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Need to remove my personal plate and put it on retention, has anyone done this recently?, wondering how long I'll be without my V5 log book.

The car will be issued with the plate it had when I bought the car.

Thanks for any info.

Would try ringing DVLA, but I've not a spare 2 hours to wait

248SPG

I recently did it and had to wait about 2 weeks for the New V5 to arrive

PG

It takes as long as it takes it seems
In the past I have waited from between 1 - 6 weeks to get the V5 back.
Re. getting the orig. number back: doesnt always happen but make a point of asking (saying the windows are etched often helps)
HTH
PG

scoobydooooo

took me a month in june , i think it's the luck of the draw .

Andy Hall

6 weeks

Johnny50

I put mine on retention in a few months back, took about 5 weeks to get the V5 back.

Big Daz

Got mine within 10 Days last time

flat4

we normally go down to the local DVLA office in Nottingham and do it there and then


kev

Paulo P

iTrader: (42)

When me sister bought her scoob the guy went to the DVLA office and got it done there and then. He gave us a copy of the V5 and it came in the post a few weeks later

Spoon

Flat4- You may well go to a DVLA office but you don't get you V5 back there and then!!

I've waited anything from 2 weeks to 6 weeks.

I guess it's the luck of the draw.

John Catlin

Two to four weeks recently

flat4

your probably right i've never gone in for all this private plate stuff, but my dad & brother do it for every car they get, i've just emailed him so i'll get an answer soon


kev

scoob_babe

3 weeks last August

Dazza01

Depends really, if u r px the car at a dealers, the dealer will do all the ppwk, but it took me 3 weeks to get my V5 back.

Newbie123

Currently waiting and that was 5 weeks ago.

flat4

right, i was completely wrong he had his done on the 4th July and is still waiting, usually takes 3 weeks he said

DVLA office send off the V5 to Swansea and you get it back whenever


kev

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Ok, I'm planning on going into the local DLVA place this arvo', was hoping on a quick turnaround on the V5 as I have a potential buyer for my car.

I do hope this isn't going to take me weeks to get this V5 back

I'll ask if there's anyway of them photo-copying the V5 and stamping it or something to prove I have posession of it before I hand it over for the reg change.

Thanks for the info

Devil's Refugee

Mega,

I would wait until the buyer has seen the original V5 before doing anything mate.
I had a plate on my Scoob, took me over 4 weeks to swap them to the new car and replace the Scoob's plates with ones from DVLA.
Complete nonsense, having to send back the V5 with the new reg, then send it back AGAIN with the new owners name on it.

mega_stream

Done it now, got the bottom bit of the V5 stamped and dated by DVLA, they say they process the forms within 5 working days, but getting the new form may take several weeks

Fatman

...about 30 seconds, if you've got an electric screwdriver.

Just kidding. Sorry about hijack. I'll get my coat...