i have just put a deposit down on a valver which has a private plate. unsurprisinly the owner wants 2 keep there plate so just a couple of questions......

1) when the private plate is removed will the prevous reg number b restored???

2) how long does it take (on average) for the paper work 2 get back so i can pick the bloody car up and become registered owner??

cheers :-D

when he removes the plate to put it on another car or on a retention certificate the DVLA will issue an appropriate reg number for the car you just bought ,it won't be the reg that came off it unless its being held by him on retention or is still not in use you may be lucky , but if your cars "r" reg then you will get a "r" reg plate and not a Q .ideal time to buy a cheap £250 plate and let him pay for the transfer

Rob

Chances are the original reg will be put back on unless it's something a bit different (spells someones name orsomething).

when he removes the plate to put it on another car or on a retention certificate the DVLA will issue an appropriate reg number for the car you just bought ,it won't be the reg that came off it unless its being held by him on retention or is still not in use you may be lucky , but if your cars "r" reg then you will get a "r" reg plate and not a Q .ideal time to buy a cheap £250 plate and let him pay for the transfer

Rob

thought about this but dvla now pay 4 the transfer so gona wait till i get it.

do u no how long the paper work will take??

cheers

I put my private reg on my car on the 18th...got the paper work through 4 days ago...less than a week!

Remember though...new reg comes out (57 reg) on sept 1st so DVLA will be busy...2-3 weeks probs!

^^Wow that was quick...I'm still waiting on mine but I did mine on the 21st August, they said it should take up to 7 days because of bank holiday. I called up DVLA to ask about the Log book, that should take 2-4 weeks even thought the new reg's are coming out. They most probably will give you back the old plate that was on the car previously.

@rupy - have you recieved the log book yet?

^^Wow that was quick...I'm still waiting on mine but I did mine on the 21st August, they said it should take up to 7 days because of bank holiday. I called up DVLA to ask about the Log book, that should take 2-4 weeks even thought the new reg's are coming out. They most probably will give you back the old plate that was on the car previously.

@rupy - have you recieved the log book yet?

The V5...yes...if you mean the service histroy book...i've not given em it.

You can have a cherished plate transferred in ONE day if you go to a local DVLA office. However, If he is just having the plate put on retention it will take upwards of 6 weeks, it took me nearly 8weeks before i let my car go because my private plate is worth 10grand and i wasn't gonna let the car go while it was still on!!