Private plate / changing car

numberonemummy

Hi
First time I've had to change cars with my private plate, buying a used car from nissans,
I understand I need to put the old plate back on my existing car via online DVLA for £80, and then they can process it as a part ex.
But the dealers gave unclear advice about getting the new car with my plate on,
One said I need to give him the retention cert which they then change to the new car and it will be ready with the private plate on, his colleague later said we buy it with the plate on already and send off log book then when it comes back send off again to swap to private plate.

Seems silly to send off twice - can DVLA not change to my name & plate in one go ?
Also would that mean I need to keep informing my insurance co of all the changes (old car to non personalised plate, new car on non personalised plate, new car on private plate) as they charge admin fee each time to amend policy.

Any advise much appreciated !

Moto2

Do not trust the dealer to swap it
Put it on retention yourself with DVLA now and then sort your sale.

Iceweasel

1. Get the number you want to keep from the old car on retention for £80 and the original number back on the car you are going to sell/trade in.

2. Send off the V5c for the new car and get it registered and taxed in your name.

3.Using the retention certificate get your 'cherished number' onto your new car and a new V5c issued. (no charge as it's included in the original £80)

Do it all yourself and it can't go wrong.

Many dealers screw it up and the cherished number can be lost - do NOT trust/rely on them to do it correctly.

Remember your number is important only to you - it means nothing to the salesman/dealer.

It may seem silly - but this is a much easier and cheaper system than we used to have.

There was thread about the new system a couple of months back.

I wrote this in May:

It's now incredibly easy on-line.

Take off - https://www.gov.uk/keep-registration-number

You pay £80 and it's valid for 10 years - once the online application is successful, you can use the retention certificate which will be issued by post to assign the personalised registration to a new vehicle.

Again it can be done on-line.

Put on - https://www.personalisedvehicleregis...vehicle-lookup

It's only operative during office hours though- at other times it will tell you the page is not available.

numberonemummy

Brilliant, easily to follow

Thanks for taking the time to reply, i feel more confident now I understand it. :j

DUTR

numberonemummy wrote: »

Hi
First time I've had to change cars with my private plate, buying a used car from nissans,
I understand I need to put the old plate back on my existing car via online DVLA for £80, and then they can process it as a part ex.
But the dealers gave unclear advice about getting the new car with my plate on,
One said I need to give him the retention cert which they then change to the new car and it will be ready with the private plate on, his colleague later said we buy it with the plate on already and send off log book then when it comes back send off again to swap to private plate.

Seems silly to send off twice - can DVLA not change to my name & plate in one go ?
Also would that mean I need to keep informing my insurance co of all the changes (old car to non personalised plate, new car on non personalised plate, new car on private plate) as they charge admin fee each time to amend policy.

Any advise much appreciated !

They are both correct, the last two cars I have had I sent the retention certificate to the dealer and picked up my car with my plate, however my friend has had a nearly new car and the dealers when he was purchasing were less interested in transferring the plate.
So I would DIY in your case.

searchlight123

Iceweasel wrote: »

1. Get the number you want to keep from the old car on retention for £80 and the original number back on the car you are going to sell/trade in.

2. Send off the V5c for the new car and get it registered and taxed in your name.

3.Using the retention certificate get your 'cherished number' onto your new car and a new V5c issued. (no charge as it's included in the original £80)

Do it all yourself and it can't go wrong.

Many dealers screw it up and the cherished number can be lost - do NOT trust/rely on them to do it correctly.

Remember your number is important only to you - it means nothing to the salesman/dealer.

It may seem silly - but this is a much easier and cheaper system than we used to have.

There was thread about the new system a couple of months back.

I wrote this in May:

It's now incredibly easy on-line.

Take off - https://www.gov.uk/keep-registration-number

You pay £80 and it's valid for 10 years - once the online application is successful, you can use the retention certificate which will be issued by post to assign the personalised registration to a new vehicle.

Again it can be done on-line.

Put on - https://www.personalisedvehicleregis...vehicle-lookup

It's only operative during office hours though- at other times it will tell you the page is not available.

the second link for putting the retained reg on a car appears broken. do you have the correct link by any chance?
many thanks.

Iceweasel

tonygold wrote: »

the second link for putting the retained reg on a car appears broken. do you have the correct link by any chance?
many thanks.

You could try this one:

https://www.gov.uk/put-registration-number-vehicle

- but remember it only works during normal office hours - so absolutely no chance over the weekend

silvercar

I thought I was following the instruction from dvla, but I have a couple of queries.

I am trading my car (currently with personalised plate) in for a second hand car that I have bought from the dealer.

So I've gone online at dvla and paid £80 and they issued online a reg number for my old car. It said to transfer number plates, but I can't officially get plates made up until the paperwork arrives in 3-5 working days. It also says notify insurer, but I'm still driving round on the old plates. So I assume it is OK to wait a few days before transferring plates and notifying insurer?

I want to avoid paying £25 to my insurer to notify changes. If I change the plate and then a few days later change the car, then after that change the new car to my plate, that will be 2 change fees unnecessarily. The dealer has offered free insurance for 7 days, so I thought of using that in the hope that the paperwork arrives in time to mean I don't need to insure the new car with its current plate. Does that seem possible?

Nodding_Donkey

So you have an insurance certificate for a reg number that is on retention and a car with false plates on?

I'd say you need to change both asap.

I don't understand why you can't get new plates made up now.

Iceweasel

Most insurance companies understand the retention and swap over procedure and if they charge will only charge you once, after you explain the situation to them.

You have to contact them about cover for the new car anyway so it can all be done at the same time.

rich13348

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

So you have an insurance certificate for a reg number that is on retention and a car with false plates on?

I'd say you need to change both asap.

I don't understand why you can't get new plates made up now.

Possibly because it is illegal to get plates made up for a car with no documents and no reputable place will let you do it without the V5C or V11?