Transferring number plate

[Fats25]

Hypothetically - before I sell my car, i put the private number plate on retention. Costs me £105. I then sell the car. Takes me a few weeks to find a new car, and when I find one, i pay another £80 assignment fee onto the new car. Costs me £185 in total. Is that correct?

If it is correct, would I not do better transferring the number plate to one of my bikes, costs £80 transfer fee. Then spend next few weeks looking for a car, and when I find one, transfer the plate from the bike, to the new car. Again transfer costs £80 - and subject to bike number plate not having been purchased in the meantime, the original plate will return to the bike. Costs me £160 in total.

What am I missing here?

[S1mon.]

No, it's free to put it on your new car, total cost £105

[TheCanonBall]

+1 for Simon.

Just done it. Retention fee covers the transfer.

[Fats25]

Thanks for response guys.

I thought the £105 only covered the cost of transfer if you had the new car at the time. i.e. it was one transaction, I thought of there was a gap you had to pay both.

[SubaruSteve]

Transfer fee £80
Retention fee £25

They make you pay in advance for the transfer when you retain.

[Fats25]

SubaruSteve said:

Transfer fee £80
Retention fee £25

They make you pay in advance for the transfer when you retain.

Ok. Thanks

[Save Ferris]

SubaruSteve said:

They make you pay in advance for the transfer when you retain.

Correct, they do

[Fats25]

Another question related to this, (I cannot find any information on DVLA website, and they are not able to answer phones today):-

If I walk into DVLA local office today, with V5c, and V750 document, from what I have had they will most often complete the paperwork there, and then.

• Do I need to have the plates already made up and with me to drive away with?
• Or is there a grace period before the new plates need to go on, to allow them to get made up?

Thanks

[fizz47]

Fats25 said:

Another question related to this, (I cannot find any information on DVLA website, and they are not able to answer phones today):-

If I walk into DVLA local office today, with V5c, and V750 document, from what I have had they will most often complete the paperwork there, and then.

• Do I need to have the plates already made up and with me to drive away with?
• Or is there a grace period before the new plates need to go on, to allow them to get made up?

Thanks

If DVLA are in a good mood they will process the paperwork there and then. If they are busy and cant be bothered they will say it will come through in the post.


If they do process it straight away then you will get a new tax disc and authorisation forms to have new plates made.



Then you can drive to a local halfords and get new plates made and put them on your car- make sure you change tax disc if doing this.

Also as soon as plates are changed make sure you advise insurance.

I would also reccomend keeping paperwork in the car as the new plates will not be updated on ANPR for a few days.

[Fats25]

fizz47 said:

If DVLA are in a good mood they will process the paperwork there and then. If they are busy and cant be bothered they will say it will come through in the post.

If they do process it straight away then you will get a new tax disc and authorisation forms to have new plates made.

Then you can drive to a local halfords and get new plates made and put them on your car- make sure you change tax disc if doing this.

Also as soon as plates are changed make sure you advise insurance.

I would also reccomend keeping paperwork in the car as the new plates will not be updated on ANPR for a few days.

My concern is as follows.

1) I have the V750, I have the V5c, and I have plates on order due to be shipped through by end of week. I now have the unexpected opportunity to go and sit at DVLA tomorrow, so was hoping to get this all done tomorrow.

If they do it there, and then, I would want to wait for my new numberplates to be delivered and would then fit to car, so was wondering if I had e.g. 14 days to complete the physical change.

2) Other issue is if they say they will place paperwork in post, then sods law it will arrive when I am holiday next week, and my wife needs the use of the car. Again - if there was some grace period then that is fine. If not and you need to fit immediately, this could also cause an issue. She will not be able to switch the plates over etc!

I forgot that car tax would need changing! I had remembered about insurance though.

[Fats25]

In case anyone is looking for this answer in future - the answer is there is no defined grace period - you need to get the numberplates made up, and assigned to car at same time as you switch the tax disc over, and this has to be done as quickly as possible from when you are in receipt of all of the paperwork.

Fortunately I have a local DVLA centre, so arrived with V750, V5C, and they provided a new tax disc, and told me to destroy the old one. The plates also arrived today, so I have fixed them to car, replaced the tax disc, and informed the insurance company.

Very straight forward.