Welcome to our most popular general questions on private number plates.
It is very likely that any queries you have will be answered here so please take some time to have a read through.
Should you still have any queries please email us at contact@platemaster.com and we shall respond, if not within the hour, then by the same day.
- What are the different styles of registration numbers available?
- What payment methods do you accept?
- What documents do I need to transfer a new registration mark?
- When can I attach the new number plates to my vehicle?
- After purchasing a personalised registration, do I have to assign it to a vehicle immediately?
- Can I buy a registration as a gift and keep it until I am ready to present it?
- Can I put any number plate on my car? (Are there any restrictions?)
- If my vehicle already has a cherished registration number, can I transfer both marks simultaneously?
- Can I transfer my cherished number plate if I change my vehicle?
- I am buying a new, unregistered vehicle. Can I transfer a personal plate straight to it?
- If my vehicle is stolen and not recovered, what happens to my personal registration?
- If my vehicle is “written off”, what happens to my personalised registration?
- If my vehicle is scrapped, what happens to my private registration?
- 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?
- Do my insurers need to know about my new personalised number 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 if I need to tax or re-MOT my vehicle during the transfer of my personalised plate?
- My certificate has expired. What should I do now?
If my vehicle is stolen and not recovered, what happens to my personal registration?
Provided you follow the correct procedure you will not lose the rights to the personalised registration number. If your vehicle was stolen, the DVLA will accept an application to have the registration mark reassigned to your replacement vehicle on condition that the theft was reported to the police and that the DVLA have recorded the vehicle as not recovered for at least twelve months. Further, the vehicle must have been taxed (or be tax exempt) and have had a valid MOT at the time of the theft.
Additionally, you will also need to supply the DVLA with a letter from your insurers confirming that they do not object to the registration mark being reassigned for the simple reason that if the vehicle is recovered after the claim is settled, your insurers assume the legal rights to the vehicle and therefore its current registration mark.
TIP: It's probably a good idea draw the attention of your insurers to the fact that your vehicle has been assigned a cherished registration. You must ensure that they are conscious of your intension to retain your registration mark in the event that your vehicle is stolen (or for that matter “written off” or scrapped). Just to clarify, once a claim has been settled, the insurers can sell on the vehicle for salvage so if your cherished registration had not been retained, you could loose all rights to it.
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