private plate help please

sprinkly_2

Hi guys

My car hasnt passed its mot and would need lots of work, so im buying a new car and want to transfer the private plate over.

The old car has tax just out of mot in mid Feb, ive read you can do it as long as its still taxed? Do you just fill in the forms as normal?

Thank you

Gloomendoom

I'm afraid it will need an MoT.

Quentin

Gloomendoom wrote: »

I'm afraid it will need an MoT.

Isn't a valid mot only needed for very old cars?

sprinkly_2

Thank you,

So what can I do, its failed the mot, but i want to keep the plate.

I know of people that have old cars off the road for ages, scrap them and take the private plate off and put on a new car, well i know of one person? I cant lose the plate

Thank you

Quentin

I think #2 is mistaken.


Just as long as both vehicles are taxed is all you need.


https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/transferring-a-registration-number

sprinkly_2

Quentin wrote: »

I think #2 is mistaken.


Just as long as both vehicles are taxed is all you need.


https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/transferring-a-registration-number

Yes thank you!! Found also a consession when its beyond your control like an unexpected mot fail you can still transfer, both have tax new one has mot, so should be ok, thank you x

AdrianC

So long as the "from" has had tax within the previous 12 months, and hasn't had a gap when it's been untaxed/unSORNed, you'll be fine. MOT is only needed on pre-60 cars, where an MOT isn't needed to tax them.

Gloomendoom

Quentin wrote: »

I think #2 is mistaken.


Just as long as both vehicles are taxed is all you need.


https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/transferring-a-registration-number

I agree. Apologies OP.

Out of curiosity I checked the procedure the other day, but it was for a pre-1960 car.