Car stolen - two queries

I have recently had my car stolen and 2 things have caught me by surprise. 1) My insurer sent a "car valuer" who spent over an hour at my house, took on board the adverts I had collated of dealership...

Transferring a private plate

I am purchasing a second hand car from a main dealer who tells me that the law has changed and he cannot transfer my own number plate off my current car, which is being part exchanged. Is this correct...

Is £1200 a good price for my private registration plate?

12 years ago I bought the private registration plate 'PDF 25' for £2500. I now wish to sell it and have only been offered £1200. I do not know whether to advertise privately for a higher price, or if that...

When are personalised number plates made available from the DVLA?

When is it possible to buy or reserve ##11 ### plates directly from DVLA, and why do I see them advertised for sale already?

I've had an accident and my insurance is registered to an old number plate - is it invalid?

I have a private number plate on my car. When I put this on I went online to my insurance company and thought I had changed the details. Unfortunately I have been involved in an accident, and the police...

Must we supply the spare key for a car which was written off but has actually been resold?

My daughter had an accident where the insurers wrote off her car. We were under the impression the car was being scrapped, but it turns out a dealer has rebuilt it and sold it on and we are now being hounded...

How do I transfer my private number plate to a new vehicle?

I have a private number plate on a vehicle that I am going to trade in for a new car in September. What is the best way of transferring this to the new vehicle?

I was fined for not returning a V5 after part-exchanging my car because I was transferring the numberplate.

I part-exchanged a car but wanted to keep the numberplate. The garage charged £80 and said they would arrange the swap. They kept all the documents, including the complete V5 form, as they said it was...

Is this part-exchange of my Audi A4 Avant for a TT a good deal?

I am considering buying a new Audi TT from my local main dealer. The deal on offer is: Purchase new Audi TT Coupe 2.0T FSi Quattro Sport S Tronic. List price £29,420, options: Metallic paint £500, Bluetooth...

I can't run an HPI check on this used Astra because it has a private plate - is this safe?

I am currently in the process of buying an Astra 1.8 SRI on a 56 plate that has only 26,500 miles on the clock. I cannot get the car checked because the (private) seller has a private plate and says that...