Registration Numbers

[alhucoll]

Hi Gents,

Just after a bit of information/clarity on putting a registration onto retention.
I'm going to be selling my little MX5 ( a Mk1 beauty), so I want to retain the registration - that bit I understand is £80 for a year.
The bit I cannot seem to figure out from DVLA's helpful criblist is what happens then - ideally I'd like to put the old registration back on the car as I still have the plates (saves a few petrol tokens!).
So, what actually happens when I put the registration on retention - do DVLA issue a registration at zero cost or will it cost me?

Looking forward to the answers to my question, cheers in advance.

Al

 

[GRAV888]

It actually costs £105 to put it on retention.
The £80 is the transfer fee charged by DVLA and the £25 is the fee for 1 years retention. They will send you a certificate that you use to put the plate on another vehicle.
They will also send you notification of which registration mark will then be assigned to the car and a certificate that allows you to get plates made up.
Nowadays, it is normally the original number it had before.

 

[GRAV888]

Check your V5 first, to make sure it doesn't say Registration Mark Non Transferable.

 

[alhucoll]

Thanks for the info GRAV888.
Job for tomorrow then, and then get the 5 on the market

 

[portzy]

Hi Gents,

Just after a bit of information/clarity on putting a registration onto retention.
I'm going to be selling my little MX5 ( a Mk1 beauty), so I want to retain the registration - that bit I understand is £80 for a year.
The bit I cannot seem to figure out from DVLA's helpful criblist is what happens then - ideally I'd like to put the old registration back on the car as I still have the plates (saves a few petrol tokens!).
So, what actually happens when I put the registration on retention - do DVLA issue a registration at zero cost or will it cost me?

Looking forward to the answers to my question, cheers in advance.

Al

If your car already had a registration mark issued from day one, then has had a cherished number assigned to it at some stage in its life then I'm pretty certain that the DVLA will re-issue that original number to it so your original plates should be good.

Portzy.

EDIT:- I'm going to our "not so" local DVLA tomorrow, would you like me to get you the definitave answer???

 

[alhucoll]

I'm popping into my "local" DVLA tomorrow morning (3 miles) and getting the job done.
One advantage of living in the "sticks".

Plan: sell Mk1 MX5, put pennies away, track down a nice CLK55 AMG convertible, trade in CL55 AMG, add a few pennies - slap on the 666 reg!
Job, jobbed and not so much of a compromise........................allegedly

 

[A-AvantGarde]

If your car already had a registration mark issued from day one, then has had a cherished number assigned to it at some stage in its life then I'm pretty certain that the DVLA will re-issue that original number to it so your original plates should be good.

Portzy.

EDIT:- I'm going to our "not so" local DVLA tomorrow, would you like me to get you the definitave answer???

+1 this is the case now, however it wasn't always like this. I recall back in 1990(ish) when my Dad took a plate off his Volvo it reverted back to a different age related registration number and not the one it was originally registered with.

 

[wemorgan]

I'm popping into my "local" DVLA tomorrow morning (3 miles) and getting the job done.
One advantage of living in the "sticks".

Plan: sell Mk1 MX5, put pennies away, track down a nice CLK55 AMG convertible, trade in CL55 AMG, add a few pennies - slap on the 666 reg!
Job, jobbed and not so much of a compromise........................allegedly

Do you have any details and photos of your mx5? I may be tempted.

 

[alhucoll]

Do you have any details and photos of your mx5? I may be tempted.

PM sent to your goodself.

 

[GRAV888]

PM sent to your goodself.

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[alhucoll]

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If you could GRAV, be appreciated - cheers.
I'll sort out full details tomorrow unless of course the "PM" I sent is lurking around to be forwarded.

Mucho gracias,

Al

 

[GRAV888]

If you could GRAV, be appreciated - cheers.
I'll sort out full details tomorrow unless of course the "PM" I sent is lurking around to be forwarded.

Mucho gracias,

Al

Seeing as you joined in 2010, I'll give you the required permissions to use the PM.
Try it now.