rgv_stu

rite someone has come and asked my dad if he will sell his 4wd.
he has accepted the offer, but wants to keep his private plate.
he has gone and got the forms and wants to transfer the plate to his van
anyone know the best way of going about this in the quickest amount of time ?? im unsure how to go about it and how the process works with selling a car. someone help please

MattW

Take the following to your local VRO

Transfer form
V5 for both vehicles
Tax Disc from both vehicles (Insurance if you need to apply for tax)
Mot for both vehicles
Cheque for £80

Your application will be dealt with within a few days, at which point they send you new tax discs. You will then need to return old discs and new V5 will be isssued.

speedking

Does he actually want to transfer it permanently to the van, or just park it there while he gets his next vehicle? If so a retention certificate is probably a better bet.

rgv_stu

permanent to the van

so how long b4 we get a new v5 or can the 4wd be sold before getting the updated v5 ?

MattW

My v5 took a few days, but it states it can take up to 4 weeks.

Take a photocopy before you hand it over and maybe the buyer will be happy with that until you can transfer it properly.

Scooby Snacks 23

The DVLA strongly suggest that you do the reg transfer before you sell a car as once the car's in the new owners name, they techincally own that plate. I had this recently when selling my wife's car but the couple who bought it ended up putting it on retention in her name (for which she paid the fee).

Not many people that genuine about though

rgv_stu

we know the buyer pretty well, and he knows we wish to keep the plate so that shouldnt be a problem.
im just wondering what happens, does the plate transfer happen straight away ? think we have the old vehicle plates somewhere if we get those re-allocated i suppose.