New '11' Plate Private Number Advice?

TS7 · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:11

I'm interested in a particular '11' plate which I definitely want to buy.

However there's obviously a chance that the '11' plate I want could be assigned to a car as a standard number-plate.

Is it possible for me to tell DVLA I want that numberplate and for them not to issue it as a standard numberplate, but to sell it.

Has anyone done this?

Coco · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:13

From the Horses mouth:

"The series of registrations will be available in December 2010 Full details will appear on our website closer to this date.
They can not be ordered or reserved in advance."

Which plate was it out of interest...

Or to give this thread some legs, my guess:

HE11 OOO

griffo_001 · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:19

I thought you couldn't use a plate to make a car look newer than it is, so you'll need and 11 plate car or newer surely? Sounds expensive

TS7 · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:20

Coco said:
From the Horses mouth:

"The series of registrations will be available in December 2010 Full details will appear on our website closer to this date.
They can not be ordered or reserved in advance."

Which plate was it out of interest...
Or to give this thread some legs, my guess:

HE11 OOO

Thanks for that.

haha that's a pretty cool plate.

I'd rather not say just yet.. just incase

griffo_001 said:
I thought you couldn't use a plate to make a car look newer than it is, so you'll need and 11 plate car or newer surely? Sounds expensive

Yep that's correct.

kaiowas · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:22

griffo_001 said:
I thought you couldn't use a plate to make a car look newer than it is, so you'll need and 11 plate car or newer surely? Sounds expensive

You can still buy the plate and keep it on retention until you have a car new enough to use it on. I've been considering KA10WAS for a while but one of the things putting me off is that it'll probably be years before I can use it.

TS7 · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:25

kaiowas said:
You can still buy the plate and keep it on retention until you have a car new enough to use it on. I've been considering KA10WAS for a while but one of the things putting me off is that it'll probably be years before I can use it.

You'll kick yourself for letting that go.

I had mine on rentention untill I got my car and at £25 a year it's hardly much.

Kenai · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:34

TS7 said:
I'd rather not say just yet.. just incase

If it's something even vaguely obvious will they not most likely be putting it to auction anyway? I thought they held back obvious stuff...

Nomisf · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:45

I like the idea of BE11 END , but sure it will never see the light of day!

lordrobs · 10 Jun 2010 at 22:51

Nomisf said:
I like the idea of BE11 END , but sure it will never see the light of day!

ha ha. That would be more factually correct on my car I think

PhillyDee · 10 Jun 2010 at 23:32

lordrobs said:
ha ha. That would be more factually correct on my car I think

Why? Is it a BMW?

lordrobs · 10 Jun 2010 at 23:50

PhillyDee said:
Why? Is it a BMW?

I was thinking more about the driver

G-MAN2004 · 11 Jun 2010 at 00:16

Can you transfer number plates from car to car (not private ones, just the normal ones you get when you buy a car)?

Felix · 11 Jun 2010 at 08:59

Isn't the next plate 61?

Peerzy · 11 Jun 2010 at 09:03

G-MAN2004 said:
Can you transfer number plates from car to car (not private ones, just the normal ones you get when you buy a car)?

Not as far as I'm aware.

Felix said:
Isn't the next plate 61?

No, in Sept we will get the 60 plates, then March the 11 plates and Setp 2011 we will get 61.

Felix · 11 Jun 2010 at 09:16

Ah course.

Tomsk · 11 Jun 2010 at 09:34

G-MAN2004 said:
Can you transfer number plates from car to car (not private ones, just the normal ones you get when you buy a car)?

I think you can.
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/motoring/personalisedregandnumberplates/dg_4022576

There may be some plates that cannot be transferred and I think it would state as such on the V5.

Liquidfox · 11 Jun 2010 at 10:22

Normally unless you purchase them you cannot transfer them. I know when you take a private plate off a car and get the originals put back on it specifically says "Cannot be transferred"

Gribs · 11 Jun 2010 at 11:08

G-MAN2004 said:
Can you transfer number plates from car to car (not private ones, just the normal ones you get when you buy a car)?

You can. My Aunt has transfered a E reg plate, nothing special they just wanted the next car to look older as it was often parked in a dodgy area, through a series of cars over the last 15 years.