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Hi

After 3 months of searching I am just about to purchase a lovely 996. I have sent the guy (private seller) a cheque which he banked on Friday (yesterday) and I was planning on picking the car up around Thursday next week when the cheque had cleared.

However, the car has got private plates and the current owner wants to keep them so yesterday he went to the DVLA and handed in the relevant paperwork to change the Reg. no back to the original number.

Not having dealt with private plates before, I was wondering how long this would take to process and decided to call the DVLA direct. It seems that they take approx 4 weeks to produce a new Reg Doc for the number plate change.

So as he will still be the official keeper of the car for the next 4 weeks, can I take the car away? I believe that I can actually insure the car but I'm still not sure if this is OK. On the other hand, I am certainly not happy with waiting 4 weeks to pick up my bought and paid for car! I would say most of the 996's I have looked at have been up for sale with their private plates still so I'm guessing that this situation must occur all the time. How do people normally deal with this situation?

Cheers,
Alex
 
i would just go and get the car and drive it!![:D][:D]
you cant do anything to speed the process and you are the owner
 
When put my number on retention when I sold my 993, the DVLA sent me a letter which included the following statement:

"You should receive a new V5 registration document for the vehicle showing the replacement mark within the next four weeks, but we may wish to inspect / re-inspect the vehicle first. You are advised, therefore, not to dispose of or sell the car before you receive the registration document".

You should be OK, as it is extremely rare for the DVLA to require an inspection. Just bear in mind that there is a vague possibility that you may have to take the car back if you are unlucky.
 
Hi Alex.

The procedure is as follows.

Nothing much changes really. Its worth checking the Origonal V5 and keeping a photocopy. The present owner fills in the application to keep the registration mark and sends it off with the V5. He can notify change of keeper at the same time, and give you the V5c ( the green slip ) although this will have 'His' number on it.

DVLA will then give the car its origonal number back ( When it was first registered ) Or a new, age related number if it has always had personell plates on it that have been retained by the owners. You will recieve the new V5 after about 4 weeks.

What some people do is send off the paperwork before they sell the car, This is normally OK, The, then previous owner recieves the new V5 himself, fills in the change of keeper and posts it off again. ( this way takes 6-8 weeks )

But be carefull, has been known as an excuse used by scammers, when they dont actually have a V5 at all. Remember you will have no comeback if you buy a car without a V5, I assume you have seen the V5, and carried out all the normal security checks in this case. HPi will tell you the Plate history on any car you check. Make sure you check the V.I.N. against any registration marks.

Hope this helps. regards. Bob
 
The DVLA say 4 weeks, but if you physically go to the nearest office (mine is Reading), it can actually be done in 5 working days. The best option is to ask them to ring you when the paperwork is back (they always have with me). Then you go & pick it up. I was told that the DVLA mail system is incredibly slow for any public mail (in or out). Internal mail is fast.

 
Many thanks for this guys.

I have actually seen the V5 when I saw the car so I'm happy with that side of things. On Friday the current owner:-

banked my cheque which will probably be cleared about Wednesday or Thursday,
took the paperwork for the reg no. change to a DVLA centre near him.
posted me a signed receipt which arrived on Saturday.

To make sure I had understood what you guys have said I called the DVLA again. It seems that after 7-10 working days he will get the tax and mot back, along with the bit of paper advising that he does not sell the car, but the V5 will still take 4 weeks to be delivered back to him.

So, I guess the best solution is to wait for the tax and mot to be returned to him, then to take the car away and wait for the 4 weeks for the V5 to arrive with him, at which point he will then have to send if off again for the transfer of ownership. I hope he doesn't expect me to wait the 4 weeks until the V5 to arrives before I pick up the car!

 
After a few days - if all the paperwork is in order he will get confirmation that the transfer is proceeding. V5 will take longer.

However, whenever you agree to take the car MAKE SURE YOU INSURE IT NOW. You have paid for it, so officially it is your car. If it gets stolen or damaged, then you will need insurance to cover it.

Hope it all goes to plan and all I can say is they;re worth the wait !!
 
I've been in contact with the guy today and he seems happy for me to pick up the car at the weekend which is great. Yes, I'll be insured with the 1 week 'driveaway' insurance that comes with an HPI check, really handy!
 
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