Removing a private plate before selling?

[CrouchingWayne]

I’ve got a car with a private plate I’d like to keep. Looking online I can remove the number place immediately and put it on retention - assigning the old number to the car.

If I do this I will get a new V5 in 2-4weeks

If I want to sell the car privately in the period where I don’t have the V5 with the correct plate on it, is there a clean way to do this?

[ncjones]

V5 usually comes through in 2 to 3 working days. Most buyers will want to have the correct v5 available before committing to a private purchase.

[Driver101]

I've bought two cars recently with private plates and it got messy at time of sale.

The first time the V5 was sent back to the previous owner and we couldn't tax the car.

The second car I bought from a garage and the V5 didn't turn up. When the garage was chased up about it, and once a new one did turn up, there was an additional previous keeper on the V5.

Best to get the plate off and V5 back prior to sale. Usually the DVLA are quite quick. I wouldn't buy without the V5 present.

Edited by Driver101 on Monday 23 September 21:43

[CrouchingWayne]

Yea I would much prefer a V5 myself so will just send it off. Just wanted to check if I was missing something!

[Tabs]

I transferred from one car to another, both in my ownership three weeks ago. Both V5 documents arrived in three days.

[Scrump]

Do it online for the fastest return of the V5.

[Summit_Detailing]

As above, much easier from a buyers and sellers point of view if plate is on retention.

In fact I retained my plate online yesterday as the car is up for sale, from previous experience the DVLA are very good at sending the docs out, I'd expect the new ones by the weekend.

Cheers,

Chris