Private plate

[Ippon]

thinking of getting a personal plate and putting on the ZS .... Am I right that if I wish to retain the existing plate, that I would need to pay £155 for max 3 years?
If I dont go for the retain option, what do I do when i sell the car, and wish to keep the personal plate?

Cheers
From V317

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How long do you want to retain the vehicle registration number?
One year: £105 Two years: £130 Three years: £155
If you are retaining the vehicle registration number, as the registered keeper do you want to become the Grantee
(the Grantee is the one who has the right to the vehicle registration number)?
Yes No
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[Stephen]

Iv never had to retain the existing plate on 5 cars iv had my private plate on. Its always reverted back when iv taken the private one off.

The retention fee is for the plate being put on retention, so the private one.

HTH

[Dan1971]

This is how it works.

Your car is "ZS04MGZ"

You buy your private plate "MY04CAR"

If you buy it from the DVLA it has the assignment fee included. Most start at around £250. They send you documents to allow you to get a legal plate made and a replacement tax disc.

You display "MY04CAR"

If you then sell the car or wish to transfer or retain the plate, you fill in a form and pay to retain the "MY04CAR" number. The retention fee for a year used to be £105. This was made up of £80 to retain the plate and then £25 to assign it to your next car. If you don't assign it to another car within 12 months, you lose it or you can pay to retain it for longer.

You are then sent documents and tax disc to put the original plate back on.

Hope that helps.

[Ippon]

Right ...... got it ..... Cheers

[Smokey]

Originally Posted by Dan1971

This is how it works.

Your car is "ZS04MGZ"

You buy your private plate "MY04CAR"

If you buy it from the DVLA it has the assignment fee included. Most start at around £250. They send you documents to allow you to get a legal plate made and a replacement tax disc.

You display "MY04CAR"

If you then sell the car or wish to transfer or retain the plate, you fill in a form and pay to retain the "MY04CAR" number. The retention fee for a year used to be £105. This was made up of £80 to retain the plate and then £25 to assign it to your next car. If you don't assign it to another car within 12 months, you lose it or you can pay to retain it for longer.

You are then sent documents and tax disc to put the original plate back on.

Hope that helps.