Retention Renewal Oddity

[cuprabob]

Just received my retention certificate, after paying £25 to have it extended for another year. Nothing strange there apart from on the document it states an expiry of 2025 instead of 2016, as expected.

Do I query it or just wait tp see if they send me a renewal reminder next year?

[B'stard Child]

cuprabob said:

Just received my retention certificate, after paying £25 to have it extended for another year. Nothing strange there apart from on the document it states an expiry of 2025 instead of 2016, as expected.

Do I query it or just wait tp see if they send me a renewal reminder next year?

Me I'd query it if I didn't want to lose the plate

[cuprabob]

Got a letter from DVLA today returning my cheque and telling me the legislation is changing from 9th March and you no longer have to pay an annual fee of £25 to keep a plate on retention.

Must be the best kept secret as I can't find any info on it and even the new retention document still refers to the process and the fee.

[Bungleaio]

Thats interesting, I wonder if they will waive the retention fee completely now. I've had a quick look and I can only find this about it http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/193/schedu... and that doesn't make much sense to me.

[Bungleaio]

Thats interesting, I wonder if they will waive the retention fee completely now. I've had a quick look and I can only find this about it http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2015/193/schedu... and that doesn't make much sense to me.

[blongs]

I've just renewed one on Friday that was due to expire on 7th March 2015 and got the document back today, it states 7th March 2016 and they took the £25 off me.

Looks like a bit of bad luck to miss out by 2 days if the 9th is the cutoff.

I've not heard or read anything about the retention going to be free either.

Ben

[TonyF55]

Just about to put a plate on retention, think i'll wait until the 9/10th now and see what the website says.
I downloaded the V317 form and there is no mention on there that the fee is changing/free.

Thanks for the heads up

[MrReg]

Rules are changing as said above - DVLA website will be offline for purchases from midday Saturday to midday Monday so I'm assuming they will be updating the options then.
Any new certificates will be valid for 10years, with no charges for extensions or nominee name changes in the future. To put onto retention will be £80 instead of £105.

[Sir Bagalot]

Interesting. Just renewed my two last month.

It's a nice money-spinner for DVLA so surprised they're dropping it.

On a sidenote how many UK plates are on retention? Would love to know.

[cuprabob]

https://dvladigital.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/09/it-now-...

[Ed Moses]

cuprabob said:

https://dvladigital.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/09/it-now-...

Another great example of policy by blog! How the ordinary citizen is supposed to keep up I will never understand.

Ed

[Claudia Skies]

Sir Bagalot said:

Interesting. Just renewed my two last month.

Did you renew for 3 years?

[Bungleaio]

So what happens to registrations currently on retention? Mine is due for renewal in december so I've got plenty of time before I need to worry about it but from the sounds of things they last for 10 years from being taken off a vehicle.

[cuprabob]

Bungleaio said:

So what happens to registrations currently on retention? Mine is due for renewal in december so I've got plenty of time before I need to worry about it but from the sounds of things they last for 10 years from being taken off a vehicle.

You will still have to renew it but the difference is it won't cost you anything and the new V778 will have an expiry date of Dec 2025