tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3119034799900683989.post-62340494000604672862007-08-16T21:29:00.000Z2007-08-17T17:56:23.923Z<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Lb_td_D-gxA/RsTEKN0syLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/2dA7AR0Nacg/s1600-h/SOLD.bmp"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5099416357878679730" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_Lb_td_D-gxA/RsTEKN0syLI/AAAAAAAAAAk/2dA7AR0Nacg/s320/SOLD.bmp" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><p>One of the joys of processing lots of number plate transfers is spending many hours at The DVLA Local Office in Leeds. There is generally a good mix of motor dealers and general members of the public all with different questions and enquiries.</p><p>Often someone will approach the counter at their turn and advise that they have sold their car but they want to keep their personalised registration that is currently displayed on the vehicle. They are generally horrified to learn that it will mean a four week wait for a new V5c Registration Certificate, often called a logbook.</p><p>If you have a cherished registration that you intend to keep and are thinking of selling your car, it is a good idea to plan ahead. There are two options available to you, either transfer your registration to another vehicle or apply for retention. Transferring to another vehicle is fairly straightforward providing you have the V5c's for both vehicles, m.o.t. certificates (if applicable) and both vehicles are taxed. The fee is eighty pounds and it generally takes four weeks to complete.</p><p>If you do not want to transfer your cherished registration to another vehicle you can apply for retention. Your request to DVLA is to separate the registration from the car and hold it on an official DVLA document called a V778 Retention Document. Again you need the V5c, m.o.t. if the car is more than three years old and the car should be taxed. The fee is one hundred and five pounds which covers the eighty pounds transfer fee plus a twenty-five pounds administration fee. The retention document is valid for twelve months and can be extended every additional year for a fee of twenty-five pounds. Again you will have to wait about four weeks for the new V5c to come through for your car.</p><p>The moral of the story here is to take care of your number plate transfer at least four weeks before you plan to sell your car. Very few people are prepared to buy a car without a V5c Registration Certificate (logbook) unless they know you well. </p><p>Link to DirectGov website for more information on transferring a registration mark <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_4022576">http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/PersonalisedRegAndNumberPlates/DG_4022576</a></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3119034799900683989-6234049400060467286?l=simplyreg.blogspot.com'/></div>www.simplyreg.comhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07938188567284103448noreply@blogger.com0