Private plate being sold with the car..

zudecke

Hi all,

I'm selling a car for a family friend and she wishes to throw in the private plate with any sale as she has no use for it.

Is there any paperwork that has to be done/signed to ensure the new owner take ownership of the plate as well?

Thanks,

Z

Foxy-Stoat_3

Nope, nothing extra that needs to be done.

Entitlement gets transferred to the new registered keeper.

forgotmyname

I presume its on the car already?

Selling cars for friends may make you look like a dealer.

zudecke

Thanks guys, but we had the price bumped it because of the plate (which is apparently worth £500. (H11 SSL)

We have a buyer for the car so it's good to know that they don't need to do anything to get it transferred.

The owner also has the original plate in the boot so I guess it will up to the new owner what they choose to do plate wise!

Thanks guys!

Z

warwicktiger

Er, no, you cannot just decide which plate to use, the car is currently register as H11 SSL, and that how it must stay, and the plate that must be used unless you get it re-registered, and there is no guarantee that the number plate you have will be the correct new registration!

Its a serious offence to drive round in a car with the wrong plates on!

Foxy-Stoat_3

warwicktiger wrote: »

Er, no, you cannot just decide which plate to use, the car is currently register as H11 SSL, and that how it must stay, and the plate that must be used unless you get it re-registered, and there is no guarantee that the number plate you have will be the correct new registration!

Its a serious offence to drive round in a car with the wrong plates on!

I think they meant its up to the new owner is they choose to keep the H11 plate or transfer it off. Give them some credit......I wouldn't assume people are dumb enough to think they are choose which plate to have and just swop them over.

s_b

watch new owner isnt a snake in the grass seeing as they are buying hissll:D

warwicktiger

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

I think they meant its up to the new owner is they choose to keep the H11 plate or transfer it off. Give them some credit......I wouldn't assume people are dumb enough to think they are choose which plate to have and just swop them over.

Assume = !!! U and ME !

Foxy-Stoat_3

warwicktiger wrote: »

Assume = !!! U and ME !

Agreed, although once the OP sells the car, it is irrelevant to them what the new owner does.

colino

If the numbers still on a beemer convertible, the next owner is likely to stick their own vanity plate on anyway.

zudecke

I did mean that its up to the new owner what they do plate-wise.. If they want to take off the pvt plate and revert back to stand DVLA, that's up to them and obvs also up to them to get it sorted.. So telling me about the law is irrelevant anyway lol.

Thanks all!