RobJ1

Has anyone ever bought a number plate from this site, if so, what paperwork do you need, where do you send it and whats the total costs and time involved in getting the old plate off your car and the new one on?? Also what happens to your old number??

simonprelude

Off what site ??

Old plate goes back into the general pot unless you keep it on retention.

RobJ1

This site, as in another user on S2ki.com

Lurking Lawyer

The seller sends you the retention certificate.

You send that to the DVLA with details of the car you want to apply it to and that car's V5. There's a fee payable (

RobJ1

At what point do I change the reg on the car, is it when you recieve the V5 back ?

AquilaEagle

This site doesn't sell reg plates. Members of ski might. Don't buy from anyone who isn't a member as it is less secure.

Lurking Lawyer

When I put the private plate onto my car, in the days when you could go into a regional DVLA office in person and do it there and then, they said to do it as quickly as I could.

When I took the plate off, by which time you could only do it by post to the DVLA, I waited for the new V5 to come back - not least in my case since it had been registered from new with the private plate and so I didn't know what number would be applied to it.

Even if you have an old reg, there's no guarantee you will get it back so you'll have to wait for the new V5C to find its way back to you.

RobJ1

Cheers guys, your help is much appriciated. If I wanted to keep the old plate how much is it to put this plate onto retention and do I have to pay this every 12 months??

Lurking Lawyer

Ste_Nova

i've just chased my tax disk today, 7 days after doing the transfer... the car carn't wear the new plate till the new tax arrives
should be here tomorrow

p.s. incase you need it

Ian Broom
Customer Services Manager
DVLA
07816 169841 < yes his mobile number