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OT - private plate query?

DavidL

DavidL

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Can anyone tell me what happens if you buy a plate on retention and keep it on retention.
The retention certificate needs renewing but do you then need to involve the grantee or as nominee can you do it all. They won't have any interest I'm sure.
Also although you have paid for the plate the grantee will still be on the V788 so could they, in theory, manage to register the plate to their car.
It all seems a bit vague!
 
Hi David,

When you buy the plate the seller needs to make you the Grantee not the nominee, it will then cost £25 per year to keep on retention.
 
Andy,
Reading the dvla site I'm not sure they can do that. Once you register the car to a vehicle of yours if you then put it back on retention then you become the grantee otherwise you get the 3 years or lose it.
 
I have done it, bought and sold

The plate can be transferred to a new owner without being put on a vehicle, the transfer fee of £105 will need to be paid by the new owner.

There are 2 options on the Retention certificate to become either a nominee or a grantee, as you will be purchasing the plate you will become the grantee.
 
Andy,
Looking at this
http://www.simplyregistrations.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/V778-Retention-Document.jpg

I can't see how it works as you say. I'd like it if it did as it takes the risk out of it. There doesn't seem to be an option to reassign the grantee only to nominate and/or assign the no to a car.
Do you recall how you did it?
 
Mmmmm, see what you mean, when I sold the last plate that was on retention the guy who bought it was keeping it on retention I sold through Regtransfers and could have sworn the paperwork I signed was to make him the Grantee, looks like I have my wires crossed and maybe plate dealers have a different form?

Give them a call, I have always found them very helpful,

 
I spoke to one of the dealers. Basically you need to get the v778 form and send it off to the dvla immediately with you on as nominee and details of your vehicle to get it transferred.
The grantee can in theory request a new v778, which dvla will send to them, and then allocate the no to their car even if you have paid for it.
So it seems get the form off the seller and get it allocated to your car asap. Only once you have a letter back with the seller removed as grantee is the no safely yours.
 
Are you buying the plate privately then David? it does seem like a bit of a worry if you don't know the seller, although most people are genuine - aren't they?
 
Well its a done deal. A decent price for a 2x3 plate. Seller came to me, signed retention certificate, signed receipt and release papers. I shall now send my old v5 to the dvla with it and hopefully that will be that. Going on the 944 for now.
It really isn't a straightforward process though.
 
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