How to Transfer Registration Number Plate From One Car to Another Online Using DVLA Website .GOV

[@paulc6008]

DVLA should employ this guy to make videos for them. Extremely helpful and simple to understand. Many thanks👍

[@garywellings3360]

Thank you. I was about to de-register my private plate, then add to my other car, hence 2 x £80. I have 2 screens, so i played your video and just copied what you did and it worked perfectly. Thank you for saving me £80!

[@L663]

Glad I could help

[@cpet5048]

Well done! You did a marvelous job explaining and going through the process. Thank you for taking the time to show us KZbinrs out there , much appreciated! X

[@mda5003]

You forgot to mention the most important part of the process: You have to notify your Insurance Company the new registration number.

[@L663]

Good point - well presented !

[@petercrowther6407]

Yes, a very important part, you must notify your insurance company about the change in registration or you'll automatically get stopped by the police.

[@mda5003]

@@petercrowther6407 And then they'll take your car away unless you've got proof of insurance with you.

[@scooby2678]

Thank you for such a great video explaining the whole process of transferring number plates. Unfortunately, I gifted my car to my neighbour with my private number plate. I bought a new car and I requested my neighbour to give my number plate back but he refused my request and demanding an awful amount in return. Is there a way to get it back from him as I don’t have v75 with me? What can I do in a situation like this?

[@mda5003]

@@scooby2678 Unless you have proof that you requested your neighbour to give you your number plate back there is not a lot you can do other than take Court action. Once he has it registered in his name he is the Grantee (or Purchaser) and only he can do with it what he wants. The DVLA will only correspond with the Grantee so I doubt contacting them yourself will get your number back. You will need proof such as a signed document - good luck!

[@angelabutterworth8816]

I give you a 10/10. Now all I have to do is clean the glue off and let my insurance company know. Thanks for the step by step video.

[@L663]

Glad it helped - its actually a pretty cool system

[@antrimpunx]

Excellent video..was agonising over the gov site n terminology trying to figure out what's what..but checked out your video n came home n had my new plate sorted in 10 mins..many thanks

[@L663]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lukedowellbrook9971]

I was struggling to do this for around 3 hours (over 2 sittings because i could feel my blood boiling) took me 20 minutes with your guys help. thank you so much.

[@L663]

Glad it helped... in the end !

[@mvirdi2333]

Hi 👋 I have done two years ago same way and cost about £ 125 for ten years and I kept my old plate . Thanks 🙏

[@nickcheesman6238]

Wow! guys thanks for posting this video, I had no idea it was this simple. Just bought a private plate a few months ago and got the V750 certificate so only needed to watch the second part for assigning the private reg to the new car, but I will surely refresh myself again when it's time to swap the car and the private reg to the new vehicle. I was expecting it to have to be posted to DVLA and wait weeks before we could put it on the vehicle - getting the timing of this was my concern as it was purchased as a surprise for a 'special birthday'. I didn't want to send it off too early and spoil the surprise, or too late and not be able to put it on the car immediately - you solved my problem and I can assign it on the day (or night before)!

[@martindonald6219]

excellent video Very helpful and straightforward 10 minutes later the DVLA would not allow me to sell the car with my old plates on because they could not recognise it I have to wait 3 to 5 days for a new retention document Many thanks excellent video 🙏

[@L663]

Glad it helped.

[@mattdewsbury]

This explains it sooooooo much better than the website ! Round in circles before watching this ! Thanks Guys

[@craigmarsh3221]

Hi very helpful video I could not of change my number plates without your video thank you

[@heidijohnson9610]

Great helpful video - cheers. Don't forget to notify your insurance company that you've changed the registration though !

[@L663]

Good point !

[@michaelrose7258]

That was excellent very well explained. I didn't have a clue how to do this but this video and your easy explanation has made it so simple. Great job mate

[@Cous1nJack]

This is way better online and even better now that retention certificates don’t time out like they did until quite recently and you risked losing your claim to the plate. £80 is the retention fee. There is no assignment fee.

[@beags47]

Excellent! A simple and straight forward process, simply explained, well done

[@andrewgill2878]

Thanks for the informative video, much appreciated as someone about to transfer personal plate to a replacement used car. Might just be worth pointing out that you can take the plate off the old car but if you are getting a used car you will have to wait until the new V5 is issued in your name before you can transfer the plate onto it. This might be up to a few weeks later.

[@D000BY]

Is'nt that process done immediately after the former owner transfers the V5 online?

[@andrewgill2878]

@@D000BY My experience was I had to put my plate on a retention certificate then traded my car in which the dealer then puts back onto its original plate. The car I bought then has to have a new V5 issued to me with its current number on (actually took five days) and then I went on-line to assign my private plate to it. I then got another new V5 with my number assigned to the vehicle. If there is another way to do this without the wait for the V5 would be interested to know as its a pain insuring new vehicle then informing insurance five days later its got a different number.

[@timholden6123]

Excellent Video, great detail and have just changed my private plate onto my new car. AND these guys helped me understand how to remove the front bumper off my L494 Range Rover to change out the fog light bezels. Great work Powerfulukltd…. Thanks

[@adamct44]

A hell of a lot easier than it was before we could do this online.

[@L663]

Yes how many people lost their jobs with this new process.... or did they all just move over to the IT department !

[@andrewcarroll5952]

We done it this morning worked perfectly thank you very easy .5 stars 😂😂😂😂😂

[@guljitsohal2281]

Absolutely brilliant video. Was pulling my hair out until I saw this video. DVLA should have clearer instructions

[@L663]

Glad it helped!

[@flightplanaviation.]

Cheers for this! I was getting “this registration can not be put on this vehicle, realised I was using the old v750 🤦‍♂️

[@samgolding4620]

Hello, can I sell my old car immediately (private sale) after taking the personalised reg off? Or do I need to wait for a new log book to come through? Thank you, very helpful video!

[@gordonraspin3777]

Only 9 out of 10, I think 10 out 10 fab job guys thanks for the video 👍👍

[@davidjewood]

I've done this recently. So easy to do. Great Video 👍🏻

[@shanewilliams7903]

Fair play bud DVLA should use your video to show you how to do it, Nothing says that when u remove it you can the put it straight on to the new car

[@vascularlab]

Thank you for the step by step explanation. Very clear and helpful

[@chrisgee9111]

Thank you very kindly for your tutorial. It is so simple to follow, and I was sorted in less than 15 minutes! Awesome 👌 👏 👍

[@L663]

Glad it helped!

[@paulculley4729]

Excellent video and I'm glad it worked for you. Unfortunately it doesn't work for all cars. I was able to take the reg number off one car and get a retention number etc., but then got : "This registration number cannot be assigned online Transaction ID xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx You are unable to continue with this application online." I have to wait for a printed V788 to arrive and then apply for the transfer by post.

[@L663]

Odd that - not sure what happened here.

[@flazzy6931]

Really helpful video thanks a lot! Also im ashamed to say i didnt understand your private plate until about 5 minutes into the video then i laughed 😂

[@lauracreed4541]

Thanks for this helpful video! I’m wondering if you can help me clarify some things… I’m planning to trade my car in so won’t have both the old and new car at the same time. Also how go I go about informing my insurance company of these changes? So I think I should… - Take my plates off (£80) and put the old ones on to drive it to the dealership - Tell my insurance company my plate has changed?? - Insure new car before buying? - Buy new car & drive home - Wait for V5 to be posted - Complete online form to move personalised plate to the new car (no charge?) - Contact insurance again to update numberplate

[@L663]

Yes pay the £80 take you plate off your current car - put the old plates on and drive to dealership. Buy the new car drive home ( with tax and insurance ) then at your leisure put the private plate on your new car. Most dealers will handle this for you at the dealership for no charge other than the £80 fee.

[@lauracreed4541]

Amazing! Thank you very much for your help!

[@johnspear3452]

Liking the LR Time sticker on the wall. Another great LR content provider.

[@simonjefferson]

They sent me a lovely Christmas card - I need to thank them !

[@miniman2645]

Hi Simon you reckon it’s the same process for taking a number plate off than replacing it with another private plate instead

[@eS_35]

Do you need to wait for the new v5 to come before you sell the car with original plates¿ Do you have limited time to put the private plates on a new vehicle for free or do you have to pay twice¿

[@Speedo555]

Can I do this using the document ref no. on the new keeper slip I got with the car I’ve just bought? New V05 hasn’t actually arrived yet

[@L663]

You can try it but i think you need to wait till you have the new V5

[@jamesweston6817]

Very well but I'm l insured to drive to the dealer on my private plate, having done the retention ie still insured on that plate before I take delivery of my new car, thanks James

[@naeemakhter124]

When you remove a plate off the car do you get a temporary log book? I haven’t got a new car but I want to take my private plate off my car to replace it with a different personal plate.

[@ells-aviation]

Do I have to wait for the log book for my new car to arrive before putting my private plate on the new car or can I do it in the showroom online with the new v5 reference ?

[@L663]

It should be possible to do it in the showroom.

[@kevintory2925]

Absolutely spot on video, top man.

[@golddiggerdave]

Thanks but what happen re car insurance , if I get a new car with standard plates and insure it so I can drive. I then remove plates off my old car and onto the new car, do I need to then update the car insurance and change the plate on the insurance (possible more cost)

[@cmmcmillan94]

Once you have done this do you instantly need to switch plates before driving off and I assume you can't sell either car until your update V5C arrives?

[@normanstephens5391]

Just a thought on registrations and Insurance companies. Can, if they wish?. Own the registration as well as the vehicle, if you accept their payment/offer after a write off. Making it a little difficult (in my mind) to transfer the the Cherished Reg from a dead vehicle to another replacement vehicle. 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@jooie444]

You need to tell the Insurance Company from the very beginning that if the car is written off , you want to keep the plates.

[@WheelieMacBin]

Just wanted to add another comment. If you are in London, bear in mind that when you change a number and it is one that the ULEZ system thinks is non-compliant, you will get a fine arrive through your letterbox, maybe more than one. Yes, it did happen to me when I put a Northern Ireland plate on my car, even though the car itself was registered in 2021. I obviously contested the fine as the vehicle was compliant, and the fine was cancelled by TFL. It takes TFL at least a month to update their database, although it is done instantly at the DVLA. It's a bloody shambles in London with this new ULEZ moneybox for Citizen Khan.

[@L663]

Oh no ULEZ troubles again !

[@petercharlesworth9511]

Great video. One question is there any lee time to change the plates on the donor car?

[@L663]

I think they will give you a few days grace

[@markmawer]

Thanks for the video. Maybe someone can help with our scenario as it's slightly different and I can't find the process anywhere. I just bought a L322 with a private plate. I'd like to swap this plate for our old private plate currently on retention. But I want to keep the private plate currently on the L322 to either sell it or put it back on when it comes time to sell the car. The original 2010 plate that the car had when first registered is in the boot. So the question is can I do a straight swap 1 private plate for another or do I need to do a 2 step process i.e take off the private plate currently on the car, wait for a new V5 reverting the car to the original plate, then assign my old private plate currently on retention? I'd be grateful if someone could shed some light, thanks.

[@klaus-juergenkessel3916]

Thank you very much for the detailed information. It was really helpful and saved me a lot of time and money.

[@L663]

Glad it helped!

[@afj2446]

Very interesting Simon like the change number plate demo, any news on the defender rear door light issue you was looking at a solution

[@lesoo3]

good job i was dreading doing this, feel more confident doing it now

[@exposedsagi9691]

Thanks! This video made it so much easier!

[@nothingmuch.3014]

Given that VED (car tax) is no longer transferable between owners, it's unusual the it IS transferable between cherished registrations.

[@samsana8541]

Do I need to then transfer my plate on to my new vehicle straight away or can I go back after a few days and add the private registration to my new vehicle?

[@andrewjcrossley]

Thanks for taking the time, very helpful

[@Insp.InfinityMind]

hello, i just one question..? when put new number plates .. you change in DVLA and Insurance or need to get change or let them now somewhere , else like in MOT ..

[@L663]

No the mot system is all controlled by the DVLA and will update automatically. Just do this transfer and tell your insurance and you are all legal !

[@Eufeion]

Quick question. After i take the plates off to retain them, do I need to send back the V5C? Also will the DVLA send me a new V5C automatically?

[@L663]

Yes keep the old plates for future use. Keep the V5C until you get your new one - which you will get automatically.

[@WheelieMacBin]

Top notch video, clear and easy to follow. I assume the process is the same if you want to transfer the number to a Retention Certificate?

[@L663]

Not 100% the same but yes follow the steps when prompted !

[@roman.dreams]

So once you have made this transfer online, do you contact insurance company straight away and let them know? Or you must wait for DVLA letter first? How does insurance transfer work once you did this step online? Thanks

[@L663]

Yes you should tell your insurance company so they can update their records - i think you are technically insured but the police cameras may not see you has having insurance so you are at risk of getting pulled over by the old bill !

[@Barri2207]

Many thanks for this, best explanation anywhere!!!!! 👍👍👍

[@L663]

Credit to the DVLA for putting these services online. Glad the video helped.

[@christopherhagans4488]

Hello chum I don't know if you would know but only this would be confused because I live in Northern Ireland witch we are %100 part of the UK 🇬🇧 I want to buy a campervan in England an have it home in Belfast. But I think my insurance won't insure me unless its a Northern Ireland number plate. Is this what your video is about for Northern Ireland too many thanks if help..

[@L663]

I have a mother ben Ireland plate on my defender sil663 and this was same processor

[@0795omega]

what if you only have green new keeper slip of v5 can this still be done this way?

[@L663]

No you need to wait for the new V5c to arrive i think

[@dimomitev1135]

Thank you , that was excellent! Great video!

[@L663]

Glad it was helpful!

[@syedabbas8786]

Will u get send a new v5 for the old car with the old number plates??

[@L663]

Yes you will get a new V5 with the original plate stated

[@roman.dreams]

Can you do this if you have just purchased a used vehicle and only have New Keeper green slip? Or do you wait for logbook to arrive and only then you can start this transfer process? Thanks

[@L663]

Good question- is the document reference number on the green slip ? if so it may well work.

[@mayareeve606]

Hi i’m an doing this to sell my current car, I have transferred it back to the original plate but do I need to wait for the new v5c before selling it as I already have the old v5c with the original plate?

[@L663]

Yes you really need to wait for the new V5c - it does not take too long.

[@mayareeve606]

thank you for replying!

[@alistairfletcher2286]

Was so so helpful, cheers 👍

[@ironbizmark2174]

alright chaps just brought my first number plate of a bloke , got v750 with his name and address on it. how do i get my name address as the purchaser ta

[@garyban4180]

Did you get it transferred to your name in the end ? I’m selling my private plate on eBay, do I just send them my v750 certificate in my name or do I need to fill in their details or do anything else ? Thanks

[@ivanavery8921]

Excellent review, you made it very easy.

[@BB-ft3gz]

Amazing resource. Thank you 🙏🏻

[@mparks3181]

Same process for new private plate going onto the same car? Ie , remove, get entitlement doc, assign new private plate??❤

[@L663]

I think this is easier - just assign new plate - done !

[@urwahahmed9281]

Question, once you’ve done this, how long do you have for you to put the number plate on the car?

[@L663]

You should do this as soon as possible - but i think you would be OK if you took a week to do it !

[@grimsby0609]

Thank you for making this video, very informative

[@L663]

Glad it was helpful!

[@hali9844]

Thanks very much for this wonderful information

[@xStateHD]

Is there a way to avoid the £80x2 because I'm going to sell my current car before I buy my next car, so therefore I don't know the next car details/i don't own it. Im obviously not going to sell my current car with my personal reg on it. Does the transaction fee last a particular amount of time or does it only charge you once?

[@L663]

so when you transfer the plate off your car it cost you 80 - you get a retention certificate but then you get a free transfer onto the next car

[@xStateHD]

brilliant, thanks for your help👌@@L663

[@stevepickett4782]

So the minute you put the original plates back on, do they send you the new log book automatically?

[@L663]

Yes you will get a new logbook sent to you after you complete the online transfer... will take upto 14 days to arrive.

[@javedmiah3640]

What if you wanted the plate number not on the vehicle and wanted it on a certificate

[@salisburyplain998]

What about informing your insurance company ?

[@stevewestsussex4063]

Thanks - wanted to know about if u needed to tell the road tax people

[@L663]

No there should be no need to do this - its all on the computer.

[@stevenmoran4060]

Quite painless apart from £80 really. Most government websites ask for National Insurance number multiple times, DVLA seem to have substituted the post code to keep them happy. Can I ask which site you used to purchase the CO2 Bad number from, was it DVLA or one of the many other number plate sites? Great informative video though, well done!

[@L663]

Hi Steve - I purchased the number straight from the DVLA - I have some good ones...... CH21ST J and HA21EY D and SJ I663 ( Defender ) were a couple of my latest purchases ( just a few 100 each )

[@jamesholdsworth3112]

Exactly what I needed, thank you!

[@DARRENWILD-c4n]

Great video and well presented cheers

[@bram7659]

This was so helpful!! Many thanks 🙏

[@charlienurse7532]

Damn. Sooo easy and great instructions. Ta muchly

[@farukuddin1504]

Perfectly explained........Thank you!

[@L663]

You're welcome!

[@maddykhan7200]

Tried it but in last step it says its fail probably theres no road tax to the vehicle

[@MarkGaudie]

How do you put your private plate onto a brand new unregistered car before you collect it so your legal to drive it home? I get how deregister from my old car and I thank you for that immensely!

[@Stallzyx]

Hoping you figured it out if you needed a quick answer, but basically you give your retention document to the dealer and they will register the car on your plate to begin with. That's what happened with a couple of our family cars so they have no previous plate history

[@mxbox2814]

Very informative! Thank you very much.

[@garyban4180]

When selling a private number plate I own on eBay do I just send the new buyer my v750 certificate number or do I need to do anything else ? Thanks

[@L663]

Yes that all you need to send them Do not show the certificate in the listing - if anyone gets the code from the certificate they can just use the code on the website and have your registration !

[@garyban4180]

@@L663thanks 👍

[@shaunmanzi738]

Really helpful and thank you!

[@L663]

Glad it was helpful!

[@rehanasaghir-ahmed950]

thank you so much this really helped me

[@NiPLucky]

excellent video, thank you !

[@peterdixon9284]

Excellent video, it saved me a lot of time and stress online 10/10 👌

[@lozgregory4483]

tried to do it today all went fine until the final step it wouldn't let me put the private number plate on the car because it said it wasn't taxed....i did the tax prior to doing the number plate exchange and that went through ok. it said to wait 3 to 5 working days for the system to update.

[@L663]

Interesting to know it may take a few days for the tax to register !

[@Julia-qt7ck]

Problem - my car was not assigned an original plate, and it will need a new 16 plate. What do I do please?

[@johno4521]

The vehicle will be assigned an age - related replacement number. That's part of the £80 you pay.

[@allankirby2640]

I have a private plate on my car , I now have a new private plate how do I assign the new private plate but keep the old private plate on retention?

[@L663]

First put the old plate on retention Then put new plate on car it will be 2 transactions

[@allankirby2640]

@L663 thanks for letting me know

[@user-xc7gb8gj6r]

What if you haven't got the car yet that your putting the private reg on ?

[@L663]

It can stay on the certificate until you get the car

[@sammska1988]

Thank you very much , very helpful video

[@raybrock6083]

Very helpful, thank you very much.

[@R4ww4]

What will happen after 10 yrs wen is ure number plate on ure vehicle?

[@L663]

Not sure the Tesla battery is going to last than long !

[@shaziachaudhry6240]

Great video - many thanks

[@davehuxley6689]

Thank you for your great video.

[@L663]

Our pleasure!

[@believe-in-righteousness]

You didn't answer a very important question. When you take of your private number plate from your existing car and you want to sell your existing car but want to keep your private number plate, how do you sell it because the existing car log book will still have your old private number plate on and not the original number plate

[@johno4521]

Put the number on retention before you sell it. The price includes transfer to the next vehicle.