Personal Plate - confusion when buying a used car!

[GE90]

Hi

I would be grateful for some assistance.

I have a personal plate, and will be selling to WBAC as soon as I have dealt with the plate. I have agreed a deal on a replacement car (private), which also has a private plate.

What would be the best way of doing this? The owner is happy if I want to (or can) swap the plate to my new car when he takes his off. Could this be risky, or even possible? Alternatively I guess I need to place on retention - any idea how long this takes - I will need the V5 to sell?

Is it £80 to place on retention, then another £80 to place on new car when I have it?

Many thanks!

[paradigital]

Just the single £80 to put the plate on retention. There is no fee to transfer it to a vehicle from a retention certificate.

The last three V5Cs we've received (one to take the plate off the wife’s Yeti, one for buying the replacement car, one for putting the plate on the new car) all took around 4-5 working days (incl Saturdays) to arrive.

[GE90]

Fantastic, thanks so much for clarifying.

Easier to just place on retention then and assign once I have the car.

Cheers

[RammyMP]

I put mine on retention on Friday, see how long the V5 takes to come through, I’m supposed to be picking up the new car this Friday...

[GE90]

Good luck, keep us updated!

[interstellar]

GE90 said:

Fantastic, thanks so much for clarifying.

Easier to just place on retention then and assign once I have the car.

Cheers

Yep do this. Don’t put it on the new car until you have the car and have the v5 in your name.

[RammyMP]

Will do. The dealer has already told me Friday will be optimistic!

[GE90]

I think some staff are on industrial action!

[RammyMP]

Brilliant!

[GE90]

Right, advised that as car was untaxed for some time at the dealer I purchased from, I’m unable to do online. So form filled in and sent off by Special Delivery today with V5 and a cheque.

Fingers crossed it won’t be a horrendous wait………

[RammyMP]

I’ve been told by the dealer who I’m buying my new car off that they can’t put my plate on it as there is a post code clash, basically the DVLA have missed my post code off the retention certificate so it’s throwing up an error on the system.

Can I get through to them to try and sort it? Can I fk! Cant get through on the phone and the web chat cuts me off after half an hour.

Tw@s

[Pistonheader101]

RammyMP said:

I’ve been told by the dealer who I’m buying my new car off that they can’t put my plate on it as there is a post code clash, basically the DVLA have missed my post code off the retention certificate so it’s throwing up an error on the system.

Can I get through to them to try and sort it? Can I fk! Cant get through on the phone and the web chat cuts me off after half an hour.

Tw@s

Enjoy! Use a different post code?

[GE90]

Yep, just about impossible to reach them. I succeeded using the chat yesterday morning, about 09.30 I think.

Good luck!

[RammyMP]

I’m going to try again as soon as they open tomorrow.

[RammyMP]

The DVLA have told me the code on the email is only valid for 72 hours so because I did the change on Friday this expired on Monday. The dealer tried to transfer the plate on Tuesday. They say I need to wait for the paper cert to come through the post, up to 10 days.

In other news, the V5 came today so new car pick up is on for the weekend! Happy days!