private plate

arcon5

Just bought a car with a private reg. Seller doesn't have the paperwork for it.


I want to scrap the car... How would I go about retaining the number plate with a view of selling it on?

foxy-stoat

You have the V5c?

If you do and the car has valid MOT, not sure about the VED - you need a V317 form.

Lucky_Duck_2

It can be done on line these days, you get a new registration mark and an electronic document to allow the new number plates to be made pretty much instantly.

The new V5 and the retention certificate usually follows a week later.

facade

If it is currently SORN (or taxed) you don't actually need an MOT, but they might want to inspect it- to prove it exists I suppose.


If it isn't SORN (or taxed) you might have trouble as some very old registrations have been re-allocated (= sold for big money by DVLA)

forgotmyname

You can register a car online without having the V5C (logbook) and have a new one in a few days. Are you sure?

Without the new keepers slip they usually contact the registered keeper and tell them someone is trying to register their car which delays things.

arcon5

The car is now in trade... so will I need to register me as the keeper instead?
Thus I have the logbook, but not my name on it. So I can change keeper to me online, how would I then get the plate so I can scrap the vehicle? Bearing in mind I don't want the plate on another vehicle yet as I'm gonna sell it.


In response to another reply... vehicle is insured, no tax, no mot

facade

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/take-private-number-off

AdrianC

arcon5 wrote: »

The car is now in trade... so will I need to register me as the keeper instead?

Yes.

So I can change keeper to me online, how would I then get the plate so I can scrap the vehicle?

You get the V5C in your name, then you use the docref on that to transfer the plate to retention.

In response to another reply... vehicle is insured, no tax, no mot

The plate transfer rules say that if it's not currently taxed, it must have had no breaks in the SORN/tax record since it was last taxed. I take it there's no chance of an MOT on it...?