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[F1 9LFG]

Hi all,

2 Questions if anyone could help please?

1 - Can I transfer my private plate from my omega to my motorbike? Both taxed and MOT'd.

2 - Where is the best place to get my plate valued should I choose to sell it?

Cheers

Rob

[hotel21]

1) yes.

2) Any of the online plate dealers - but be prepared for a fair ammount of e-mail spamming afterwards if you decide not to.

Thats my experience anyway....   

[Phil]

1) yes.

Actual answer to question 1 is only yes if the vehicle its being transfered to is of the same age or newer than the plate being transered.

For example assuming your number plate you want to keep is F19 FLG then it can only be transfered to a vehicle manufatured AFTER August 1st 1988 - when the F prefix started

[Andy B]

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2) Any of the online plate dealers - but be prepared for a fair ammount of e-mail spamming afterwards if you decide not to.

Thats my experience anyway....   

Seconded ....... 

[hotel21]

1) yes.

Actual answer to question 1 is only yes if the vehicle its being transfered to is of the same age or newer than the plate being transered.

For example assuming your number plate you want to keep is F19 FLG then it can only be transfered to a vehicle manufatured AFTER August 1st 1988 - when the F prefix started

Agreed, my answer was in general terms. Once upon a time you could take a vrm from a bike and put it onto a car but if you put a plate from a car onto a bike then the plate on the bike became non transferable afterwards and thus, lost unless you kept the bike.

You are also correct regarding placing the plate onto a vehicle in an attempt to make it appear newer than it is. I think that date of registration is more applicable than date of manufacture so worth checking that out before you part with the cash. 

[F1 9LFG]

Good stuff - thanks guys.

I'll see what I choose to do with the car and go from there.

Been offered £500 for the plate, it's not F19 LFG but it's very close to it which may appeal to my wallet!

Rob

[mantahatch]

Just in the process of filling out the forms for a plate change (car to car) and the forms are now saying both cars need to be insured. Like to know when that got sneaked in. Sneaky beggars.

[F1 9LFG]

Just in the process of filling out the forms for a plate change (car to car) and the forms are now saying both cars need to be insured. Like to know when that got sneaked in. Sneaky beggars.

shocked to see that it wasn't a requirement prior to now!

could always put it on retention - but even then the car has to be mot'd & taxed i think?

[Lampynoiseboy]

Just in the process of filling out the forms for a plate change (car to car) and the forms are now saying both cars need to be insured. Like to know when that got sneaked in. Sneaky beggars.

shocked to see that it wasn't a requirement prior to now!

could always put it on retention - but even then the car has to be mot'd & taxed i think?

Don't think so, you can keep the plate on retention even if you don't own a car- i.e. if you've scrapped it, or got another/original plate for it to sell

HTH