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advice/info about selling a reg MEZ 6969

Manobilla
Manobilla Posts: 67 Forumite
Part of the Furniture 10 Posts
Hi

i bought a car a few days ago and was told by the owner its plate was worth a few £100 - i thought it was just a ploy to get more monies from me ... anyway i bought the car regard less -- have been on reg transfers and been offered £250 net - wanted to know if this is a good price ? where else i can get a valuation? what happens once its sold , do i get a plate automatically allocated, costs for this ( admin ? ) ?

Any help appreciated!

Thanks

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  • forgotmyname
    forgotmyname Posts: 33,069 Forumite
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    Well i might offer you £1 for it. If you pay the £80 fee to transfer it.

    Pay to get it allocated?

    Is it on a car now thats MOT'd? (i think it needs to be MOTd to transfer it)

    Or is it on retention?

    Have they offered £250, Or offered to advertise it and if it sells give you £250? Big difference.
    Censorship Reigns Supreme in Troll City...

  • Norman_Castle
    Norman_Castle Posts: 11,871 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    have been on reg transfers and been offered £250 net - wanted to know if this is a good price ?
    Have they offered to buy the number or offer it for sale?
  • Happytohelp
    Happytohelp Posts: 86 Forumite
    Hi,

    If you are being offered £250 outright for something that didn't effectively cost you anything then it sounds like you are doing okay. There is a fee of £80 to pay to DVLA to transfer the registration from your car. It is highly likely that the plate dealer will cover the fee and handle the paperwork, but best to check with them first of course.

    Your car will be issued a replacement, age-related registration by DVLA as part of the process. Remember to notify your motor insurer and any recovery organisations if you change your car registration. You will also need to pay for and fit a new set of number plates to your car.

    If you want a few alternative valuations, type 'number plate valuation' into Google and contact the companies listed.
  • eschaton
    eschaton Posts: 2,249 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    The reality is that it is worth £0.

    The buyer has to pay the £80 transfer fee for a start, no one would pay much more if anything for such a plate.

    Your best hope is that you find Mary Elizabeth Zebbidee who is looking for a private plate and really likes the number 69.

    Reg transfers etc.. are a waste of time due to the commission they charge.

    eBay is your best bet.
  • s_b
    s_b Posts: 4,464 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    i was going to say the plate is worth jack but it doesn't fit as it spells mez:D
  • verityboo
    verityboo Posts: 1,017 Forumite
    It's just a normal Northern Irish plate. See lots of cars with them on advertised on Ebay and Autotrader where the seller is trying to pass them off as a private plate!
  • SteveJW
    SteveJW Posts: 733 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Name Dropper Combo Breaker
    edited 31 May 2012 at 8:11PM
    WA11KER

    DVLA auction web site for registration numbers shows the above number removed from sale. Think about a mounting bolt between the two 1s that make the 11

    Used to see a car that had B16 NOB, driven by a female
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