Private plate/car sale help

[eyhorne]

Hi,
We have just sold out Land Rover with our private plate on it. We needed to sell it fast and realised this wouldn't happen if we wanted to retain the plate after having waded through the DVLA blurb. The new owner is v nice (!) and said they would sort it our after we sold it to them and just to let them know what to do, all great but I have no idea how to proceed. I do realise that the new owner now officially owns the plate and we shouldn't have sold it with the plate on etc etc but they really are willing to do what they need to do as neither of them have my name and are not fussed about keeping/selling on the plate at all. Anyone out there have any ideas on how to proceed?

many thanks.

[Roo]

Print off a retention form, fill it in, send it off.

Form can be found either on the dvla website or by typing registration retention form into Google.

[Bungleaio]

From thread http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Fats25 said:

So back to this thread again. Ignore the doomsayers that say you must transfer a registration number before selling a car. It is absolute rubbish!

There is a process that works, and it is as I stated above.

The buyer received the V5, Tax and MOT to their address, and we (the seller) received the retention document in correct name to our address. No hardship at all to the seller or the buyer. It didn't even take any longer than a normal retention (I know as I also put my car on retention the same day, and both came back on the same day).

If anyone wants a template on how to do this use the following:-

"DVLA Personalised Registrations,
Swansea
SA99 1DS
<INSERT DATE>

Dear Sirs,

Following on from a verbal conversation I had with DVLA on <INSERT DATE>, this covering letter is to explain the request for Retention of Personalised Registration at the same time as Transferring vehicle to New Keeper.

The details are.

New Keeper details for <INSERT Vehicle>

<INSERT NEW KEEPER ADDRESS>

1. V5 form completed with new keeper information, and countersigned.
2. New Keeper details section provided to new keeper at point of sale

Retention of registration


1. Form V317 signed by new registered keeper of <INSERT Vehicle> (<INSERT BUYER NAME>)
2. Form V317 signed by current registered keeper, and Grantee (<INSERT SELLER NAME>)
3. Tax details for <INSERT Vehicle> enclosed
4. MOT for <INSERT Vehicle> enclosed.
5. £105 transfer fee enclosed for transfer of registration

 
Expectation from conversation with DVLA is that the following will happen:-

1) New Tax and MOT will be sent to <INSERT Vehicle> new keeper (<INSERT BUYER NAME>) within 10 working days of receipt
2) Number plates on vehicle will be switched on receipt of Tax and MOT
3) New V5 will be sent to <INSERT Vehicle> new keeper (<INSERT Buyer Name>) within 10 working days of tax and MOT being sent
4) Retention document for <INSERT retained number plate> will be sent to current keeper (<INSERT Seller Name>)

If there are any questions or concerns, please contact via phone on .............

Yours sincerely, "




Hope this helps next time this question comes up. It will also work if you want to transfer rather than retain, by tweaking the text a bit.

[eyhorne]

Brill thanks so much

[Skyedriver]

Yes
I bought a car (from a dealer) with the agreement that the private plate would be removed (and given back to the previous owner).
The dealer sorted it all out, I ran the car with the PP for a week, then took the car back once the paperwork was through from DVLA (about 8 days) and he stuck the new (previous registration) plates on it.