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I have a number plate that I would like to sell. I inherited many years ago and I believe it should be worth a decent amount of money. However when I've approached one of the main buyers and sellers of...
Whilst on holiday in France in July of this year, my Jeep was hit by an 80 year old Frenchman who failed to stop at a cross roads. The insurance company decided that it wasn’t worth repairing and declared...
I have purchased a personalised registration from DVLA to put on a new BMW. I requested a certain layout for the plates i.e. EG slight space 63 slight space JAD (EG 63 JAD) but the BMW dealer had already...
You kindly advised me about changing my Volkswagen Passat a little while ago. I went in to Nottingham Volkswagen to look at a newer Passat they had, and they did a check on my car prior to making me an...
A friend is looking to replace his BMW 750 V12 with a later 760. He's come across a car that the dealer says is '06, but my friend knows was built in late '03 and supplied to Jordan in '04. The private...
I have a new car on order from a Ford dealer (via Drive the Deal as recommended by you) due for delivery mid-September. If I buy a personalised plate from DVLA now can I have the car registered by the...
I wish to sell a registration number from a motorcycle that has not been on the road for many years. How do I go about this?
On 7 December, DVLA launched its series 11 plates. Two days previously I received an unsolicited text from Regtransfers offering to sell me a personalised number plate using the new 11 series. For interest...
My son’s old, special edition BMW has been written off after being ploughed into at speed on the M25 by an idiot who didn’t notice the stagnant queue of traffic. The insurance company has agreed that he...
When is it possible to buy or reserve ##11 ### plates directly from DVLA, and why do I see them advertised for sale already?
 

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