Putting my car back to standard to sell it.

I need to remove my cherished numberplate, but when I originally had put on, I forgot to ask what happens to my existing original plate and how to transfer it back.

I'm sure numerous people on here have been through this process many times, and I would appreciate the benefits of your wisdom as it is one area I'm not so hot

 

You apply to the dvlc to put you plate on retention and they will put your old plate back on. You can do this at your local licenseing centre.

 

great, should I have a form showing my existing registration number, or will they have it on record?

 

yes go to your licensing office fill in the form to put your plate on retention £105.then give them your existing roadtax.they will give you a new taxdisc there with your old plate on it put your old plates back on and in about 2 weeks time you get a new logbook with your old number plate on simple really
theyl have it all on record odnt worry

 

You dont always get your original plate back but I think they try to.

 

Right, better get it sorted then as I will need to get the new logbook before I can sell the car.

Is there a web site with the licensing offices on?

 

just changed my plate 2 new car cost £80 . license office needed tax disk log book & it took about 5 working days.new log book took 2 weeks easy.

 

Ed theres a DVLA office in Stoke Gifford,go to MSN

 

ed, what you doin to that lovely car of yours
what u gettin this time round

Ed

 

Moved my private plate across several vehicles, always got the original one back. plate owned for over 10 years.

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ed
i did it with mine... get it done asap.. as it will take about 4 week sto get the V5 back... THEN you can sell the car.
Got my V5 after about three weeks.. depends how busy they are.
Go to your local DVLA office so you know its being sorted asap.. plus you will be able to 'change' the old plate back on the car.. maybe that day.. BUT you need the V5 to sell the car!!!

is that Carbon spolier still on offer by any chance? ? ? ?


Phil

 

My V5 also took 4 weeks to be returned. I think the forms states between 4-8 weeks so 2 weeks may be optimistic if you are banking on it.
The fee for taking off your plate will also include the £80 assignment fee for putting it back on a different car.

Nick

 

Not wishing to point out the obvious, but, don't forget to notify your insurance co.!

 

04 out soon as well and dvla will be snowed under with new v5 and part-exed V5s

Also you will get one of the new style V5s back cant remember the new number (V511 ???) .

 

Sorry, been away.

Ed, not sure what next, in some ways im happy to strip mine so no other bugger can take the credit

Phil, no sadly not, it went immediately at full price to a mate

Cheers guys

Ed

 

So once it is on retention .... Is there an extra fee to sell it to someone else ??

 

No, apparently that is included in the fee you pay