Personalised registration plates

ACID

anyone got one

what do i need to know

charges any hidden>>

etc.
maintenance
putting on different car??
selling car with plate on>>

best place to buy from.

Nile

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MrSmartprice

Depends what you want. DVLA have their own website where you can look for what you want. I believe the cost there includes the assignment fee. If you want to disguise the age of your car you need an Ulster plate, which is dateless. You cannot put a plate on your car which is newer than the car itself.

You can buy from a private dealer. The assignment fee is usually extra. It is £80. Every time you transfer it to another car the £80 is payable. If you sell the car but keep the plate but don't put it straight on to another vehicle, you can keep it 'on retention' which is an extra £25. Many of the plates bought privately are on retention. You can of course sell the vehicle with the plate on if you wish.

If you sell a car and not the plate, it usually reverts to its original number, so keep the plates. The transfer process actually works very well. They always seem very quick and efficient. They issue new registration documents, tax discs and MOT certificates as part of the service, all included in the £80 fee.

lewt

i had a thread on this a while ago called shall i get a peronilnised reg. cant find it now though. there was some info in that

Edinburghlass_2

If you search on the Motoring and Public Transport board you'll find 6 or so threads discussing the costs and ins and outs of personalised number plates.

rdwarr

Best bet for a good investment / nice plate at a bargain price is normally a DVLA auction. Check them out here: http://www.dvla-som.co.uk/home/en/Auction/

Murphy_The_Cat

My wife amd I each have one IIRC they cost about £250 each, all in (unless you go for something right fancy) and then DVLA will stiny you for about £80 when you change your car.

A word to the wise, look to DVLA first, they hold most of the plates, t'other guys buy them from DVLA and then slap on their margin.

redux

When I get the car that does it, I want Y 99 MPG

rdwarr

redux wrote: »

When I get the car that does it, I want Y 99 MPG

Currently for sale on the DVLA website at £499. Don't pay more!
Y8 MPG is also still available but my Jag is too old for it

skintscotsman

personalised number plates look so tacky

stamford

skintscotsman wrote: »

personalised number plates look so tacky

I think the tacky plates are those (not just cherished/memorable ones) where Chavs have used illegal fonts, mis-spaced letters etc. I'm waiting for the day the day the local police pulls their finger out and has a blitz on them

I saw a really nasty one today it was something like a88 y** - it had been mis-spaced to a88y and the self important git then had their name Abby Bates or suchlike in small print on the plate