Quick private reg question

iaind · 8 Dec 2012 at 13:40

Hi guys, I just bought a private plate for my dads Christmas present through newreg including printed plates. Just seen that they don't do the plates until the transfer is complete but I wanted to be able to wrap them up for him.

Assume I can just buy them from one of these online vendors who don't check the v5? Would there be any issues doing it this way?

iaind · 8 Dec 2012 at 13:44

Cheers fox. Will see if newreg can cancel the printed plates, otherwise he can have a second set to frame or something

iaind · 8 Dec 2012 at 20:03

Was a lot cheaper through them. The plates were an option that could be unticked, I just thought it would be less hassle

iaind · 8 Dec 2012 at 20:08

Yeah pretty sure, I had tabs open with 4 or 5 sites looking at the total for the same reg.

iaind · 8 Dec 2012 at 20:11

[TW]Fox;23326498 said:
This is very suprising. Don't forget the DVLA price includes all the fees...

That might have been something I overlooked. It's on the dvla site for 399, think the total with newreg including the 25 quid plates was 430 so might have overpaid a fiver. Was a bit of a rush thing anyway for reasons not worth getting into.

On another note, the other thing they offered was a 25 quid service to coordinate the transfer, take care of the "beurocracy" of it. I assume this is a con?

iaind · 8 Dec 2012 at 23:34

[TW]Fox;23327519 said:
The DVLA price is an all-inclusive, all in price. Everything you need bar the bits of persex. No point buying from anyone else - it includes all transfer fees.

You can then get a set of plates made up for under 20 quid.

Yeah fair enough, lesson learned - although it's unlikely I'll ever buy another one! As I said it was a rush for various reasons, that fiver isn't going to ruin me