private plate transfer ?

[simonpolly]

I have just put my plate on retention . It took about 8 days . They sent me a new number to fit onto my Audi  along with a new tax disc until my gti arrives . My VW dealer gave me a set of plates with the new numbers on for my Audi when I gave them the retention certificate for my reg . They will then register the Gti on own plate .

What about the insurance do you just ring them up and tell them the plate has changed ?

[dubber36]

Sorry Simon, I replied why you were asking another question.

Once your plate has been taken off your old car and a new number issued, you must display the new number. It has to correspond with the tax disc, MOT and V5. Also, you'll need to notify your insurers.

I got the date off the interweb somewhere a while back.

[physio]

Yes just phone the insurance and tell them what date you are swapping over to the new reg plate , so wait until you have the new number and tax disc then phone the insurance .you get about 3 weeks to put your new plates on because the paperwork to authorise the new plates  to be made up has an expiry date

[simonpolly]

From Dealer( I think this will take two weeks min)
Spoken with the DVLA, they have said the best way for them at the moment without retaining the number plate is to have all the paperwork in place for example the registration document, MOT and copy of tax disc, and sending these all off directly to the DVLA in Swansea with a V55 form. This can only be done when the car lands in the UK as the V55 document would be needed to register the new car in the UK. This would then mean your current car would stay on that reg plate until you collect the new one, but may mean we have to wait about a week after the car is on site for the DVLA to get the paperwork back to us.

They have told me the process would usually take 10 working days, but hopefully if we get this all in place and sent off as soon as we can it would be done quicker.

If we just retained your number plate before hand, the DVLA said the car would be issued with a 2009 plate and should not be driven round with  ? on as that would not longer be attached to the car.

Hope that explains it enough for you, if you could get the paperwork to us in August some time this would leave us enough time hopefully to get the paperwork organise with the DVLA.

Many thanks

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[dubber36]

Here you go https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dvla-local-office-closure-plan-announced Shrewsbury to close on the 25th October.

I'd still do it myself beforehand. I slight ball ache, but better than waiting for the postman every morning not knowing when you can pick your new car up.

[simonpolly]

Here you go https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dvla-local-office-closure-plan-announced Shrewsbury to close on the 25th October.

I'd still do it myself beforehand. I slight ball ache, but better than waiting for the postman every morning not knowing when you can pick your new car up.

Yes I think your probably right,I don't know what DVLA shrewsbury are doing for the next 3 months because they have already stopped doing the plate transfer and their not supposed to shut until oct 25th .
cheers for advise chaps I will give it some thought

EDIT The dealer offered to do this for me but he confused me a little ,they are paying for the transfer as part of the deal so I`ll take the paper work to them and let them deal with it

[Blades72]

Luckily my dealer is doing the donkey work regarding the swapping over of my plates! In his words "I have the pleasure of sitting in the dvla office for a few hours swapping the plates over". 

[simonpolly]

Luckily my dealer is doing the donkey work regarding the swapping over of my plates! In his words "I have the pleasure of sitting in the dvla office for a few hours swapping the plates over". 

There all shutting when are you getting you car ?

[Blades72]

Luckily my dealer is doing the donkey work regarding the swapping over of my plates! In his words "I have the pleasure of sitting in the dvla office for a few hours swapping the plates over". 

There all shutting when are you getting you car ?

Unconfirmed BW36, so if I get that BW I should hopefully be looking at the end of September begining of October. Local dvla closes 31st October (didn't know it was closing until reading these posts).. Might see the dealer to get mine on retention sooner rather than later (not sure they are aware of the closure).

[JC]

a lot of DVLA offices are cutting back, but the one i use for work is still processing all plate issues

some post offices are taking on some of the workloads, cant see that going well 

get the plate off now onto retention, be sooooooooooooo much easily in the long run