How long new reg to getting plate on vehicle?

[babelfish]

So after a protracted buying process my mate has got a new reg for his bike and has just received the new V5.

Due to work commitments he'll have issues getting the new plate made, doing insurance stuff etc before we head off on a trip in 10 days time to France (plus I'll have to update the ferry details.....).

So anyone know how long between getting the docs and actually putting the new plate on the vehicle is reasonable?

Thanks

BF

[KungFuPanda]

Your post is a bit unclear. Has your mate already sent off the new reg certificate and old V5 and has no got the reg assigned to the vehicle with the new V5 reflecting this? If this is the case, the new ref needs to go on immediately.

On the other hand, if he has just received the V5 to the new vehicle in his name and needs to send both the V5 and the reg certificate of entitlement off, it probably takes two to three weeks before he gets anything back from the DVLA. The new tax disc and MOT usually come first followed by the V5 a few days later.

[babelfish]

KungFuPanda said:

Your post is a bit unclear. Has your mate already sent off the new reg certificate and old V5 and has no got the reg assigned to the vehicle with the new V5 reflecting this? If this is the case, the new ref needs to go on immediately.

Current bike, new personal reg for it, just received new V5 so from your response it seems he needs to get new plate on it ASAP (plus updating insurance etc.).

And I've got to update ferry tickets....

Just want to make sure there's no "grace period" before new reg goes on as that will be bit of a pain but not insurmountable.

Thanks

BF

[KungFuPanda]

No grace period, you just get it on asap once the new tax disc and MOT get sent through. The insurance could probably be done in a few minutes with a single phone call/online. If you've got the V5, just take that along with driving licence or passport to motor factors and they'll make the plates up.