Transferring private plate?

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OK. Transfer done. New reg document arrived from DVLA. Old plates put back on. Insurance company informed (Grrrr- £20 admin charge).

Only problem - MOT certificate. Its got old reg on. I plan to sell the car shortly so this is going to cause confusion. Can I get a new MOT certificate with the current reg on?

RUSS56

Private plates are a nightmare for garages selling cars ! you can either apply for a retention or a direct transfer to the new vehicle it was £105 for a retention OR £80 for direct from one to other .

Its a headache for the garage as they have NO CONTROL over the time it takes and depending on how busy the DVLA are with plate transfers .

I know of it taking weeks NOT days and I have worked in car sales for over 30 years and one person I know that works in the DVLA told me of a colleaugue of his that when the customer chases the garage about whats heppening then the garage call the DVLA he witnessed his mate saying " they keep hounding me so watch this" and proceeded to take the transfer file that was say place 2 to be done ? He then putit to the bottom of all his files for transfer !!

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RUSS56 wrote: »

Private plates are a nightmare for garages selling cars ! you can either apply for a retention or a direct transfer to the new vehicle it was £105 for a retention OR £80 for direct from one to other .

Its a headache for the garage as they have NO CONTROL over the time it takes and depending on how busy the DVLA are with plate transfers .

I know of it taking weeks NOT days and I have worked in car sales for over 30 years and one person I know that works in the DVLA told me of a colleaugue of his that when the customer chases the garage about whats heppening then the garage call the DVLA he witnessed his mate saying " they keep hounding me so watch this" and proceeded to take the transfer file that was say place 2 to be done ? He then putit to the bottom of all his files for transfer !!

All changed now. You can do the transfer online. Now its just £80 and they send you the retention certificate and a new copy of the V5. No more waiting.

BUT it seems they dont send a new MOT certificate. YES, the mot has got chassis number on etc and online I guess its correct.

Its just I can imagine it being hassle when someone comes around to buy car and sees the old reg. Some people will immediately be put off I think.

RUSS56

thanks paulfoel !!

pappa_golf

[quote=[Deleted User];70548664]OK. Transfer done. New reg document arrived from DVLA. Old plates put back on. Insurance company informed (Grrrr- £20 admin charge).

Only problem - MOT certificate. Its got old reg on. I plan to sell the car shortly so this is going to cause confusion. Can I get a new MOT certificate with the current reg on?[/QUOTE]


the DVLA automatically transfer the MOT to the new number .




your MOT receipt (from the garage) may say the old number , but the new number is logged by the powers that be


check ASKMID in a few days

[Deleted User]

pappa_golf wrote: »

the DVLA automatically transfer the MOT to the new number .




your MOT receipt (from the garage) may say the old number , but the new number is logged by the powers that be


check ASKMID in a few days

Yes it appears it will be updated online. But fact remains that the piece of paper will still say the old reg.

There are still people around stupid enough to think that not having a physical bit of paper with the reg on is a red flag.

My Dad would be like it. As far as hes concerned the internet is just for playing around on and nothing online is real or counts. Unless he can see it in black and white in front of him it doesnt exist in his eyes.

Razoo

AdrianC wrote: »

The online process is very new.
https://dvladigital.blog.gov.uk/2015/03/09/it-now-costs-less-to-retain-your-personalised-registration/

DVLA's online system is so new that some garages don't know about it yet.

Earlier this month, I purchased a personalised number plate for my daughter directly from the DVLA. The online process was very quick, and the whole process was complete in about 20 minutes, including me registering for an account with the DVLA.

The online process generated an electronic eV948 Number Plate Authorisation Certificate that allows the new number plates to be purchased immediately. In fact, the eV948 certificate expires after only 3 working days, so you have to move fast!

Unfortunately, the Main Dealer for my daughter's vehicle wouldn't accept the eV948 and said she had to wait until she received the new V5C document. However, a polite, but firm email to the manager did resolved the issue.

As it transpired, the new V5C document arrived in less than a week, so the service from the DVLA was excellent.

I spent more time dealing with the garage than I did with the DVLA.
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Razoo

tarkytarks

I put my plates on retention online on Thursday evening when I got home from work. I received the new V5 logbook in the post yesterday (Saturday). Less than 48 hours! I'm really impressed with the online system.

AdrianC

[quote=[Deleted User];70549516]Yes it appears it will be updated online. But fact remains that the piece of paper will still say the old reg.

There are still people around stupid enough to think that not having a physical bit of paper with the reg on is a red flag.

My Dad would be like it. As far as hes concerned the internet is just for playing around on and nothing online is real or counts. Unless he can see it in black and white in front of him it doesnt exist in his eyes.[/QUOTE]

You may like to point out to your father that, for the last few years, the piece of paper is just a "receipt" - it even says so on it. It carries no authority at all. The primary legal authority is the database, which can be viewed online.

searchlight123

[quote=[Deleted User];70548664]OK. Transfer done. New reg document arrived from DVLA. Old plates put back on. Insurance company informed (Grrrr- £20 admin charge).[/QUOTE]

you're lucky. when i did mine last year i was insured thru Lloyds Bank (not sure who the actual insurer was) but they refused any mid-term amendments to my policy (even though it was just a plate change - no difference to address or car etc) and insisted on ending that policy and re-starting a new one that was going to cost an extra £300 for the year!!
it involved me escalating this to a senior manager (eventually) who still had to cancel my original policy but heavily discounted the new one (with a different insurer) to get the costs almost down to where they were.

how ridiculous is that!!!