Returning to a std numberplate from a private one

[ghibbett]

Hypothetically if I was to purchase a car, lets say it's a '62' plate, and the first owner had stuck a private plate on it from first registration. If I did not want their private plate, can I re-register (?) the car with a normal '62' plate?

[bqf]

ghibbett said:

Hypothetically if I was to purchase a car, lets say it's a '62' plate, and the first owner had stuck a private plate on it from first registration. If I did not want their private plate, can I re-register (?) the car with a normal '62' plate?

Yep. Just put the plate on retention, or surrender it. All the forms available on the DVLA website. V317 for retention if you want to keep it.

[ghibbett]

So if I surrender the private plate, I will then be issued a new '62' registration (it has never had a 'normal' registration)?

[sue20]

Why not put the private plate on retention and sell it on?
Doing so means your car will be registered with a 62 plate anyway.
You might make a few quid. What's the private plate?