2nd Hand Private Plate transfer / DVLA Question

[robuk]

Hi,

I have trawled PH for the answer and there is alot of info on here but nothing specific to this scenario I dont think. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

- I have car with private plate on.
- I am part-exing the car at a dealer for 2nd hand car.
- The 'new' car is having some retrofits so wont be ready for a week or two.
- I am keeping my car until then, however dealer wants to start 'cherished plate transfer' asap.

The aim is I drive my car in , and the new one out in a week or two. If though the paperwork starts say tomorrow, surely there cant be two cars with the same plates out there at some point? Or, can the dealership state a time / date for the change to take place?

Retention could be a plan B, but the dealer seemed confident that its all doable easily!

[robuk]

Anyone?

[R11ysf]

Easy to do, your old car will be issued with a new plate. So from the day the paperwork starts your new car will have the private plate and your old car will have its new, 'normal' registration.

[robuk]

Good stuff - when does the paperwork 'start' officially though? When its posted, turns up at my registered address or when I open the envelope with the new V5?

It could be paranoia brought on by ANPR but I dont want to travel 100 miles to collect on the wrong plates...!

[blaineuk]

You will get a certificate to show you have the plate, then you have to put the relevant plates on the cars ASAP, but you won't be driving both at the same time so not a problem.

[falkster]

You can't put your plate on the new car or remove the plate from the old car until the paperwork comes through - I know this from having a passing policeman tell me that my ML wasn't an M3 and that he could report me for displaying the wrong details.
It can take upto 4 weeks for new paperwork to come through but I've had them in 2 weeks before.

[dooosuk]

File paperwork ASAP as the dealer recommends.

Drive old car on private plate till docs come through (hopefully before you collect new car)
Then when doc's arrive switch plates.

If doc's don't arrive before you collect new car you'll have to drive new car on old plate for a week until they turn up.

Dealer correctly wants to start the process asap so he can get the plate off your old car and sell it as soon as the doc's come through...not wait with the car sitting for 3 weeks whilst you start switching it.