Query - changing a "cherished" plate for an age related one

[Mark-C]

I'm looking at buying a new car and one that I am interested in is on a non-age related plate. It's on an S-prefix but is a 2003 car. If I buy the car I'd like to put it back on an 03 plate but I'm struggling to find info on how easy\coostly this will be. Any ideas?

[snoopstah]

You can put the plate on retention for a year for £105 I think. The DVLA will then issue the car an age-appropriate plate (usually exactly the same plate as it first had).

You can then sell the retained plate if it's worth anything, or I think you can let it lapse (after one year) and then reclaim £80 (the assignment fee part of the £105).

[Mark-C]

Cheers - that looks straightforward and not expesive

[Shaw Tarse]

So is it a Honda S200o that you are buying

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snoopstah said:

You can put the plate on retention for a year for £105 I think. The DVLA will then issue the car an age-appropriate plate (usually exactly the same plate as it first had).

You can then sell the retained plate if it's worth anything, or I think you can let it lapse (after one year) and then reclaim £80 (the assignment fee part of the £105).

don't think you get the £80 back

I didn't when I let mine on retention go

[Mark-C]

Shaw Tarse said:

So is it a Honda S200o that you are buying

but no ... it's a Celica with a seemingly random S plate.

[redstu]

Not done this myself, but someone I know sold their plate back to dvla for £80. It would have cost them I. Total £245 originally. So no real value on the car that they sold.