Now no DVLA offices. How to transfer plate?

[wildcat45]

I've just been bought a reg plate by my wife. She's got it direct from the DVLA so they will post the paperwork out in due course.

Then what?

With plates like this in the past I'd take a trip to my friendly local DVLA office (Regent Centre, Gosforth, Newcastle) and it would be done and dusted in a few minutes.

Now that office has shut, how's it done these days?

[eybic]

All by post to Swansea unfortunately.

[AdeTuono]

By post to DVLA, surprisingly.

[NigelAllen]

There are whispers that it's all going ' on line' from April, hopefully halting the post a cheque nonsense & wait several weeks.

Hope so, anyway. The existing system is ludicrous

[Db1904]

Yeah print off a form and post it.... I did it last year and it credit where it's due to the dvla, it was a quick, simple and easy process, I was pleasantly surprised!

[832ark]

Db1904 said:

Yeah print off a form and post it.... I did it last year and it credit where it's due to the dvla, it was a quick, simple and easy process, I was pleasantly surprised!

How long did it take out of interest?

[hman]

i've only ever done this by post - takes a week or two normally

[Sump]

Why does this country take so long "to get with the times?"

Things like no 4G on the underground, no wifi in busses, plate transfers done by post and cheque, lack of contactless payments. Seriously, wtf is this st?

[Pwig]

Retentions go online from today

[wildcat45]

Thanks. I was hoping it was going to be quick like taxing a car, put a code into a website and there you go.

So Swansea send out the paperwork. Then it all gets sent back to them.

I guess it's best to communicate via recorded delivery? Just in case the system screws up.

Oh well.

[pad58]

Just sent off to Swansea to have my plate put on retention for the second time, they seem to think that I brought my car in 2012 ,when it was 2003 ,l had to sent off the original bill of sale as proof.

I'm not sure that they get it right all the time like they claim.

[Dog Star]

I've an envelope on my desk here for just this - DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1DS is where they should go.

[pad58]

Dog Star said:

I've an envelope on my desk here for just this - DVLA, Swansea, Personal Registrations , SA99 1DS is where they should go.

ETBA.

[DUMBO100]

I just got a £95 cheque in the post from the DVLA, a refund of RFL that I had forgotten about. I'm going to buy some biscuits

[DKL]

Just done the same. Retention form, reg document and mot to the dvla. 2 weeks later new reg document and mot returned, all present and correct. They even sent me my cheque back as apparently there is no nominee charge now.

[r11co]

Sump said:

lack of contactless payments. Seriously, wtf is this st?

Ahem..

Card Fraud

NFC Fraud

Contactless payment is a step too far IMO.