NUMBER PLATES
- Welcome, we can provide your new number plates on a certificate issued by DVLA Swansea. This will be valid for up
to 12 months (in certain circumstances we may be able to extend the validity
of the certificate for a small administration charge). This is ideal if you
wish to keep the number plate for a gift later on.
PRIVATE NUMBER PLATES -
Historically private number plates have always increased in value; some examples
are A1 and 1A. A 1 was originally issued back in 1903 to the late Earl Russell,
he wanted this number plate so badly he camped outside the doors of the vehicle
registration office all night, just to make sure this number was his. In those
days A 1 would have cost nothing but a small registration fee. The younger
brother "1 A" was sold at a Department of Transport (DoT) auction in December
1989 reaching a hammer price of £160,000. Nearly ten years on the late Roy
Palmer bought and sold both numbers together to a very flamboyant Royal prince.
The private plates were transferred very quickly to identical white Bentleys,
just in time to collect the prince from his private jet. Today the first private
number plate ever issued "A 1" could be worth anything up to £1,000 000, if in
the unlikely event it would be for sale.
DVLA - We use the DVLA to
transfer your cherished number plate off a vehicle and onto a Department of
Transport (DVLA) V778 holding retention certificate: The donor vehicle needs to
be taxed and hold a valid MoT certificate (if required) (Note: if the donor
vehicle has no road tax or MoT but has held valid road tax within the last six
months, the transfer may still be possible but the donor vehicle would require a
vehicle inspection). Once you have all documentation in order including the
Department of Transport - DVLA V778 retention application form and the £105 DVLA
fee, the application can be applied for at a local vehicle registration office.
(either by post or by hand). Once the Local Vehicle Registration office are
happy with the transfer, they will issue a new number for the donor vehicle and
forward the documentation to DVLA Swansea for completion and issue of the new V5
Log book bearing the new registration number.
Number Plates -
Department of Transport (DoT) V778 and Department of Transport (DoT) V750
Certificates to Northern Ireland Vehicles - Unfortunately this is not straight
forward; it seems the government do not encourage English mainland personal
number plates to be transferred to N.I. But as you may expect this can be quite
easily done with the correct guidance. The registration number/certificate has
to be transferred to a vehicle on the English mainland first; the cost of this
is £80 as of May 2005. The initial transfer is quite straight forward if you
have access to a vehicle registered on the mainland. Once the transfer has been
accepted by the Department of Transport (dvla) Local vehicle registration office
the donor vehicle will then need to be inspected, once the inspection has been
confirmed, the donor vehicle will be issued with a new number and all
documentation including the recipient vehicles details forwarded to Department
of Transport (dvla) N.I in Colerain. They will then transfer the personal number
plates onto the Irish designated vehicle.
CAR REGISTRATIONS - Once
you have received your V750 or V778 certificate, you may transfer the number
plate to your vehicle the same day via your local vehicle registration office
(all location address's are provided). You will need your V5 log book, a valid
MoT (if the vehicle requires one) and a copy of the valid road tax. Once
the Local Vehicle Registration Office are happy with the transfer you may display
your new cherished number
plates on your vehicle. (Contact www.plates-posted.co.uk )for quality 3D
Perspex plates). Please remember, you can not make an older vehicle look newer.
Example TT51 AUD can not go onto Y344 JFD and K9 AMR can not be transferred
to C557 TGB.
Number Plates - Private Number Plates - DVLA Registrations
Number Plates For Cars