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| I’m selling my car. Can I keep my private number plate? |
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The simple answer is….. yes.
If you are selling your vehicle, you can hold on to the registration number even if you don’t have another vehicle to assign it to straightaway. You can then either…
The DVLA allows you to retain the registration number on a retention certificate. This is known as the DVLA Retention Scheme. |
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| I’m planning to scrap my car, but I want to keep the private number plate on it. Can I do that? |
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Generally….yes.
You will need to apply to retain the registration number. You should do this before you scrap the car, and a Certificate of Destruction is issued.
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| My car MOT and / or tax has run out. Can I keep the registration number? |
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Maybe.
It depends on how long ago the MOT or tax expired. See Can I sell my number plate?
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| I’m changing cars, but I want to keep my personal number plate. Can I transfer it? |
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Yes.
If you have bought another vehicle, and you still own your current vehicle, you can transfer your private registration directly from one vehicle to another.
The DVLA allows you to transfer a private registration number from one vehicle to another. This is the DVLA Cherished Transfer Scheme.
If you’re selling your existing vehicle before you’ve obtained a replacement vehicle, we advise you to retain the private registration before you complete the sale.
Beware! The registration number belongs to the vehicle. So if you sell the vehicle before retaining the registration number, ownership of the registration number transfers to the new registered keeper of the vehicle!
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