Personal Registration Removal

[Doofus]

I have a car with a dateless registration. The V5 is in my name. However, the V778 is still in th ename of the previous owner of the number. He's signed the V778 as Grantee.

If I want to remove that registration from the car and put it on retention, is it a problem that the retention document wasn't in my name previously?

[Scrump]

The previous retention certificate means nothing since the plate was assigned to your car.
If you now put it back on retention it will come in your name.

[Doofus]

Scrump said:

The previous retention certificate means nothing since the plate was assigned to your car.
If you now put it back on retention it will come in your name.

Brilliant, thank you. Somebody told me I should have put it on retention in my name before assigning it to my car. Presumalby they are a PHer, becuase that was guff, yes?

[CraigyMc]

Doofus said:

Scrump said:

The previous retention certificate means nothing since the plate was assigned to your car.
If you now put it back on retention it will come in your name.

Brilliant, thank you. Somebody told me I should have put it on retention in my name before assigning it to my car. Presumalby they are a PHer, becuase that was guff, yes?

<sarcasm>
Yes, Doofus
</sarcasm>


I actually have no idea but that was too tempting.

[chrisch77]

As above, if the current V5 shows the 'private' plate and is in your name then you can take the plate off and put it onto retention. A previous retention certificate is irrelevant once the plate is assigned to a vehicle.

You've probably already read up on it, but try to do the plate retention online if it allows you (car has to have been continuously taxed/Sorn'd for a period of 3/5 years? also process only seems to work online during office hours (why??)) because doing it by post may take weeks for the new V5 to arrive instead of just a few days. Online will also give you the new registration number immediately so you can get the plates made up.

[Doofus]

chrisch77 said:

As above, if the current V5 shows the 'private' plate and is in your name then you can take the plate off and put it onto retention. A previous retention certificate is irrelevant once the plate is assigned to a vehicle.

You've probably already read up on it, but try to do the plate retention online if it allows you (car has to have been continuously taxed/Sorn'd for a period of 3/5 years? also process only seems to work online during office hours (why??)) because doing it by post may take weeks for the new V5 to arrive instead of just a few days. Online will also give you the new registration number immediately so you can get the plates made up.

Thank you. The car is MOT exempt, but it looks like I've got to get it MOTed before I can do this.

[nismo48]

Scrump said:

The previous retention certificate means nothing since the plate was assigned to your car.
If you now put it back on retention it will come in your name.

+1

[Scrump]

Doofus said:

Brilliant, thank you. Somebody told me I should have put it on retention in my name before assigning it to my car. Presumalby they are a PHer, becuase that was guff, yes?

If you intended to keep it on retention then best to get it in your name (ironically that means assigning it to a car then taking it off again ).
The point is that once assigned to a car it is then in the name of the registered keeper of the car.

[Doofus]

That's what I needed. Thanks all.

[CharlieAlphaMike]

Doofus said:

Thank you. The car is MOT exempt, but it looks like I've got to get it MOTed before I can do this.

I think you should check this with DVLA because I just put my number on retention, transferring it from a car that didn't have an MOT or Tax (although admittedly it wasn't exempt from an MOT/Tax) without a problem. The car was SORN'd.

Edit: I just checked myself and according to DVLA, if your vehicle is exempt from having an MOT, you must get it MOT'd before you put the number on retention. Here's a link:

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

Edited by CharlieAlphaMike on Tuesday 26th July 12:22

[Doofus]

CharlieAlphaMike said:

Doofus said:

Thank you. The car is MOT exempt, but it looks like I've got to get it MOTed before I can do this.

I think you should check this with DVLA because I just put my number on retention, transferring it from a car that didn't have an MOT or Tax (although admittedly it wasn't exempt from an MOT/Tax) without a problem. The car was SORN'd.

I read this: https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

Gov.uk said:

The vehicle must:

be registered with DVLA in the UK
be able to move under its own power
be of a type that needs an MOT or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) test certificate
be available for inspection - DVLA will contact you if they need to inspect your vehicle
have been taxed or had a SORN in place continuously for the past 5 years
be taxed currently or have a SORN in place - if it’s had a SORN in place for more than 5 years, it must be taxed and have an MOT certificate
If you have a historic (classic) vehicle you’ll also need a current MOT certificate, even if your vehicle is usually exempt from MOTs.

[CharlieAlphaMike]

Doofus said:

CharlieAlphaMike said:

Doofus said:

Thank you. The car is MOT exempt, but it looks like I've got to get it MOTed before I can do this.

I think you should check this with DVLA because I just put my number on retention, transferring it from a car that didn't have an MOT or Tax (although admittedly it wasn't exempt from an MOT/Tax) without a problem. The car was SORN'd.

I read this: https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

Gov.uk said:

The vehicle must:

be registered with DVLA in the UK
be able to move under its own power
be of a type that needs an MOT or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) test certificate
be available for inspection - DVLA will contact you if they need to inspect your vehicle
have been taxed or had a SORN in place continuously for the past 5 years
be taxed currently or have a SORN in place - if it’s had a SORN in place for more than 5 years, it must be taxed and have an MOT certificate
If you have a historic (classic) vehicle you’ll also need a current MOT certificate, even if your vehicle is usually exempt from MOTs.

I was checking and editing my post at about the same time as you added this information

[Cold]

Doofus said:

CharlieAlphaMike said:

Doofus said:

Thank you. The car is MOT exempt, but it looks like I've got to get it MOTed before I can do this.

I think you should check this with DVLA because I just put my number on retention, transferring it from a car that didn't have an MOT or Tax (although admittedly it wasn't exempt from an MOT/Tax) without a problem. The car was SORN'd.

I read this: https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registrati...

Gov.uk said:

The vehicle must:

be registered with DVLA in the UK
be able to move under its own power
be of a type that needs an MOT or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) test certificate
be available for inspection - DVLA will contact you if they need to inspect your vehicle
have been taxed or had a SORN in place continuously for the past 5 years
be taxed currently or have a SORN in place - if it’s had a SORN in place for more than 5 years, it must be taxed and have an MOT certificate
If you have a historic (classic) vehicle you’ll also need a current MOT certificate, even if your vehicle is usually exempt from MOTs.

That will most likely be to ensure that the car actually exists and is not just a few boxes of assorted parts and a VIN plate.