Checking transferability of reg. number

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Wed 21 Nov 2007 18:07
Checking transferability of reg. number - wobblyboot
I've found an old car (pre 1963) in a basket which I would like to buy, but the owner wants a lot for it because of the number plate. The registration is 33 EXF. I remember from somewhere that if you sell the reg of an old car like this the dvla allocate a number which is then non transferable, and these numbers often have an X in them.
I'm not bothered about the plate, but I don't want pay over the odds for the car because of the plate and then discover it's non transferable, so is there an easy way of finding this out?
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Wed 21 Nov 2007 18:38
Checking transferability of reg. number - Falkirk Bairn
Number palte is transferable if the car it is assigned to can pass an MoT.

An old Reg No on a rustbucket that is not roadworthy is worth nothing. The Reg lapses
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Wed 21 Nov 2007 18:46
Checking transferability of reg. number - cheddar
IIRC a plate can be transferred if the car has a current MOT or has been SORNed for less than a year.
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Wed 21 Nov 2007 19:44
Checking transferability of reg. number - RichardW
Also if car was not put on DVLA database in the early 80's then the old number will disappear and a new one will be allocated, or you will have to convince DVLA it's genuine and of historic significance to keep the old number. Either way it will be non-transferable... If you want the car beat the seller down, if you want the number, walk in the other direction!
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RichardW

Is it illogical? It must be Citroen....
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Wed 21 Nov 2007 20:03
Checking transferability of reg. number - wobblyboot
This is what I was hoping...the plate can't be transferred so the car is not worth as much as the seller thinks. What can I show him to convince him?
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Wed 21 Nov 2007 20:58
Checking transferability of reg. number - bell boy
this thread
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Wed 21 Nov 2007 23:21
Checking transferability of reg. number - martint123
Ask to see it's current log book. ISTR it will say "number not transferable" if this is the case.
Even old lumps of rust ought to have had a new V5 issued.
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