Private plate transfer

ComicGeek

When I bought my wife's car I purchased a personalised registration, and the car was registered under that from new.

Now looking to change the car in about 6 weeks, but want to keep the personalised registration to use on the new car. Looks like a simple exercise to take off the private number (V778 retention document) and transfer to a new car.

But I don't have an original registration number for the car, as it was registered under the private plate from new.

Does anyone know the process for this? Have tried to call DVLA, but not getting through. I've started the process online to take the registration number off, but didn't want to get too far and end up not having a reg number for the car at all.

Will the DVLA automatically assign a new reg number (in the standard format of the year of registration) free or charge to the vehicle after I've gone through the process to take the private plate off?   

NBLondon

ComicGeek said:

Will the DVLA automatically assign a new reg number (in the standard format of the year of registration) free or charge to the vehicle after I've gone through the process to take the private plate off?   

That's what I'd expect.

ComicGeek

NBLondon said:

ComicGeek said:

Will the DVLA automatically assign a new reg number (in the standard format of the year of registration) free or charge to the vehicle after I've gone through the process to take the private plate off?   

That's what I'd expect.

Perhaps I'll just have to risk going through the whole process then. The wife's not going to be happy if I ground her car by getting it wrong though!

ComicGeek

NBLondon said:

ComicGeek said:

Will the DVLA automatically assign a new reg number (in the standard format of the year of registration) free or charge to the vehicle after I've gone through the process to take the private plate off?   

That's what I'd expect.

I don't know if I'm overthinking this, but won't I then need to wait for the replacement V5C before I can get new plates made up and put on the car?

facade

ComicGeek said:

NBLondon said:

ComicGeek said:

Will the DVLA automatically assign a new reg number (in the standard format of the year of registration) free or charge to the vehicle after I've gone through the process to take the private plate off?   

That's what I'd expect.

I don't know if I'm overthinking this, but won't I then need to wait for the replacement V5C before I can get new plates made up and put on the car?

Last time I did it there was a chitty to download that I waved at the 'plate maker and the V5 arrived in a few days.

The "new" reg. invalidates your old one as soon as you click on OK, so you have to walk to the shop to buy the 'plates.

Grumpy_chap

I know nothing about transfer of private plates, but I just gave my old car away and the online transfer came up with a bold notice that the rights to the plate are lost immediately you do the car transfer.  Whatever you do, you need to take the private plate from the car and assign random age-plate in sufficient time ahead of the car disposal.

Car_54

ComicGeek said:

NBLondon said:

ComicGeek said:

Will the DVLA automatically assign a new reg number (in the standard format of the year of registration) free or charge to the vehicle after I've gone through the process to take the private plate off?   

That's what I'd expect.

Perhaps I'll just have to risk going through the whole process then. The wife's not going to be happy if I ground her car by getting it wrong though!

Let her do the work herself then!

born_again

Depending on how personalised it may be easier (for your life) just to let it go and get another...

So say 
cg 68 mrs
change to 
cg 72 mrs
if getting a brand new car.

Not really MSE, but a quiet life is well worth the cost 🤣

ComicGeek

born_again said:

Depending on how personalised it may be easier (for your life) just to let it go and get another...

So say 
cg 68 mrs
change to 
cg 72 mrs
if getting a brand new car.

Not really MSE, but a quiet life is well worth the cost 🤣

To be honest, this is my preferred solution - but while it's not very personalised she does want to keep it. I can't let her sort it out, it will never happen and will end up not being able to sell it for months.

Next time I won't get the new car registered using it - I'll wait until the car's on the drive with the standard plate, and then I'll always have the physical plates to quickly change over.

sheramber

The car would originally have a number allocated ti it but you would not get notification of the number as the private plate was registered  immediately, 

You need to apply to take the plate off and put on retention.

DVLA will then advise of the number to put on the car, which is usually the original number. 

You will need to get plates made with the new number to put on the car. before you sell it.

When you buy the next car - if it is new then , if you give the garage the retention certificate they will put it on the new car , as happened before.

if it is a car that is already registered then you would apply to change the number when you get the V5  for it.

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/keep-or-assign

The_Fat_Controller

You can do it all online and it is very easy, just make sure you go to the genuine website.

There is no need to walk to get the new plates made up, the form you receive as part of the process covers you.

The vehicle will be allocated an age appropriate registration.

Don't forget to tell your insurer, the DVLA and insurance databases can take a few days/weeks to update, keep a copy of the old and new V5s along with the new plate allocation letter in case you are stopped.