I have seen a cheap (£250) plate on DVLA website which I would like to purchase for my wife's 40 th birthday in 2 years time. Their FAQ section states that you don't need to put it on straight away but as long as you do it before the expiry date.
Does anyone know how long you normally get as an expiry date? The website doesn't seem to tell you, or I have just missed it.
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You get 12 months on 'retention'.
After that, you have to pay (£25??) for a further 12 months.
This may be more useful;
www.dvla.gov.uk/vehicles/cherish.htm
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Don't know the time limit, but would think it's one year, then put it on retention for another year.
You need to tel them who you wish to assign it to, so make sure you use the same name as on your wifes log book, otherwise the transfer won't go through. So if she's called Janet Mary Smith on the V5, that is the name you need to give them. J Smith, JM Smith, Janet M Smith, Jan Smith etc won't do, it has to match.
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make sure you don't forget to assign it during the retention period.
If you forget, or forget to apply for a new retention period (for which there is a charge) then the retention period simply lapses and you lose the right to use the plate, even though you've paid for it.
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My son bought an MX5 with personalised plates on it, the letters are SYD, so the car's called Sid, now. If it hadn't had the plate, it wouldn;t be. The previous owner bought it, son doesn't want to change it. If you want the plate, buy it and enjoy it. I can't think of a single reason not to.
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The DVLA are using these plates as a licence to print money now. I bought one myself a few years back and I feel the costs involved in transfer/retention are scandalous.
Add to that the fact that you never legally actually own the registartion mark, only the right to display it, makes it worse.
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You can buy a plate and register it in your name but don't assign it to a vehicle. After 12 months, the retention ends and you have to pay £25 for another year on retention etc. When the time comes to hand it over to your missus, fill out the section on the registration certificate to transfer it into her name. Send back to the DVLA, give it a couple of weeks and it will come back and it can go on your wife's car.
I did soemthing similar with a plate a couple of months ago.
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The thing is that any plate that does not follow the standard format (ie. only one number rather than 3) stands out a little bit and is therefore desirable to someone.
Over recent years they have been a better investment than the stock market. I have one, paid standard current price for it, and know that, should I get bored with it in 10 years I can sell it on again and am almost certain to make a profit.
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What's the difference then - you can still sell it on?
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What's the difference then - you can still sell it on?
Sorry, forgot to put the original message in, so anyone reading the thread as a list rather than a thread will not understand. I'll try again.
-------------------------------------------------------------Add to that the fact that you never legally actually own the registartion mark, only the right to display it, makes it worse.
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What's the difference then - you can still sell it on?
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Add to that the fact that you never legally actually own the registartion mark, only the right to display it, makes it worse.
You'll have to explain that one to me.
As I see it, it's just a registration mark made up of numbers and letters that has no value (material or otherwise) for any purpose whatsoever other than being displayed on a number number plate that is attached to a motor vehicle.
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Pretty much like a gemstone then, no material value or purpose other than showy display. Thing is, people place value in that, which makes it valuable.
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Pretty much like a gemstone then, no material value or purpose other than showy display.
No, you can cut hard materials with a gemstone so they can be very useful.
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