Licence Plate

[Ian187]

I'll try and stay on the right side of the moderators this time
I'm selling my Chimaera 400, but just wondering whether to sell the car "as is" or if it's worth selling the plate separately?
The plate is N400BHP
I'm just not sure if it's desirable or not - hence the post to see what others think.

I'm not after you telling me how much it's worth, just whether you think I should leave on the car or sell the plate?
Thoughts?

[phillpot]

Ian187 said:

I'm just not sure if it's desirable or not

Sell separately, I wouldn't want a plate claiming 400 BHP unless it had 400 BHP, which presumably it doesn't? Bit like having a V12 or 7.0 litre badge on the back.

[ianwayne]

I've sold cars with what some would say 'desireable' plates. You could make the plate part of the negotiations, something that used to be complicated regarding the paperwork to DVLA if you want to keep it.

It has been simplified somewhat since March 2015 with it being a flat £80 fee to remove a number plate with no additional annual retention fees or nominee change 'fees.' You can even apply online but either way, the buyer would have to wait for the V5c to come back with a replacement reg to complete the paperwork totally.

[Ian187]

phillpot said:

Sell separately, I wouldn't want a plate claiming 400 BHP unless it had 400 BHP, which presumably it doesn't? Bit like having a V12 or 7.0 litre badge on the back.

It doesn't have 400 bhp, but it is a Chimaera 400, so maybe makes a bit of sense.
Maybe I'll find what cars are 400 bhp and see if anyone there wants to buy a plate

[phazed]

For the few quid, take it off.

It wouldn't make a jot of differance if I was buying the car.

[Ian187]

phazed said:

For the few quid, take it off.

It wouldn't make a jot of differance if I was buying the car.

Out of interest, if I did move the plate to a certificate, do you know what plate I would get in return from DVLA?
Obviously not what exact plate, but do you get given a Q plate or something or would I get a random N plate or do they have plates reserved for people selling the original?

[colin mee]

Hello.it should go back to the original plate that was on the car .

[TVRPete500]

If the original plate is still available then they go back to it. I believe that if it has been sold on they give you something that is close to the original.
Pete

[Skyedriver]

phazed said:

For the few quid, take it off.

It wouldn't make a jot of differance if I was buying the car.

Totally agree
But wonder how much it would sell for, I sold a TVR plate a couple of years back, got half what it was "valued" at.

[Ian187]

colin mee said:

Hello.it should go back to the original plate that was on the car .

N400BHP is the original plate!
I guess then it will go back to something close.
I may well leave it on the car, interesting to get your thoughts. I'd be gutted to sell the car then find out the plate sold separately for a couple of grand.

Edited by Ian187 on Saturday 19th March 09:59

[ianwayne]

You could get it listed on ebay at a 'fly a kite' price. It's free to list it and you'd only pay the fees and commission if it sells. (10% to ebay, 3.4% to paypal, and £80 to get it off - it all adds up!)

[Skyedriver]

Ian187 said:

I'd be gutted to sell the car then find out the plate sold separately for a couple of grand

Edited by Ian187 on Saturday 19th March 09:59

All pigs fueled up and ready to fly

My guess is maybe £200 after six or seven moths of advertising......

[rickprice]

Not sure you can take off an original plate, only those you have bought separately?

Might have changed but I'm sure at some stage this was the case.

Rich

[timbo999]

rickprice said:

Not sure you can take off an original plate, only those you have bought separately?

Might have changed but I'm sure at some stage this was the case.

Rich

That is (no longer?) true - I have put registration numbers on retention when the car has been first registered with that plate. The replacement plate will be date related but will bear little resemblance to the original plate (i.e. it will be of the form N123 ABC if N is the correct registration year, but that will be its only resemblance to the current plate).

ETA - actually you may be partially right - in that the plate I put on retention was bought separately but nevertheless was the original plate for the car. I assume the same is true in this case.

Edited by timbo999 on Monday 28th March 23:10

[ianwayne]

You've always been able to remove an original plate, as long as the car has an MoT and is taxed or, these days, registered SORN. Although pre 1960 cars no longer have to have an MoT, I believe they have to if you want to remove the plate, to avoid people basically taking a number from a V5c document and associated box of bits.

The rules were tightened years ago regarding removing registrations on agricultural vehicles, milk floats and MoT exempt vehicles etc. But they were also relaxed in the 1990s to allow the transfer of a registration number onto motorcycles. Previously, you could take one off but not put one on, bizarrely.