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- How long does it take to transfer a private plate?
- My V5 vehicle registration document (log book) states that the registration mark is non-transferrable. Can I still transfer a private number plate to my vehicle?
- What happens to the current registration mark when I transfer a new one to my vehicle?
- What payment methods do you accept?
- What happens if I need to tax or re-MOT my vehicle during the transfer of my personalised plate?
- My vehicle’s windows are etched. Does this guarantee the re-assignment of the current registration to my vehicle if I subsequently re-transfer my cherished plate?
- If my vehicle already has a cherished registration number, can I transfer both marks simultaneously?
- I am buying a new, unregistered vehicle. Can I transfer a personal plate straight to it?
- Do my insurers need to know about my new personalised number plate?
- What documents do I need to transfer a new registration mark?
- I would like to do the transfer myself after ordering my personal registration. What happens after I have placed my order?
- Can I put any number plate on my car? (Are there any restrictions?)
- Can I buy a registration as a gift and keep it until I am ready to present it?
- After purchasing a personalised registration, do I have to assign it to a vehicle immediately?
Can I put any number plate on my car? (Are there any restrictions?)
The law is straightforward with number plate assignments / transfers. You may not assign a registration mark associated with a year that comes after the year of registration of your vehicle. In other words, you cannot make your vehicle appear younger that its true age.
The age of your vehicle is the ‘first registered’ date as stated on the vehicle's V5 registration document and is not necessarily indicated by its number plate. Keep in mind that the vehicle may already be displaying a personalised number plate since the time it was purchased.
With the exception of the dateless range, this rule applies to all styles of registration marks. For example, you cannot assign R12 ABC (1997) to an N registered (1995) vehicle. However, you could assign N12 ABC to an R registered vehicle.
Similarly, you cannot assign B4 ABC (1984) to vehicle that was originally registered with ABC 4X (1981) but you can assign X12 ABC (September 2000) to AB04 CDE (March 2004). Dateless number plates, for example 12 AB and 2 CD can be assigned to a vehicle of any age, since they have no year identifier.
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