Keep existing car registration number

fredsnail

Hi, I am just about to purchase a new car and want to keep my existing registration number to put on my new car.  The registration number is one that came with the car not one that I've purchased separately. 

Can anyone advise how I can do this?  

WaywardDriver

Dealer did this for me, cost £80.

AdrianC

fredsnail said:

Hi, I am just about to purchase a new car and want to keep my existing registration number to put on my new car.  The registration number is one that came with the car not one that I've purchased separately. 

Can anyone advise how I can do this?  

Exactly the same as any other plate transfer. There's nothing magic about a "private plate".
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/take-private-number-off

The car the plate's coming off will be assigned a new, previously unissued age-related plate.

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You want to put it on retention.

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/application-to-transfer-or-retain-a-vehicle-registration-number

You can do it instantly online, they allocate a new number, and you print out a little chitty that lets you get the new 'plate made.

The fee is £80, so if the dealer will do it for just the £80, when you trade the car in- bite their hand off.

You need to get new 'plates made for the number they give you, and put them on the car, and your insurance needs changing over, so you are looking at another £50-£100 to make it happen if you do it yourself..

fredsnail

Thank you for your help

treeroy

You do not need to get new plates made. You already have a front and back plate for your reg - they're currently on your car.... just take them off and put them on the new car

NBLondon

treeroy said:

You do not need to get new plates made. You already have a front and back plate for your reg - they're currently on your car.... just take them off and put them on the new car

Then you'll need to buy new plates to put on the outgoing car    Or were you thinking of driving it into the dealer and leaping out with the screwdriver in hand so the dealer has to make new plates for the replacement reg..   (Good MSE work there as they can do it cheaper...)

WaywardDriver

Are you part-exchanging your old car? If so get dealer to handle the whole process.

k6chris

Can this be done in one sitting, ie

Drive car being PXed to dealer

Put private plates from PX car on retention (£80 cost)

Dealer assigns retention plates to car buying

You drive off in new car with private plates?

Are there issues with V5??

WaywardDriver

k6chris said:

Can this be done in one sitting, ie

Drive car being PXed to dealer

Put private plates from PX car on retention (£80 cost)

Dealer assigns retention plates to car buying

You drive off in new car with private plates?

Are there issues with V5??

Dealer did it all transparently to me. Received 2 V5s within a couple of days - one for new car with old reg, other for old car with new reg - gave latter to dealer.
Actually having same reg made temporary insurance cover note for new car easier.

fredsnail

I'm not Part exchanging my car - it's very old and they've offered me £50 for it - I can get more selling it privately.

Thanks for your help - so I'll get the new plates with a new number for my old car, take off the existing plates and put them on my new car once all the paper work is done.