August 2006
Anyone else live in the west country?, amazing storm last night, fork lightening all around, very little sleep had here, could be flooded roads this AM (that's the motoring link!), an incredible visual and aural spectacle. Read more
Through various searches, I have found conflicting information regarding registration transfers. Please can anyone with experience of the situation clarify the costs involved.
From the DVLA website:
* It costs £80 to transfer a plate from one car to another (but it seems they both have to be yours)
* It costs £105 to put a plate from a car on to retention
* It costs £25 to renew a retained plate annually
* It costs £25 to alter the nominee details on a retained plate
* Unissued plates bought direct from the DVLA can be put on a car with no further fee to be paid (issued on a V750 with message stating that fees are paid, instead of V778 above), since the cost includes an £80 assignment fee.
What seems unclear is whether a plate on retention (not bought from the DVLA) has to have another £80 assignment fee paid. Suppose I wwill be about to buy a plate from a non-DVLA source, such as a private individual via eBay, that was still on the sellers car at present. Would the DVLA have to be paid £105 to get it on retention, £25 to transfer it to me and another £80 to get it on the new car? This is assuming I don't yet own the car it would be transferred to. I have read various different combinations of the fees elsewhere.
No rants on the merits or otherwise of cherished plates please, there are plenty of other threads for that, I would just like to be sure of the likely costs.
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So it seems that the £80 assignment fee is not paid twice, which makes the cost more bearable.
The reason I ask is that many registration traders and eBay sellers require DVLA fees on top of the listed price, even though it may have already been paid. For the former this could be due to tax treatment, and the latter to cut eBay final value fees, and in both cases to make the plate seem cheaper than it really is.
I will take the advice of checking with the DVLA though. I wanted to ask here first in case I only get the same information back as what is on their website.
They also have an auction coming up of unissued plates, with the total fees quite well explained.
Thanks,
James
when i start up my mondeo it misfires but starts working better as i drive more. i have recently changed dizzy, plugs and leads but it is still misfiring.
what else could it be?
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Have a feel under the coil for a rubber T-piece that joins three pieces of vacuum pipe together. My dad had this split and it caused all manner of weird misfiring and idling problems.
It's free to check anyway, and if needs replacing, it's about four quid from a Ford dealer.
Did a temporary repair on it with a puncture repair patch and some vulcanising solution which held for the two days it took for the local dealer to get one in stock.
Cheers
DP
I may be changing my car, so i've been trying to get a price from parkers web site.
I've tried from three different pc's in two different locations, and had tried to get prices for other cars, but I just keep getting 'an error has occured'
anybody else seeing the same thing ?
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Go on, get out of the car...
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I guess vauxhall who provide it must pay a fair whack but it seem strange that like you say they would still have other people pay good money for the service
I happen to be on the flight path from the Esher roost to their feeding areas of the Indian Parakeets.
I recently noticed a shower of small pieces apple skins falling from my apple tree so I took offensive action and they squawked off.
So I deduced they like to peel their fruit.
I have a cherry plum tree under which I have to park in my drive.
Today I spent a considerable time soaking and removing bits of plumb skins from my rear window and boot lid.
I was not amused.
So a warning for those in the London / Surrey / Essex areas.
Beware of Parakeet droppings. Read more
And now back to motoring.
DD.
i have got a peugeot 406 2.1 td,just changed the radiator as old one was well past its sell by date. i have bled the system as by the haynes manual,but i could only find one bleed valve and that was on the heater matrix,does anyone know any different or if there are more bleed valves? Read more
Another point perhaps worth mentioning is that I dropped the cap off the nipple into the works on one occasion and after practically dismantling the car to find it discovered that it appeared to be identical to a schrader dust cap.
Been 6 months since had head-gasket. water pump, thermostat, cooling fliuid and cam-belt replaced on the 2001 punto.(at 75 ,000 kms) Would love to change it for something Japanese but as I'm just about to buy a flat and will be totally skint for some time, I'd like it to last, for another two years if possible. If it's scrap after that time, I'm not bothered. So, is this an unrealistic expectation, or do I need to get rid of it when the 1 year warranty is up in 6 months time??
If that was a bit rambling, in short - can I expect to get two and a half years (45,000 kms) from a replacement head gasket (and associated bits), assuming the FIAT main dealer knew what thay were doing???
And, anyone being seduced by the nice looking new Grand Punto needs to look at the customer satisfaction surveys - manufacturers don't generally make big jumps up the tables with new models. I'm sure the Grand Punto is lovely to drive and well-priced, but you know it's true qualities for some years.
Any first-hand feed-back on my first question much appreciated. Read more
there is no reason the head gasket should go again,my advice as always is treat a motor with respect (ie no thrashing etc) and most engines will pay you back with longevity...............
have the antifreeze changed or topped up after 12 months if it makes you feel better........
What are your views on this:
My 1999 Golf Gti (1.8t) 65k mile has broken down due to a failed water pump. To put it right is going to cost £500, the worst part is that all the drive belts need to be removed and new ones fitted - fine. Apart from two months ago in June I spent £500 having all the belts replaced (by VW).
They effectively have to redo all the work from June. The water pump is a £20 part and no extra work is involved fitting it (above the replacement of the belts). I've asked them why they didn't recommend replacing the pump at the same time - response it's not our policy to replace parts that haven't failed.
I'm really annoyed by this, but don't think I have any come back. Thoughts?
PS: If anyone else is having the drive belts replaced in their golf I recommend paying the extra £20 for a new water pump at the same time. Read more
Luckily I have had the tensioner done.
Is that price a fair price? I know nothing about cars, at all.
It has SH, last serviced at 134k, cambelt changed then too.
Air con and leather seats, P reg TDI.
How long is it going to last, providing I take care of it??!
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When you can buy a new car for under £8k,
ANYONE who pays £2k for a 13year old one with over 150k on the clock
needs help.
Seriously.
Just look at it like this.
For £2k you can buy a 5years old car that may be worth£1k after 2 years' use.
If you pay £2k for a 13year old car, its resale value is at best £1k. Unless of course you can find an idiot to buy it.
Because imo only idiots pay that kind of money for 13 year old cars.
Why?
becasue it's due - by time and mielage - for the scrapyard. Statistical facts .
Yes I know lots of drivers with older cars and bigger mileage. But statistically they are in a minority.
I repeat. ANYONE who pays £2k for that kind of car has more money than sense :-(
madf
It seems very likely that I shall be driving to London on either Sunday or Bank Holiday Monday to visit the Science Museum.
Does anyone know whether the parking regulations are in force in that general area or can you suggest a website to check?
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Roger
I read frequently, but only post when I have something useful to say.
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I'd seriously suggest parking on bthe ouskirts and taking the Tube to South Ken. Hard to suggest where to do the park and ride without knowing where you are coming from.
Browse
I once drove to my father-in-law's home whilst it was raining.
When I got there it was still drizzling rain on his side of the road whilst the other pavement was dry....
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