Private number plate

arlybarly

Could anyone please tell me if when buying a car it has a private number plate on does it affect the insurance on it at all as my ds 17 has just passed his test and is insuring with i kube and they are very strict.
Thanks in advance

peterg1965

I cannot believe a registration plate affects insurance.

arlybarly

i Kube insurance is a specialist insurance and they are very strict on the cars and what you can and cant do and they are shut today and he is driving me bonkers to buy the car today before it goes lol so he needs to know ,

flutterbyuk25

Is he sure that the private number plate is being sold with the car? Usually the plate is removed and replaced with a standard one by the 'owner' of the private plate. Obviously if the person no longer wants the plate then it can be passed along with the car.

HTH

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Foggster

I have 2 cars with private plates and when I sell them I will transfer the plates onto the news cars and the DVLA will give my old cars a registration number for the year it was registered.

Therefore, you can remove the plates at a very small cost and ask the DVLA for a a "normal" registration so I doubt very very much that having private plates impacts on anyones insurance.

BUT - make sure the plate format is compliant. See the DVLA website for further details. Again if the format has been played with its just a matter of going to an outlet such as Halfords to get a new set made up with the correct font and spacing.

Happy safe driving to your son.

arlybarly

Hi the plate is on the car at a car dealers so was traded in with it on.

Inactive

I cannot even imagine that any insurer would care about a registration number plate.

ariba10

If it is a problem he could sell the private plate or ask the DVLA to change it. (That would incur a charge of about £80 )

arlybarly

Thanks for all the replies, i Kube are very strict on any modifications to a car as this could raise the premium quite a bit or they could even refuse to insure him and as the insurance on the car is 2300 now i dont really want to be banged for any more.

Inactive

It is not a modification as such, it is only a number plate.

WTTM

arlybarly wrote: »

Thanks for all the replies, i Kube are very strict on any modifications to a car as this could raise the premium quite a bit or they could even refuse to insure him and as the insurance on the car is 2300 now i dont really want to be banged for any more.

You have said i Kube (whoever they are) are strict about 20 times now but what seriously makes you believe a private reg is a modification?


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