Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
Location: Manchester
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I know people are asking about private plates all the time so apologies 
I put my car up for sale today after not really thinking the whole thing through because mainly I didn't expect to be bombarded with calls straight away, but I have 
So my question is... I currently have my plate on the car. If I go down to the DVLA personally can i get it put on retention there and then and the old plate restored? I'm holding people off coming to look now in case they want to take it straight away
I assume even then tho that i'll have to wait for the new V5 to come through weeks later? Unsure on the best course of action, but I know I don't want to be one of those fools that signs over the car then struggles to keep ownership of the plate when they don't play ball
Cheers
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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It'll take a week for the new keeper bit and tax disc to come back.
I've had 2 V5's back within a week recently though.
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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just explain to them thats you have got a private plate on and you wont be selling it untill all the documents are back from dvla, but you will take a deposit on it and hold it for them, they will probably be back in a week or 2
April 08 feature car
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BeetleGav
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Registered: 27th Jun 10
Location: lancashire, nelson
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Yeah I've swapped and changed mine over a lot this year and each time it only took a week to come back.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Ah, that's good news . Did you guys just do postal or go down there?
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John
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I always go down, there's one in Glasgow.
What I'd do (have done a few times) in your situation is let whoever wants it see the V5 to see it's legit, then if they buy it go down to DVLA the next day and sort it all out.
This relies on them understanding that when they come back to pick it up the next day you won't have a V5 to hand over. People that have their own plates normally understand that.
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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If i did that, do you know if i'd have the option to sign the v5 over at the same time and get the new one delivered direct to new keeper?
[Edited on 12-03-2013 by Brett]
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John
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You should be able to sort it all out in one go afaik.
Actually you definitely can, I went down with the V5 in the last guys name for my car and got the same done, kind of but back to front.
[Edited on 12-03-2013 by John]
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andys sxi
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Registered: 19th Jan 06
Location: Chester Drives:Scirocco tdi bluemotion
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for the sake of a week i would just take a deposit if thats alrite with the new owner and do it that way
April 08 feature car
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Brett
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Registered: 16th Dec 02
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Ok cheers  Be good if I could get the new motor first so I could stick my plate on that too and kill everything in one trip
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CORSA NUT
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Registered: 3rd Aug 01
Location: Wirral
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When I bought mine the guy got me to fill in my details on a form and also sign a letter saying that he still owned the plate etc.
Seemed legit although I could have theoretically kept his plate as when the V5 came back with my name on his plate number was still on it, if you get me.
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