private plate transfer ?

[ChrisJL]

Hi Simon,

I'm doing a similar process. I've never had a new car registered straight to my plate before I always have it registered to its allocated plate and then swap it a couple of weeks later.

Here's what I'm doing / done in preparation for my new GTI

I've put my private plate on my current car onto retention, this is £105 for a 12 month retention. For this you fill out a form and send some documents to the DVLA. 2 weeks later you will get back a letter with the new allocated plate for the car + a tax disc with that plate on and also a certificate which will allow you to get plates made up for that registration. 4 weeks after you receive these you should receive back a new V5C document with the new registration for the vehicle (however I got this the same time as the replacement tax disc). You also receive a retention certificate for your new plate. *Note at this point when you put on the new plates + tax disc you must inform your insurance**

So now I have my current car back on its allocated registration, my private plate is on retention (retention certificate) My new GTI will be registered on whatever plate it is allocated, 13 / 63. Once I have the vehicle I will fill in its plate onto my retention document and send that off to the DVLA, this tells them I want to put my private plate onto that car. (No more payment at this point, the £105 covers taking the plate off 1 car and putting it onto another). So then for my new GTI I should receive a replacement tax disc 2 weeks later with my private plate on. I can then get plates made (if not already) and fit them to my car + my new tax disc. Then inform my insurance of the change.. A new V5C document should also follow a few weeks later.

I find this process easier, as I normally get the dealer to give me the private plate made up for my new car as part of the deal so I don't have to fork out to get those made and it also means in the future when I come to sell the car I already have its original plates made up on physical plates too so again no need to fork out getting them made

[CraigW]

Hi Simon,

I'm doing a similar process. I've never had a new car registered straight to my plate before I always have it registered to its allocated plate and then swap it a couple of weeks later.

Here's what I'm doing / done in preparation for my new GTI

I've put my private plate on my current car onto retention, this is £105 for a 12 month retention. For this you fill out a form and send some documents to the DVLA. 2 weeks later you will get back a letter with the new allocated plate for the car + a tax disc with that plate on and also a certificate which will allow you to get plates made up for that registration. 4 weeks after you receive these you should receive back a new V5C document with the new registration for the vehicle (however I got this the same time as the replacement tax disc). You also receive a retention certificate for your new plate. *Note at this point when you put on the new plates + tax disc you must inform your insurance**

So now I have my current car back on its allocated registration, my private plate is on retention (retention certificate) My new GTI will be registered on whatever plate it is allocated, 13 / 63. Once I have the vehicle I will fill in its plate onto my retention document and send that off to the DVLA, this tells them I want to put my private plate onto that car. (No more payment at this point, the £105 covers taking the plate off 1 car and putting it onto another). So then for my new GTI I should receive a replacement tax disc 2 weeks later with my private plate on. I can then get plates made (if not already) and fit them to my car + my new tax disc. Then inform my insurance of the change.. A new V5C document should also follow a few weeks later.

I find this process easier, as I normally get the dealer to give me the private plate made up for my new car as part of the deal so I don't have to fork out to get those made and it also means in the future when I come to sell the car I already have its original plates made up on physical plates too so again no need to fork out getting them made

Chris,

When the dealer makes up your private plate does the plate have dealer advertising on it?

[ChrisJL]

Chris,

When the dealer makes up your private plate does the plate have dealer advertising on it?

Hi Craig,

Yes they do, but that's probably just because I've never specified for them not to, mostly because I'm a bit of a weirdo and I quite like a dealer name on the plate  (providing its a VW dealer on a VW car etc, not Audi on a VW etc)