More number plate Q's

[Dan@DB-Power]

HI All

I got my number plate valued which was a breaker, A company valued it at £400 for them to buy it, but they won't buy it if the car is not taxed or MOT'd :angry:

Could I transfer that number plate onto my Granada (Whic is MOT'd and Taxed) and then sell it :confused:

Any help will be great :)

Cheers
Dan

[JB]

My understanding is that you can't tranfer a number from a car that isn't taxed and MOT'd.

And did you know that if you have a fancy private plate on your car and then write your car off, the plate technically belongs to your insurer and you would have to buy it back off them :eek:

[Dan@DB-Power]

Stupid english system :mad: :mad:

So basically if you had a number plate worth £2000 and your car failed an MOT on major work which couldn't be fixed the number plate is worthless?

Dan,

[Dan@DB-Power]

Also what does retention mean???

Dan,

[JB]

Stupid english system :mad: :mad:

So basically if you had a number plate worth £2000 and your car failed an MOT on major work which couldn't be fixed the number plate is worthless?

Dan,
I think that's more or less it. The DVLA have the right to inspect both the donor and recipient vehicles if they wish. I have tranfered the plate that is currently on my 200 12 times since I had it and they have only asked to see the donor vehicle once.

[RADS_S13]

Stupid english system :mad: :mad:

So basically if you had a number plate worth £2000 and your car failed an MOT on major work which couldn't be fixed the number plate is worthless?

Dan,

Thats bloody stupid but probably the case knowing this country :rolleyes:

[JB]

Also what does retention mean???

Dan,
The number has been tranfered from the donor vehicle and is currently being held in mid air, so to speak, not on a vehicle. Cost £25 pa to retain a number and you have to renew your application every year or else the number reverts to being the property of the DVLA.

[Bean]

How do you go about buying a private number plate from someone who has one registered on their car? i.e. they're willing to sell it to you.

I presume you'd have to notify the DVLA somehow?

Plus the seller would need to obtain a different registration number :confused:

[AshmanS13]

Stupid english system :mad: :mad:

So basically if you had a number plate worth £2000 and your car failed an MOT on major work which couldn't be fixed the number plate is worthless?

Dan,

Always take your car in for an MOT a couple of weeks before it runs out ;) then you can overcome things like this :D

[arry]

And did you know that if you have a fancy private plate on your car and then write your car off, the plate technically belongs to your insurer and you would have to buy it back off them :eek:


this is indeed true. I had a guy once write off his £30k porsche by being a tit. It was his second accident (the first one a totalled £25k merc) in 2 years. The insurance co wanted told him to go fcuk himself for his numberplate back which was worth over £10k on its own :eek:

Got the decision overturned in the end tho - after he went thro several pairs of brown trousers :D

[voodoo_melon]

Plus the seller would need to obtain a different registration number :confused:
Does the DVLA assign a new plate when you sell the one on a car?

[JB]

Does the DVLA assign a new plate when you sell the one on a car?
Yes. Often you find the DVLA put back the original registration number.

[Bean]

Yes. Often you find the DVLA put back the original registration number.

So, if I bought a plate for say £100 of someone, would they incur any additional costs in obtaining another registration number?

I guess the seller would be kinda pissed if he sold a plate for £100 then had to fork out another £100 to get a new number? :wack:

[voodoo_melon]

So, if I bought a plate for say £100 of someone, would they incur any additional costs in obtaining another registration number?

I guess the seller would be kinda pissed if he sold a plate for £100 then had to fork out another £100 to get a new number? :wack:
I think it's part of the transfer fee.

[Bean]

I think it's part of the transfer fee.

So, would I or the seller have to pay this on top of the buying fee? :confused:

[voodoo_melon]

So, would I or the seller have to pay this on top of the buying fee? :confused:
Depends on how the sale is arranged. Same as postage for something, the seller will specify whether the transfer fee is paid by seller or buyer. Probably buyer though.