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Buying a Car w/ a UK Private Plate

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  • 17-07-2007 6:40pm
    #1
    GoalsGoneWild
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭


    Hello all,

    Couldn't find anything on this through the searches - probably just not using them right. :rolleyes:

    I'm looking to buy a car in the UK at the moment that currently has a private plate. The owner has agreed to take this off the price he's asking and sell it seperately as it's obviously no good to me. My question is: if he takes the plate off, will I have to drive the car back without any plate? Or is there a temporary plate that you can get?

    Probably very obvious - just thought of it there and can't think of the answer??? :confused:

    Thanks a lot...


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    ballooba
    Registered Users Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Can he not take the plate back after you have driven it to IRL?


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    I've been through this one myself. The owner will have to put the private plate on retention, whereupon the car will revert to its previous registration mark. This will take a couple of weeks. You will then be able to bring the car back and reregister it here.


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    rebel.ranter
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    What he said, a friend of mine did the exact same thing. The car had 3 registrations in it's life in UK


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    galwaytt
    Registered Users Posts: 12,776 ✭✭✭✭galwaytt


    did this in March too, had an agreement with owner to bring it back here first. Transfer to age-related plate took 5 weeks, so bear that in mind....

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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    galwaytt wrote:
    did this in March too, had an agreement with owner to bring it back here first. Transfer to age-related plate took 5 weeks, so bear that in mind....
    Just one point, and I think it's only relevant to older cars. I brought in a 1988 BMW 325i with a private plate worth £5,000. I had agreed with the owner not to reregister the car until he had put the plate on retention. The following week, having contacted the DVLA, they told the owner that they would have to have sight of the car before the plate could be reassigned. I ended up bringing the car back to DVLA Swansea on a day trip for him.


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    GoalsGoneWild
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭GoalsGoneWild


    5 weeks?!? :eek:

    Frickin hell. I'd nearly buy the private one off him rather than wait! :rolleyes:

    Might work out for the best anyway. Due back from holidays in 5 weeks. Thought I'd be able to get a few drives in before I left though. Ah well.

    Thanks for all the responses. Very helpful...


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    5500
    Registered Users Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭5500


    If you buy the car with the private plate can you then resell the plate yourself even with the car reregistered here?


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    GoalsGoneWild
    Registered Users Posts: 61 ✭✭GoalsGoneWild


    It's an option I suppose. Although there may be some condition that you need to hold a UK address in order to be able to hold and/or sell a UK plate? To be honest, I'd be happy to let him sell the plate himself and take the cost off his asking price.

    Just awaiting agreement that he'll allow an RAC/Dekra check. All going well with that, we'll be on the way...


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    Anan1
    Registered Users Posts: 22,815 ✭✭✭✭Anan1


    eireal wrote:
    If you buy the car with the private plate can you then resell the plate yourself even with the car reregistered here?
    No, once the car is reregistered here it is deregistered by the DVLA and the plate is lost. The only way to do it, as GoalsGoneWild says, is to register the car yourself to a UK address, put the plate on retention, and then reregister the car here.


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