Registering a new Car in a different County from dealer

[gizard]

If I buy a car from a dealer say in the Guilford area - can they apply for a number plate from a different county say Portsmouth?

[Aviz]

Why would you want to do that? ??

[gizard]

Well not to go into too much detail but a certain ferry company treats you with more repespect if they think your a local which I am, but if I buy the car from a dealer else where (who is doing a better deal than the local one) by default the number is different.....

[LHD]

Short answer is no.

Most dealers are on the AFRL system now for registering new cars and have no control of the numbers they can assign to a given vehicle.

You'll need to buy one from the DVLA at £245 i'm afraid.

[james_tigerwoods]

gizard said:

Well not to go into too much detail but a certain ferry company treats you with more respect if they think you're a local which I am

To what end? If it's noticeable and clear, surely that's discrimination...

[paoloh]

LHD said:

Short answer is no.

Most dealers are on the AFRL system now for registering new cars and have no control of the numbers they can assign to a given vehicle.

You'll need to buy one from the DVLA at £245 i'm afraid.

^^^^^

This.

We get a list and you get to choose from that.

[LHD]

paoloh said:

LHD said:

Short answer is no.

Most dealers are on the AFRL system now for registering new cars and have no control of the numbers they can assign to a given vehicle.

You'll need to buy one from the DVLA at £245 i'm afraid.

^^^^^

This.

We get a list and you get to choose from that.

You'll have mail when i get home tonight...

[paoloh]

LHD said:

paoloh said:

LHD said:

Short answer is no.

Most dealers are on the AFRL system now for registering new cars and have no control of the numbers they can assign to a given vehicle.

You'll need to buy one from the DVLA at £245 i'm afraid.

^^^^^

This.

We get a list and you get to choose from that.

You'll have mail when i get home tonight...

I'll look forward to that mate, it's been a while.

I lose track of where you are in the country....lol

[gizard]

thanks for the info guys -

Looking on the dvla website they all start 399 for the HW 10 prefix i want.....

[MrLou]

Just put a Pompey flag/air-freshener/shirt in your car when you use the ferry