Cherished Plate help needed

chipsdog

Can someone please tell what I need to do:

son's car has cherished plate, I need to change it to a "normal number",
buying a new car from Motorpoint who don't sort out cherished plate,

My son would like to do this as soon as possible, can someone tell us what we need to do,

thanks

vansboy

www.dvla.gov.uk check on there.

Are you trading in the old car (with his number on) ? If so you'll need to place it on retention certificate with DVLA & then transfer to his new car, BEFORE you sell it to the dealers, or you'll make it awkward/impossible to get the number back.

DVLA will re-issue it's original number usually, or give it a new one. They will also change the tax disc details, so you'll have a few forms to fill & documents to get together.You will have to make up new plates, for it too.


This will incur costs of a bit over £100 but once the paperwork is in order, then you'll have a year to transfer the number onto the new car, before it starts costing anything more.

& if it's a new car, if his number isn't a really 'special' one, think about buying a new/better one.

Info on the DVLA site as well!

VB

Shoshannah

Sorry, I'm a bit confused. Do you mean you want to transfer the cherished plate from your son's existing car to a new car from Motorpoint?

If you do that, the old car will be allocated a 'normal' number by DVLA.

Thunderbird_2

Hi

As vansboy and Shoshannah said.

You need to contact the DVLA about this matter. If you are short of time, you need to go to the nearst DVLA office to you and sort it there and then.

The process is simply taking the ''cherished'' number plate off the old car and issuing you a retention certificate which is valid for a year, after which, you can extend it, for a fee, for another year, which will be the last year you can keep ''your right'' to that number plate.

Your existing car will be issued with another number plate. A new tax disc with remaining months will be issued showing the new number. You will get a letter confirming the new number and asking you to display the new number plate ( you take the letter and driving licence to Halfords or the like) You will receive the new log book by post. ( 2 to 3 weeks usually)

After you buy the new car, you go again to your nearest DVLA and sort it there and then again. ( you will need the log book, the retention certificate and the tax disc of the new car) Thenn again you need to get the letter asking you to display the new ( Old Cherished) number plate.

Give the DVLA a call to confirm this and all the associated fees. ( or as vansboy has suggested, check their website)

Dime_Bar

The old car has to be taxed and mot's at the time also so bear that in mind.

flutterbyuk25

To retain plate you need form V778/1 - along with V5C (logbook), MOT, details of tax disc and £105.

To transfer it straight from one car to another you need form V317, both V5C's, Both MOT's, details of both tax discs and £80.

Both forms are downloadable from www.direct.gov.uk/motoring

Submit to local DVLA office (see website for details). It takes 7-10 working days to authorise plate to come off and 'normal' plate to go on (for both cases). Then 2-4 weeks for new V5C/s and/or Retention certificate (V778).

To put retain plate on vehicle in future you need the retention cert V778, V5C for new car, MOT and details off tax disc. This can be done over counter at local office or through post.

HTH

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Shoshannah

Dime_Bar wrote: »

The old car has to be taxed and mot's at the time also so bear that in mind.

This is true and an often overlooked point.

I am attempting to transfer the plate from my old car to my new one. The old car has been off the road for over 2 years so I cannot go via the conventional route. I am having to go and talk to people at the DVLA and plead with them, it can be done apparantly but no guarantee.

If old car has MOT and tax you'll have no such problem.

kiranj

Thunderbird wrote: »

Hi

As vansboy and Shoshannah said.

You need to contact the DVLA about this matter. If you are short of time, you need to go to the nearst DVLA office to you and sort it there and then.

The process is simply taking the ''cherished'' number plate off the old car and issuing you a retention certificate which is valid for a year, after which, you can extend it, for a fee, for another year, which will be the last year you can keep ''your right'' to that number plate.

Your existing car will be issued with another number plate. A new tax disc with remaining months will be issued showing the new number. You will get a letter confirming the new number and asking you to display the new number plate ( you take the letter and driving licence to Halfords or the like) You will receive the new log book by post. ( 2 to 3 weeks usually)

After you buy the new car, you go again to your nearest DVLA and sort it there and then again. ( you will need the log book, the retention certificate and the tax disc of the new car) Thenn again you need to get the letter asking you to display the new ( Old Cherished) number plate.

Give the DVLA a call to confirm this and all the associated fees. ( or as vansboy has suggested, check their website)

This is pretty accurate. Though you need to make sure you retain the number plate before you hand the car over. The DVLA may also ask you to produce the car for inspection before they approve the retention. Especially if it's an older vehicle. The fee to retain a number plate is £105.

K

chipsdog

flutterbyuk25 wrote: »

To retain plate you need form V778/1 - along with V5C (logbook), MOT, details of tax disc and £105.

To transfer it straight from one car to another you need form V317, both V5C's, Both MOT's, details of both tax discs and £80.

Both forms are downloadable from www.direct.gov.uk/motoring

Submit to local DVLA office (see website for details). It takes 7-10 working days to authorise plate to come off and 'normal' plate to go on (for both cases). Then 2-4 weeks for new V5C/s and/or Retention certificate (V778).

To put retain plate on vehicle in future you need the retention cert V778, V5C for new car, MOT and details off tax disc. This can be done over counter at local office or through post.

HTH

x

We have nearly sorted out this change, we have received the new V5 with the "normal" number plates details, however, we haven't received an amended MOT certificate, should they have come in the same envelope? it is taking ages to sort out

kiranj

chipsdog wrote: »

We have nearly sorted out this change, we have received the new V5 with the "normal" number plates details, however, we haven't received an amended MOT certificate, should they have come in the same envelope? it is taking ages to sort out

If anything, you should have received the amended MOT before the V5 arrived. You should have also got an amended tax disc. Don't replace the number plate on your vehicle till you also have the tax disc. Contact the DVLA to find out what's happened to it.

k

Thunderbird_2

Hi
As far as I remember, you need to take the old MOT and the new log book to the garage which issued the MOT and they will amend it to show the new number plate to match the new log book.

I can't recall anything to do with DVLA regarding the MOT alteration.