Private plate query

[DKL]

Can anyone tell me what happens if you buy a plate on retention and keep it on retention.
The retention certificate needs renewing but do you then need to involve the grantee or as nominee can you do it all. They won't have any interest I'm sure.
Also although you have paid for the plate the grantee will still be on the V788 so could they, in theory, manage to register the plate to their car.
It all seems a bit vague!

[B'stard Child]

DKL said:

Can anyone tell me what happens if you buy a plate on retention and keep it on retention.
The retention certificate needs renewing but do you then need to involve the grantee or as nominee can you do it all. They won't have any interest I'm sure.
Also although you have paid for the plate the grantee will still be on the V788 so could they, in theory, manage to register the plate to their car.
It all seems a bit vague!

If it's still in someone else's name then they will get the renewal and I think you are right until the Plate is on a vehicle you will always be a nominee and the original grantee could put it on another car.

https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploa...

It was a while back but I think I paid £25 to DVLA and sent the retention certificate off to DVLA signed by the grantee (previous owner) along with the docs to stick it on a car but it was back in 2006 so I can't be sure - plate has stayed on the car ever since

[DKL]

Thanks BC. I think the answer is to get it on a vehicle asap.

[Sir Bagalot]

The nominee will have letters for renewal going to their address but yes the Grantee still has rights. Only solution is to get it assigned asap.