Putting a personal plate on a car - "paperwork" question!
Discussion
I have a 69 plate on retention. If I happen to buy a car that this can go on, what's the best way to do things?
1:
Have the plate put on the car before I collect it, which then means I'll need to contact my insurer to tell them that the reg I ran the quote on is different to the one that'll be on the car when the insurance starts, but it's the same car.
2:
Buy the car and change the reg after I've taken ownership, which then means I'll need to contact my insurer to tell them the reg has changed. Also, what happens with VED in this scenario? Do I have to do something to say that the reg number of the car that I've taxed has changed or will the process of assigning the reg to the car look after all that?
1:
Have the plate put on the car before I collect it, which then means I'll need to contact my insurer to tell them that the reg I ran the quote on is different to the one that'll be on the car when the insurance starts, but it's the same car.
2:
Buy the car and change the reg after I've taken ownership, which then means I'll need to contact my insurer to tell them the reg has changed. Also, what happens with VED in this scenario? Do I have to do something to say that the reg number of the car that I've taxed has changed or will the process of assigning the reg to the car look after all that?
Unless both the dealer and yourself are prepared to wait for a V5 to arrive in your name on the original registration of the car you’re buying (which tbf can only be a couple of days) , number 2 is best.
You’ll tax the car on the new keeper slip as normal and the tax will stay with the car when you assign the private plate.
You’ll tax the car on the new keeper slip as normal and the tax will stay with the car when you assign the private plate.
I have done it both ways.
I prefer and wish I had purchased the vehicle with the allocated registration and then changed to my personal registration after purchase. The advantage is that when selling the vehicle and you put your personal registration on retention you already have the original set of plates to put back on the vehicle.
I prefer and wish I had purchased the vehicle with the allocated registration and then changed to my personal registration after purchase. The advantage is that when selling the vehicle and you put your personal registration on retention you already have the original set of plates to put back on the vehicle.
Actual said:
I have done it both ways.
I prefer and wish I had purchased the vehicle with the allocated registration and then changed to my personal registration after purchase. The advantage is that when selling the vehicle and you put your personal registration on retention you already have the original set of plates to put back on the vehicle.
The ‘original’ plate doesn’t always get re-assigned to the car, which makes life interesting if you swap it online. I prefer and wish I had purchased the vehicle with the allocated registration and then changed to my personal registration after purchase. The advantage is that when selling the vehicle and you put your personal registration on retention you already have the original set of plates to put back on the vehicle.
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