Hi All, I've just listed my 999 number plate for sale on the site but I've never done this before - I've had a good read up on DVLA site etc, but just thought I'd ask if anyone on here has done this before? I have seen the new plate on the DVLA website that I want so it would be sell mine and buy the new one. Any advice on this would be gratefully received! Cheers
Thanks final_edition - that's exactly what I want to do as it's really cheap - but if I buy it now they get my old plate don't they? Then I don't get anything for it! It was valued at £450 by one of those reg companies so I thought someone else on here might want it at a good price, but the tos and fros of selling it might not be worth it.........ahh what to do!
You'll need to transfer your current plate off onto a retention cert' then transfer the new one on. If you know the name of the buyer of your current plate you'll be able to get that added immediately to the ret' cert' as a nominee, then you just give it to them, otherwise you'll end up sending it back to get their name added. As I recall you can swap the plate straight across if you have the paperwork for the new plate, otherwise you may end up with an age related plate for a little while. if possible I'd try to avoid that as you'll end up paying twice for the insurance change.
Thanks Ian, do I have to pay for a retention cert to sell my plate on? Must admit I didn't think about insurance! I'm with Ducati insurance, do they charge to amend the details then?
Put the existing plate on retention, I think that's about £80. The DVLA will send you a new tax disc and a certificate allowing you to get new plates, or plate for a bike. You then have a few days grace to switch over and notify your insurance company. Obviously your should aim to switch these as close in time as possible. Put the new plate on your bike, and you then have your current registration on retention to sell. Last time I did this, it cost £25 a year to keep the plate on retention, and if you forget to renew the retention, you lose it. IIRC, if you decide not to sell the plate, and let it lapse, you can reclaim the £80.
Cheers Snips - I'm thinking now to not bother with selling the old plate as it seems it will cost me an additional £105 to retain my present plate - if no one wants it then it's money down the drain! In my research so far I can't find that I could reclaim the £80 retention fee if I didn't sell it in the end......
If you don't retain the old plate you'll need to give the DVLA a letter accepting you give it up and have no further claim on it.
The plate you buy from the DVLA will be on a retention certificate anyway and you have a year to assign it to a vehicle, but you can extend it if you wish. You could then sell your existing plate and request that the buyer pays the assignment fee of £80 for it to be transferred onto their own vehicle Hope this helps
Exactly what Carlos said, you don't buy a DVLA plate for a specific vehicle/bike. You just get a retention cert on that plate to use whenever you like. I'd buy the plate from the DVLA to secure it and you can then decide what to do with your existing plate at your leisure. Don't lose the DVLA plate as they are the cheapest source but they do go quickly.
