Yep thats what I know and have experienced as well. You need to pay retention (which includes transfer to next vehicle) before changing so knowing what I've experienced then it will no longer be yours.
Private plate swap over
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How did you get on with that - any news from DVLA?
They did get back to me about a week ago asking for more information, which I gave them, but nothing since.
They do work at snails pace at the best of times and now they work even slower "due to covid"
And industrial action
WolfmanMick
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Any news yet from the DVLA? Been a few weeks now.
LastBoyScout
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We did a private plate transfer online. Took all of 5 minutes and replacement number issued. Printed off plate authorisation to get new plate and done. New v5 arrived 4 days later. From talking to others especially in the trade the online method excels. Do it by Royal Mail seems to be a disaster.
Oooooo thread revival, and a good conclusion for once.
So, it's turns out that out of the four separate DVLA staff that replied to my emails over this lost plate, and the one I got to actually speak to on the same issue, not one of them actually know anything related to private plates or plates in general, or probably very little about the government department which they currently work, or not work depending on what's on daytime TV or your opinions on government departments who work from home (loose term) because my much loved plate that I was informed several times was lost into the system and may or may not re-appear for sale again, was there all along. Just asleep, laying dormant, waiting for the day I came back into it's life.
Yep, according to DVLAs own website, which is part of this current delightful government for the British public to pay for and use. When you remove your private plate from your vehicle, it automatically reverts back to it's original number. Original number in my head is the one it came from Volkswagen with, the 67 plate. So I ordered new 67 plates in my original numbers, only to my surprise, I get a message across my screen after removing T666 LOW that 'You can now replace your ORIGINAL plate of T60 RER on your van'
Eh?? So, it didn't need to be put on retention at the cost of £80 like it states on the DVLA website. It's always yours because you own the retention certificate, and when you move to another private plate, your original private plate goes to a nice warm place in the clouds of DVLA, where not a single person who works for DVLA can either deny or confirm, because they don't have a chuffing clue.
Any members of staff for DVLA reading this: Loose woman has just started.
So, it's turns out that out of the four separate DVLA staff that replied to my emails over this lost plate, and the one I got to actually speak to on the same issue, not one of them actually know anything related to private plates or plates in general, or probably very little about the government department which they currently work, or not work depending on what's on daytime TV or your opinions on government departments who work from home (loose term) because my much loved plate that I was informed several times was lost into the system and may or may not re-appear for sale again, was there all along. Just asleep, laying dormant, waiting for the day I came back into it's life.
Yep, according to DVLAs own website, which is part of this current delightful government for the British public to pay for and use. When you remove your private plate from your vehicle, it automatically reverts back to it's original number. Original number in my head is the one it came from Volkswagen with, the 67 plate. So I ordered new 67 plates in my original numbers, only to my surprise, I get a message across my screen after removing T666 LOW that 'You can now replace your ORIGINAL plate of T60 RER on your van'
Eh?? So, it didn't need to be put on retention at the cost of £80 like it states on the DVLA website. It's always yours because you own the retention certificate, and when you move to another private plate, your original private plate goes to a nice warm place in the clouds of DVLA, where not a single person who works for DVLA can either deny or confirm, because they don't have a chuffing clue.
Any members of staff for DVLA reading this: Loose woman has just started.
I’m reading it was issued with a 67 plate at the dealers
I wouldn’t like to test that theory though - I think DVLA have made an admin error!
Great result though - like you I’d be gutted if I lost a plate due to DVLA ‘rules’!
I wouldn’t like to test that theory though - I think DVLA have made an admin error!
Great result though - like you I’d be gutted if I lost a plate due to DVLA ‘rules’!
I fell foul of this once. Put a private plate on Mrs Spaghetti’s car, destroyed the original plastic plates and threw them in the bin. When we sold it, I transferred the private plate onto retention and then had to go and buy the old plates again!
I thought they issued a random plate, but no!
There is a possibility that you can. You can contact DVLA to ask if the plate is available (not assigned to a vehicle, or on retention) If it is, they will put it in an upcoming auction where you have the opportunity to bid for it.I really want a plate that was issued originally in 1983 - but as the car has been scrapped I can't have it
I did this, but it made well over what I was prepared to pay at the auction.
