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Title: Private plate question
Post by: Mikester on 27 December 2012, 21:07
Quick question.

I have bought a private plate and have the certificate.

It says to post it to your local DVLA office with the MOT and V5 then they will send you a new V5, MOT and Tax Disc.

Question is, if i go direct to the office, will they do it there and then so i can put the plate on straight away?

Thanks

Mike
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: JC on 27 December 2012, 21:18
nope  :smiley: not anymore

but they will check everything is in order and it gets processed a bit quicker  :smiley:

just check they arent on strike the day you plan to go.  :whistle: as loads of offices are faced with closure soon
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: Mikester on 27 December 2012, 21:22
nope  :smiley: not anymore

but they will check everything is in order and it gets processed a bit quicker  :smiley:

just check they arent on strike the day you plan to go.  :whistle: as loads of offices are faced with closure soon

Okey doke. I will take a look before i go as its a bit of a trek.

I was hoping that they didn't advertise they can do it on the spot to save them some work.

Damn!

Do you have to put it on the day you receive the paperwork back? Or is there some leeway on both number plates?
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: JC on 27 December 2012, 21:25
i would have thought in your job you would know the answer to that  :grin: :laugh:

14 days i think

and when you do, you bend over and get bummed the admin fee by your insurance  :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: Mikester on 27 December 2012, 21:27
i would have thought in your job you would know the answer to that  :grin: :laugh:

14 days i think

and when you do, you bend over and get bummed the admin fee by your insurance  :rolleyes: :lipsrsealed:

Never gets that complicated!

Luckily my insurance is up in about 2-3 weeks. So if it all goes right i could combine the two! Once i haggle somebody down to a reasonable sum for insurance.
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: shepgti on 28 December 2012, 00:15
ugggh admin fee aka money for absolutly nothing! :angry:  in my experince going to the office always seems to get done quicker.
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: simonpolly on 28 December 2012, 11:12
Last time i did it i took all the info to the local office and they gave me a form which i  then took to halfords so they could make up the plates on the same day.(mind you that was about 10 years ago).
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: JC on 28 December 2012, 11:18
(mind you that was about 10 years ago).

stopped doing it over the counter about 5 years ago  :kiss:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: Thom89 on 28 December 2012, 11:57
(mind you that was about 10 years ago).

stopped doing it over the counter about 5 years ago  :kiss:

Lol

Thom
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: simonpolly on 28 December 2012, 15:44
(mind you that was about 10 years ago).

stopped doing it over the counter about 5 years ago  :kiss:

Lol

Thom

Get a room  :smiley:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: shepgti on 28 December 2012, 16:52
getting the plates made up isnt the problem :wink:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: JC on 28 December 2012, 17:45
(mind you that was about 10 years ago).

stopped doing it over the counter about 5 years ago  :kiss:

Lol

Thom

Get a room  :smiley:

Already got one,  :kiss: Strong smell of curry however  :undecided:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: Thom89 on 28 December 2012, 18:30
(mind you that was about 10 years ago).

stopped doing it over the counter about 5 years ago  :kiss:

Lol

Thom

Get a room  :smiley:

Already got one,  :kiss: Strong smell of curry however  :undecided:

Oh, Dont...

Thom
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: hardmonkeys on 14 March 2013, 12:15
(mind you that was about 10 years ago).

stopped doing it over the counter about 5 years ago  :kiss:

I did mine 18mths ago over the counter, that was in Bournemouth! No probs apart from the arrogant clerk he was a right nark
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: sveed1.8T on 14 March 2013, 13:05
Had my private plate since I was 18, and it's been transferred onto all of my golfs listed in my sig. £80 transfer fee each time though :undecided: Always best to go to the main office to get it sorted, as if there are ANY errors in the paperwork, it'll get sent back unprocessed! Not heard of all these closures people are referring to, but the office in Peterborough have been spot on everytime! :smiley:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: JC on 14 March 2013, 20:23
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20855998

i am in my local office at least once a week for work, they are closed as of october  :cry: :cry:
Title: Re: Private plate question
Post by: cullygti on 14 March 2013, 20:31
done mine about 4 weeks ago over the counter they gave me a new tax disc new mot certicate but had to wait for them to send a new v5 as thats the only part they dont do over the counter  :smiley: