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A mate said I have to put the plates on the car that were on it when I bought it, when I sell it (sorry if I'm going a roundabout way in saying something so simple
My plan was a short term plan was to sell the ones already on the car, that were on it when I bought it, get the new ones I've seen which would mean spending out about the same money as I would on a takeaway with the cost difference in both.
Then when I sell the car I wouldn't be arsed about losing the "personalised" plate as they are 64 plates and would have no room on the new car if and when I decide to get one.
I've checked the same plate allbthe way from 64 up to newer 71 and they are all available bar the one, 68 plate, so I know I'll have no issues getting a newer version of the plate when I wvwntually get a newer model car..
Sorry for the long read, but my mate was adamant the plates registered to the car had to be on it when I sold it (meaning I can't sell them and would just have to pay out for the new ones bo big fortune anyway at 360 quid all in)
Cheers for the help Jimmy.
Same here. I wanted CTG 54V from my first car - a Talbot Horizon and got told that it had been scrapped.
It’s a real shame because you’d think there’s a money pot there for the Government. They could assign the chassis number (VIN) to another number - not a reg - and release the plate, but that would be too complicated.
On the subject of personalised plates, my Dad had one which had the name of his business, so we bought it off my Mum to keep it in the family when he passed and put in my wife’s car, as she wanted one.
Personally, I’m not bothered by them. Some people spend a fortune on their golf or their aftershave collection, so live and let live, eh!
Ah right .
No you can sell the originals . They are yours with the car.
DVLA would issue new plates if you kept tour personal number plate (which you ownt so the car will go with your personal number on it.
I sold a van to a guy before (one I had bought in) and the previous owner had forgotten to take his personal plate of the van .
I went to the guy who had bought the van and asked him for the plate back, he just said no.... because he had bought the van with the personal number plate on it , he had bought the plate as well....
I recently took a plate of a car I had sorned . It had no tax or mot. If it hadn't been sorned I doubt I would have been able to take the plate of a car without an MOT.
While the car you're taking the private plate from doesn't need to have an MOT, it must be able to move under its own power, and must have been taxed or been SORN'd for the last five years. The DVLA may also need to inspect your car before approving or turning down your application.
I've changed my mind on this somewhat. I was firmly in the personalised plates pale you look like a poser camp, but thinking about it, when I was 10 I probably thought they were cool as ****, just because I've become a joyless hollowed out shell of a person in my 40s doesn't mean that everyone should
How many would be allowed to have PEN 15? Always runs through my head when I see one.
There used to be a car in Cardiff (think it was a Cortina or Granada) with the plate OBO110X
Great news. Plates are cheaper on DVLA website. Another oner saved.
I’m not a fan of personalised plates but both my girls have them
They actually read their first names and initials which is something they can take with them through life.
My cousin however had the personal registration plate ER 2
His name is Eddie Rabaiotti and the family owned several restaurants and take aways on Penarth seafront.
His former restaurant “The Caprice” hosted a dinner in 1982 after the Pope’s mass in Llandaff fields
He was made a “Knight of the order of St Gregory” by Pope John Paul and Prince Charles attended offering Eddie a hundred grand for the plate which he declined.
I had a personal plate for 15 years or more. Mrs M had one as well. Mine also matched one of my email addresses. But we have just scrapped our two old cars to buy one new motor for us to share.
We decided to let the personal plates die with the cars. Too old now to be stressed about transfers, retentions and extra paperwork.
More than happy with my new motor and the gov issued plate that came with it (which starts CF)
To display my status in society, rather than have a personalised plate, I've got a bumper sticker on my Porsche that says My Other Car is a Focus 🙂