When i bought my 16v all those years ago, i decided to purchase two things from the outset - car and number plate.
Its an irony that as much as the car devalued the plate increased in value so after 11 years of ownership - the combination was bought for ?4800, and is now worth ?5000. Which is nice.
And thats before the car was returned to its storming condition in the last 2 years.
However, the car originally had a private plate, before i purchased mine, and because of the slowness and strangeness of DVLA, there were two cars wandering around with the same plate.
Anyway, i'll get to the point - the plate i bought was retained on a certificate and not a car.
Regards,
Tin