Removing a private number plate

The vehicle’s original registration number is usually reassigned to it automatically when you take off a private number. If your application is successful you’ll be sent a V7retention. If you assign your private number to a vehicle you must get a number plate made up from a registered supplier.

Check the rules for number plates Check what documents you need to get a number plate. You must not sell or get rid of a vehicle until you get the new.

For the new vehicle, you’ll need form V, which will get you a new V5C. Oh, and of course there’s a small fee associated with all of this. Online or via post , you’ll need to pay £to remove your private plate. V7Retention Document (if putting personalised number plate on hold) Replacement V5C Registration Document for your car.

How long does it take for personalised number plate removal? Some stuck-on number plates can easily and quickly be removed. Place your fingers under the edge of the number plate and pull firmly but evenly.

This may be enough to unstick the plate. Give yourself enough time so that you can be sure your private plates are off the car by the end of the lease. Around six weeks should be enough. Do I need to tell my insurer when I change my number plate ? 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.

Take a private number off (‘retention’) If you do not want to use your private number anymore you can apply to take it off your vehicle. Private number plates are a great way to add a personal, quirky touch to your vehicle. You should do this before you dispose of the vehicle.

However, you might at some point want to remove your private plate from your vehicle. Because a car cannot be on the road without a registration, this will show an age-related replacement registration that the DVLA have issued you. If the plate you are removing is a private plate , then it is often the case that the original registration the vehicle had will be returned to it.

Once you know this reg, you can order some acrylic number plates to put on the vehicle, inform your insurer, and then proceed to scrap, sell or generally pass ownership of the vehicle on, safe in the. You will receive a letter from the DVLA confirming that your private number plate has been put on retention. Your vehicle will be given a replacement (standard age-related) registration number.

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. The private plate has only been on the car weeks (I have the new V5) assume that could maybe be the issue, they are closed so cannot call them. So I have an issue with my private number and.

Sometimes you need to take a number plate off your car. Reasons can be anything from wanting to take a private number plate off a car and keep the registration on a retention certificate, replacing damaged number plates so needing to take number plates off your car to fit new ones, or selling a car with a private number plate that you want to keep. Reclaiming your numbers. If you want to retain ownership of a cherished number plate you need to make. My Profile My Preferences My Mates.

Also, when taking a private plate off a car using the DVLA online section, is it. Removing stuck on number plate. If the number plate IS being sent to us from another number plate dealer we can let you know who they are so that you can contact them and ask them to remove it from their system also.

I have my own personal car number plate and will shortly be wanting to sell the car. I still have the original number plate that was on the car when I bought it years ago so thought I would start the ball rolling by officially removing my personal number plate ready for when I buy a new car and putting the original number plate back on the car, with the blessing of the DVLA of course. Selling our car shortly and have applied to put the private plate on retention. Today the new V5C arrived in the post with the cars original number plate listed. How to sell a private number plate.

The first step to selling a private number plate is to get it valued. Simply enter the details into our valuation form and our experts will get back to you with a quote. Once you’ve agreed on a figure, we’ll take care of the rest.

You can do this here on the New Reg website.