if you buy a car with a private number plate on they are letting you keep do you after tell dvla or anything? also you buy a numberplate as agift for someone who as yet got a car do you after pay for it to be like off road lol till they get it on a car haha i have no idea in this field anyhelp would be great thanks in advance

http://dvlaregistrations.direct.gov.uk/help/

Private number plates? Pffffffft ;)

I sold my car with a private plate, it takes over from the existing number plate for a fee - which I paid. The new owner of the only has to pay a fee if they wanted the original plate or similar back

Buying a plate as a gift is fine, the plate is put onto retention for a minimum of 1 year (max 3 I think - don't quote me lol), from retention it can be used on a car anytime within that time frame provided you fill in the details of the swap and of course not use it on a car until the dvla have sent the certificate and v5c back in that particular reg

Not keen on the idea of private regs anymore hence why I sold mine with the car

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I decided it was easier to change my own name to match my number plate. My name is now SA14FDE.

Not my actual regards above.

haha right thankyou guys and I've found one for my self DA13 KEL my name is dale kelsey so can't really beat that but the girlfriend is looking at buying a new car with a private plate in they will give her but she also might be buying me this plate as birthday xmas gift for 3 years haha

I'm after a new plate I have a fiesta 2013 model and the current one starts with DS13 however the plate I want start J90 can this be done??

I'm after a new plate I have a fiesta 2013 model and the current one starts with DS13 however the plate I want start J90 can this be done??

You can make a car appear older than what it actually is, but you're not allowed to make the appear newer

For instance on a 13 plate you can have a 62 plate and backwards, but you're not allowed a 63 plate or newer, so in answer to your question yes you can have a J reg on your 13 plate

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Great many thanks!

Plate retention is now down to £80 from £105 and now last 10 years.

So any plate you purchase you have to pay again in 10yrs to keep It??

No, it means if you take it off the car you can hold it for 10 years as a document, if you put it on a car you keep it there as long as you like.

Ok understand now haha,

I don't get the bit where it says immediate transfer because surely you still have a period on your old plates before you get new ones made for it??

There are a few new changes, but you should be able to get the plates made while its in progress, so you can then put them on as soon as you get the douments.

Ok thanks any places with good prices for new plates or just use halfords?

You can only get plates made up when they send you the relevant documents. Plate makers need proof of ownership before they print them out.

Ok thanks even halfords

Yep even halfords

You'll get a V750 from DVLA which you take to the person making the plate. You may also need both parts of your license too.

newreg is where im going to order my documents but you also get a plate from them in the sale whats good but I'll be getting the 3d gel thing intime anyway at £50 for both rear and front

You can only get plates made up when they send you the relevant documents. Plate makers need proof of ownership before they print them out.

Unless you're good friends with garage owners ;)

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newreg is where im going to order my documents but you also get a plate from them in the sale whats good but I'll be getting the 3d gel thing intime anyway at £50 for both rear and front

i just got my v750 through from newreg, bought a plate for my son's 18th.

very good turnaround, only took 10 days to get the paperwork and plates, just need to get the v5 and v750 off to the dvla ready for his birthday at the end of may..got a good deal on the plate, other sites wanted over £1000 got the plate we wanted inc fees and reg plates for £495.

I'd love a private plate but good ones are way too expensive to consider these days. It would be good if the DVLA gave us more freedom to make up our own number plates - just let anyone register a number plate if it's not in use. Obviously the private plate industry is huge and wouldn't stand for that though lol.

Got both of ours direct from the D.V.L.A. website.

Where's the best place to get a plate dvla website?