Private plate query....
Discussion
Ive just sold (hopefully...) my 928 on ebay 
Now the car currently has my private plate on it which i wish to keep (i made this clear in the description as a condition of the sale)
Ive had a look on the DVLA site but didnt think it was too clear. Basically i want to keep the plate but im not sure what the drill is and what forms the new keeper/myself? will need to fill in. Anybody have any experience of this?
Thanks
Alex
Now the car currently has my private plate on it which i wish to keep (i made this clear in the description as a condition of the sale)
Ive had a look on the DVLA site but didnt think it was too clear. Basically i want to keep the plate but im not sure what the drill is and what forms the new keeper/myself? will need to fill in. Anybody have any experience of this?
Thanks
Alex
Have a look at this
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedR...
You'll need to take all the relevant docs to the DVLA, whole process should take approx 3 weeks, with confirmation of new reg number within aprox 1 week.
If your having the new owner do this for you, make sure you get it in writing and take a copy of some sort of ID with their home address on it, know of a dealer who when buying cars off people for stock, has a tendency to promise to take plate of and then "forget".............adding a little bit more to his profit!
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/PersonalisedR...
You'll need to take all the relevant docs to the DVLA, whole process should take approx 3 weeks, with confirmation of new reg number within aprox 1 week.
If your having the new owner do this for you, make sure you get it in writing and take a copy of some sort of ID with their home address on it, know of a dealer who when buying cars off people for stock, has a tendency to promise to take plate of and then "forget".............adding a little bit more to his profit!
Hi, thanks guys.
Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
theironduke said:
Hi, thanks guys.
Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
You're lucky. I know a few people who've lost plates when trying to transfer after they've handed over the logbook. Even to dealers!Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
Aviz said:
theironduke said:
Hi, thanks guys.
Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
You're lucky. I know a few people who've lost plates when trying to transfer after they've handed over the logbook. Even to dealers!Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_...
V317 to retain your reg
Its best if you do this before you sell the car
You cant do it afterwards but if you trust the buyer they can transfer it back to you. I'm not sure how that works with dealers as they're not officially buyers (they dont appear as a keeper) so you may need to wait until an offical buyer is found.
There is a way that the registration can be transfered back straght away after sale using the above V317 and a V62 ( reg doc not present) but again the dealer isnt really a buyer.
Best to transfer it first and delay selling the car - they'll wait if they really want it
V317 to retain your reg
Its best if you do this before you sell the car
You cant do it afterwards but if you trust the buyer they can transfer it back to you. I'm not sure how that works with dealers as they're not officially buyers (they dont appear as a keeper) so you may need to wait until an offical buyer is found.
There is a way that the registration can be transfered back straght away after sale using the above V317 and a V62 ( reg doc not present) but again the dealer isnt really a buyer.
Best to transfer it first and delay selling the car - they'll wait if they really want it
theironduke said:
Aviz said:
theironduke said:
Hi, thanks guys.
Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
You're lucky. I know a few people who've lost plates when trying to transfer after they've handed over the logbook. Even to dealers!Just spoken to the buyer, sounds ok, i suspect he may be a dealer but was fine about the plate situtation.
He has asked me to skan the logbook to him and subject to HPI check (which i know will be fine as i did one when i bought the car) he should be collecting by the end of the week.
all i know is thats it fecking nonsense. we're trading a car in for a 'new' used car at a main dealer. New car needs to be insured before reg transfer can happen?!? I've been told...
Our existing car has a private plate, so that car needs a new reg, the new car needs my reg on it and it's current reg put on retainer/thrown away/lost in the system etc. So what should be a fairly easy process is now taking 'at least' 4 weeks!!!
Our existing car has a private plate, so that car needs a new reg, the new car needs my reg on it and it's current reg put on retainer/thrown away/lost in the system etc. So what should be a fairly easy process is now taking 'at least' 4 weeks!!!
Unless you have another car you want to transfer the reg to, you will have to pay a retention fee to keep the number (yes, yes, I know you've already bought it, but the DVLA will take it back off you unless you pay the fee), from memory £80-£130 for 12-36 months.
Your old car normally gets it's old reg # back.
If you retain the plate, they'll issue you with a certificate which you then submit when you have chosen your new car. You then have to :
send in your tax disc, and MOT, and V5, and your transfer Cert. (You need to do this to get the old reg back on your car being sold, then again for the car you have bought when you get the V5 back.) Then inform your insurance, breakdown, warranty, tracker, etc, of your new license plate.
The first bit of the above (the DVLA bit), you can do over a counter at your local office. (Mine is in Nottingham.)
Your old car normally gets it's old reg # back.
If you retain the plate, they'll issue you with a certificate which you then submit when you have chosen your new car. You then have to :
send in your tax disc, and MOT, and V5, and your transfer Cert. (You need to do this to get the old reg back on your car being sold, then again for the car you have bought when you get the V5 back.) Then inform your insurance, breakdown, warranty, tracker, etc, of your new license plate.
The first bit of the above (the DVLA bit), you can do over a counter at your local office. (Mine is in Nottingham.)
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