number plate - I want to keep

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Fri 27 Apr 2007 13:51
number plate - I want to keep - jakman
hi,can anyone help me please?i have an old non-running motorbike in my garden and am having it towed away.i would like to keep the plate but everyone i have asked tells me that the plate can only be transfered from a vehicle which is .taxed,mot'd and insured.as this is never going to happen in this case does anyone know a way round this.thanks
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 13:54
number plate - I want to keep - bell boy
yes but its illegal
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 14:07
number plate - I want to keep - Dynamic Dave
does anyone know a way round this.thanks


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to help individuals whose vehicles, for unexpected reasons are unable to be re-licence, the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) will still consider applications where:-

the tax disc expired no more that 12 months previously (Prior to 1 December 2005 the concession was six months)
please note that to qualify for this concession, there must be no break between the natural expiry date of the licence (tax) and the commencement of SORN
this concession does not apply if you have submitted your licence (tax) for a refund
or if the donor vehicle is not old enough to be tested, ie less that three years old for cars, motorcycles etc or less than one year for HGV?s
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:15
number plate - I want to keep - mal
Dave, I have an old 1963 ( I think) Honda 50 with a dateless plate I have the logbook in my name but has not been taxed since 1974 ,have I lost the right to transfer the plate or can I still use it once I tax and insure it. No. LCU 953 or it could be 935, not sure at the moment.

Regards Mal.
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:17
number plate - I want to keep - mal
And MOT of course.
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:19
number plate - I want to keep - Lud
Saw a smart silver Audi A3 today with the number F**AHHC, or something very similar. Made me smile.
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:33
number plate - I want to keep - mal
I can't see what F**AHHC is meant to be you will have to give me a clue. I am also no good at crosswords :-).
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:34
number plate - I want to keep - Lud
Sorry. No can do.
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:34
number plate - I want to keep - Lud
You have to have met a lot of bad-tempered Londoners to get it.
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:39
number plate - I want to keep - mal
Well that explains it , I am from up north not darrn sarrth .
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:45
number plate - I want to keep - Lud
saahf mal.
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:51
number plate - I want to keep - mal
Well that shows I have not spoken to many Londoners not to mention bad tempered ones :-)
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Fri 27 Apr 2007 22:54
number plate - I want to keep - Lud
You probably haven't missed much.
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Sat 28 Apr 2007 07:55
number plate - I want to keep - Cliff Pope
If the old vehicle is restorable, you will have to restore it to MOT standards and get it taxed. Then transfer the number, assuming it has not time-expired or is limited for some other reason.
If it is beyond restoration you need to invest in another vehicle that either is running or can be made so. After a lot of restoration work, you may well have cannibalised and swapped so many parts that it can be very difficult to say which vehicle is which.
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