reg numbers to choose are only from a very small selection of the last three prefixes. You can't go through a huge list and choose. Also the first two letters are generally predetermined due to the area.

Regional IdentifiersRegionDVLA OfficeAA, AB, AC, AD, AE, AF, AG, AH, AJ, AK, AL, AM, ANAngliaPeterboroughAO, AP, AR, AS, AT, AUAngliaNorwichAV, AW, AX, AYAngliaIpswichBA, BB, BC, BD, BE, BF, BG, BH, BJ, BK, BL, BM, BN, BO, BP, BR, BS, BT, BU, BV, BW, BX, BYBirminghamBirminghamCA, CB, CC, CD, CE, CF, CG, CH, CJ, CK, CL, CM, CN, COCymruCardiffCP, CR, CS, CT, CU, CVCymruSwanseaCW, CX, CYCymruBangorDA, DB, DC, DD, DE, DF, DG, DH, DJ, DKDeeside to ShrewsburyChesterDL, DM, DN, DO, DP, DR, DS, DT, DU, DV, DW, DX, DYDeeside to ShrewsburyShrewsburyEA, EB, EC, ED, EE, EF, EG, EH, EJ, EK, EL, EM, EN, EO, EP, ER, ES, ET, EU, EV, EW, EX, EYEssexChelmsfordFA, FB, FC, FD, FE, FF, FG, FH, FJ, FK, FL, FM, FN, FPForest and FensNottinghamFR, FS, FT, FV, FW, FX, FYForest and FensLincolnGA, GB, GC, GD, GE, GF, GG, GH, GJ, GK, GL, GM, GN, GOGarden of EnglandMaidstoneGP, GR, GS, GT, GU, GV, GX, GYGarden of EnglandBrightonHA, HB, HC, HD, HE, HF, HG, HH, HJHampshire and DorsetBournemouthHK, HL, HM, HN, HO, HP, HR, HS, HT, HU, HVHampshire and DorsetPortsmouthHWHampshire and DorsetPortsmouth (Used exclusively for the Isle of Wight)HX, HYHampshire and DorsetPortsmouthKA, KB, KC, KD, KE, KF, KG, KH, KJ, KK, KL-LutonKM, KN, KO, KP, KR, KS, KT, KU, KV, KW, KX, KY-NorthamptonLA, LB, LC, LD, LE, LF, LG, LH, LJLondonWimbledonLK, LL, LM, LN, LO, LP, LR, LS, LTLondonStanmoreLU, LV, LW, LX, LYLondonSidcupMA, MB, MC, MD, ME, MF, MG, MH, MJ, MK, ML, MM, MN, MO, MP, MR, MS, MT, MU, MV, MW, MX, MYManchester and MerseysideManchesterNA, NB, NC, ND, NE, NF, NG, NH, NJ, NK, NL, NM, NN, NONorthNewcastleNP, NR, NS, NT, NU, NV, NW, NX, NYNorthStocktonOA, OB, OC, OD, OE, OF, OG, OH, OJ, OK, OL, OM, ON, OO, OP, OR, OS, OT, OU, OV, OW, OX, OYOxfordOxfordPA, PB, PC, PD, PE, PF, PG, PH, PJ, PK, PL, PM, PN, PO, PP, PR, PS, PTPrestonPrestonPU, PV, PW, PX, PYPrestonCarlisleRA, RB, RC, RD, RE, RF, RG, RH, RJ, RK, RL, RM, RN, RO, RP, RR, RS, RT, RU, RV, RW, RX, RYReadingReadingSA, SB, SC, SD, SE, SF, SG, SH, SJScotlandGlasgowSK, SL, SM, SN, SOScotlandEdinburghSP, SR, SS, STScotlandDundeeSU, SV, SWScotlandAberdeenSX, SYScotlandInvernessVA, VB, VC, VD, VE, VF, VG, VH, VJ, VK, VL, VM, VN, VO, VP, VR, VS, VT, VU, VV, VW, VX, VYSevern ValleyWorcesterWA, WB, WC, WD, WE, WF, WG, WH, WJWest of EnglandExeterWK, WLWest of EnglandTruroWM, WN, WO, WP, WR, WS, WT, WU, WV, WW, WX, WYWest of EnglandBristolYA, YB, YC, YD, YE, YF, YG, YH, YJ, YKYorkshireLeedsYL, YM, YN, YO, YP, YR, YS, YT, YUYorkshireSheffieldYV, YW, YX, YYYorkshireBeverley