Retaining a private number plate

Cymraeg Application form to keep a vehicle registration number (personalised number plate) and put it on another vehicle. There are currently delays with paper applications, so please use our. To assign a private (personalised) number to a vehicle, you need one of the following: a V7retention document.

V7certificate of entitlement. How can I retain a number plate? How much does it cost to put a number plate on retention?

If the number you are retaining was a private number plate then DVLA will usually reissue the registration number with which your vehicle was originally registered. Can I transfer a number plate off a car? When you have received your documentation, remove the number plates showing the retained registration number and fit plates to display the number now shown on the V5C registration document.

When you take your number plate off a car, you should update your insurance policy with the new details. Depending on who your car insurance is with, there may be an admin fee to do this. It currently costs £to retain a number plate by taking it off a vehicle. To keep a private registration plate that’s on a car you want to get rid of, you need to apply to keep the number plate. Private (personalised) number plates Renew or replace your private number You must renew your right to use your private (personalised) number every years if it’s not being used on a vehicle.

The person who has the right to use the private number can change the ‘nominee’ (the person you’re giving the number to). You can buy a private (personalised) registration for your vehicle’s number plates from DVLA or from a private dealer. If you have the right to a private number that is not currently being use.

If you decide to sell or give your private reg to someone else, you have to assign it to their car. You can do this online using the Personalised Vehicle Registration Service. Step 1: To start your plate retention process, you should use the DVLA’s online service to take a private registration of a vehicle. The quickest and easiest way to take a private number plate off a vehicle is to retain it online.

The registration can then be put on a different vehicle straight away using the online facility (subject to acceptance). It costs the same amount to retain or transfer a private plate (currently £80). Assigning a private number plate to another vehicle.

You will be able to assign the registration to the new car online or by post, providing you are the registered owner of the vehicle. If you want to retain ownership of a cherished number plate you need to make sure your insurer knows, in the event of the car being stolen or written-off, you want to keep it,” Oliver said. This certificate allows the number to be retained against someone else’s name, so the seller can transfer the plate directly to you or to another name if it’s intended as a gift.

We want to sell a number plate that we have on retention. The person who wants to buy it does not yet have the car that he wants to put it on, so there is no vehicle to assign it to. When your plate has been valued and a price is agree we can help you sell private number plate easily and efficiently.

When retaining a private plate, the vehicle will be assigned a replacement number – usually the one it would have been registered with in the first place. Most number plates can be retained for later use or to assign to another vehicle in the near future – unless they begin with “NIQ” or “Q”. The Retention Scheme is where a private number plate is taken off a vehicle and placed onto a certificate of retention. This then allows the owner to transfer the plate to another vehicle at a suitable time for them and allows them to sell or scrap the donor car or other vehicle it was on – the certificate will be valid for an initial years. So, currently, the retention certificate will be valid for years and you can renew it completely free of charge once it has expired.

Either way, if you decide to put the plate on a vehicle , and later want to remove it, either to sell or scrap the vehicle, this is known as retaining the number plate. You can simply buy a new number plate from the DVLA’s registered list an as long as you follow the process of legally transferring your number plate (detailed below), your car will be registered under your new, chosen number plate. Private number plates on your car are a great way to personalise your vehicle and can help you and your car stand out from the crowd. So you should swap your number plates over as soon as you can. If you need to get them made up, take ID with you.

See Getting number plates made up for details (opens new window). The new vehicle registration certificate (V5C) showing the replacement registration number and the retention certificate for your private plate will be sent out to you by post. There will no longer be a replacement MOT certificate issued as the original will remain valid. This is also known as putting a number plate on retention.

To put a number plate on retention – you must fill out a V3document following Option B. Note that you will have to pay £to retain your personalised number plate and you can only keep the plate on this document for a maximum of years. If you wish to hold the plate in retention for longer than this, you must renew and send off another V3document to DVLA as soon as the years have passed. Ownership of the document itself can not pass from one person to another. The Grantee remains until the registration is assigned or transferred to a vehicle. You can keep the original registration number and plates - they’ll be reassigned to the vehicle when you take off the private number.

You must not sell or get rid of a vehicle until you get the new. What is a retention number plate? How to get a personalised number plate? The DVLA will send you a green V7Retention Document, showing the registration number you've put on retention.

You can use the V7to transfer your private number plate from retention to another car at some point in the future. Number plate Retention Document V778. If you had a private (personalised) registration number Apply to keep your private (personalised) registration number as soon as your vehicle is stolen. This means the number will stay in your name. If you prefer to do things by post, you need to send the DVLA.

Neither of these types of plate can be retained. Completing the Application. Once you’ve downloaded the V3form, the registered keeper needs to fill out sections two and four. This particular number plate question is asked at least once a week so I decided to make it the topic of today’s blog post.

The answer is as long as is necessary. My Profile My Preferences My Mates. If you’re not sure about how much your number plate is worth, our number plate valuations service is here to help you find the best price for your personalised private plates.