How do I find the registration of the car I owned?

I went to fill in the form, but you have to have the registration of the car you owed.  I have always had a private reg, which I transfer to each car I own.  Can I use this or do I need to find out the actual reg of the car I had on finance?  If so, how do I find this out?

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  • DullGreyGuy
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    Depends on the quality of your record keeping and how long ago it was
  • Nasqueron
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    MB77 said:
    I went to fill in the form, but you have to have the registration of the car you owed.  I have always had a private reg, which I transfer to each car I own.  Can I use this or do I need to find out the actual reg of the car I had on finance?  If so, how do I find this out?
    You would enter the reg of the car you bought, before you moved the plate on. Do you have records of the transfer of ownership each time you did the plate perhaps?

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  • MB77
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    No, I never keep records unfortunately, I'll try the DVLA, maybe they can help?
  • MB77 said:
    I went to fill in the form, but you have to have the registration of the car you owed.  I have always had a private reg, which I transfer to each car I own.  Can I use this or do I need to find out the actual reg of the car I had on finance?  If so, how do I find this out?
    Hi, did you have any luck with DVLA? We are in same boat. Don't have any records and private number plate. 
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