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I have a private number plate which I transfer to each car I buy. I recently sold my four year old car to a dealer for cash and put the private plate on retention. I have since ordered a new car which...
I'm looking to buy a car from a dealer which has been on a private plate. When I do an online vehicle check the old plate matches the car I am looking at - model and year, but on the same checker the new...
I bought and insured a Range Rover on 16 April 2018. I advised my insurance company that once I received the new logbook for the car, I would transfer a personalised registration number onto the car. They...
I'm looking at a car with a private registration number. I tried to check the MoT history, but it only goes back to when the private plate was added (two years ago). How can I find out what the original...
We have inherited two Mercedes-Benz Pagoda. One is a white manual 230SL made in 1964 with with previous owners and 75,000 miles. The second is a 1970 280SL Coupe Auto, 71,000 miles with one previous owner....
Can I transfer the private reg from a car I put into storage (SORN) five years ago? It had an MoT when put into storage but hasn't had one since. The car could be recommissioned and MOTd quite quickly...
I recently bought a high end car with an attractive (read expensive) registration number. We came to a price for the car (no mention was made about the plate) and the registration documents have come through...
I have recently purchased a pre-owned Jaguar XK8 convertible from a private individual. The lady in question, yes it had one lady owner, sold me her private plate with the car. I now have a V5 from the...
Who owns a private number plate after insurance company has deemed the vehicle a write-off in an accident?
There seems to be a lack of transparency when selling your plate via an agency; they offer you a figure without divulging what they're receiving for it, so it's difficult to tell if it's a good deal. Do...