Right, I'm buying a car with a private plate on it.
I want to sell this plate.
Does the current owner need to remove it prior to sale (retention etc) and put normal plate back on and then hand me the cetiefcate for private plate to make it mine to sell on?
Or can I buy the car as it is and sort myself and put normal plate back on and get certificate to sell on?

I've never dealt in private plates so bit of advice please on how to go about it.
Thanks

 

Just buy the car, put the plate on retention yourself or else transfer directly to the new buyers car. I believe both cars need to be taxed and have MOT in that case.

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehi...tration-number

 

I though current owner needs to put me as nominee or something?

 

Not if you own the car it's on. If you've got the V5 in your name you're good to go.

 

Ah yes I see, so buy the car, pay £80 with relevant forms to get it on retention and then I can sell it? Do I have to put the buyers name on it prior to applying for this?

 

That's the one. No, it just goes on retention and then the buyers name is added later by you, written on the certificate. Or, if you can wait, you can transfer directly to the buyers car without going on retention.

 

Fancy sending me a PM of what the plate is?

 

Nice one cool.
So it can wait once I've received v5 in my name.

Btw reg is - deleted

 

It certainly can. Once you've the V5 back in your name it's all go.

Nice plate, not for me though with my crap old UK Turbo lol

 

Make sure the car if its an import wasnt registered on the plate on its arrival as you wont be able to remove it, I enquired about one a few years back and was told as it was the first plate to go on the car...the one it was registered on... it could not be transferred or removed.

Oh and btw its £105 including the admin fee, You just need a V317, Mot & V5

 

It's £80 to transfer direct & £25 for retention which is changing to every 5 or 10 years from what I read the other day....

As said above check the plate can actually be transferred.

 

Ah ok, i pretty sure he bought the plate but ill find out now, if it was put on while in uk is that ok?

 

EFA iirc

 

If the car was registered on another plate then he put this private plate on yes it would be removable.

 

Cool, yes hes confirmed he put it on.
Thanks

 

Bumping this one up please.
I'm going to remove plate off car via the online service, now will I get my new reg instantly once done? So I can put new plate on car straight away?
Or do I have to wait for paperwork to come via post first?
And what about mot and tax as mine will show my old reg? Will that update on database automatically and no need to sort?

 

Obviously I know I'll have to let insurance know.

 

Wait for the paperwork dude, let the insurance company know when they are fitted, your current tax if it's dd will continue but you may have to renew the direct debit when it runs out as it'll have the wrong plate reference on it, if it's paid for already they 'should' sort it for you.

 

I was under impression that new plate is given on receipt online of removing so you can use straight away? Just paperwork comes in post as confirmation.?

I pay my tax annually or 6 moths upfront no DD, what will I have to do in regards to that?
And mot showing Wong reg, mot recently been done too

 

Ahh I've not done it online could be as you say then mate, they should change everything but not sure if you'll get a replacement mot as I don't think I did? Everything's visible online these days.

 

I did get a replacement MOT certificate with the new reg showing and a stamp saying cherished transfer on it. I'm in Northern Ireland and I didn't do it online though.

 

You get a reference number now, so can do your next step straight away ;-)
No need to get MOT re-stamped now either