Private number plate confusion

Brackish · 9 Sep 2012 at 14:06

Hi all,

I have bought a bike and it has a private number plate on it. It has just been said to me that the plate is still owned by the person who bought the private reg plate and that I do not have rights to ownership of the plate even though I now own the bike.

Can anyone explain all this to me as I am having trouble finding info online.

Thanks,
Brack.

Brackish · 9 Sep 2012 at 14:18

Ah thank you Ben!

The new keeper part of the V5 that I take upon purchase says the private plate on it so just have to wait for the full V5 to come through and it should stay the same.

Does this mean that I can sell the private plate on once the V5 comes through? (providing the V5 has the private plate on it still)

Brackish · 9 Sep 2012 at 14:31

Yep I have another question.

The original number plate, X771 etc, will i be able to go back to that? I am guessing that I have to pay the fees to go back to the old plate and fees to sell the private one?

Brackish · 9 Sep 2012 at 14:45

Ben...(and your many cars

)

Thanks for this info, even the DVLA website does not explain this! Soon as my V5 comes through with the private plate details I will be offering it up for sale, might just take the harder route and put it on retention so it can sit there or just sell it to one of these websites.

Thanks again Ben!