Our number plate check will tell you if a vehicle has had any plate changes as well as providing lots of other information about its specification and past.
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Most standard registration plates can be replaced with a private number plate, also known as a personalised or cherished plate. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) sells private registration numbers and manages and certifies plate changes. Car sellers want to keep their private plates, therefore they assign the original standard plate back to the vehicle. It’s important this process is complete by the time the sale happens otherwise the buyer may not be able to drive the vehicle on the road.
You will need to buy the right to use a private plate on the DVLA’s personalised registrations website. Once purchased you will receive a V750 or V778 entitlement form confirming your right to use the registration number. Complete the details and return to the DVLA to assign the plate to your vehicle.
It’s quicker and easier to assign a private plate using the DVLA’s online service once you have received a V750 or V778. You can then have a number plate made up and fitted to the vehicle, taking the old plates off.
Your right to a private registration number doesn't need to be assigned to any vehicle. This is what's known as holding the plate 'on retention'. You need take no further action once you receive a V750 or V778.
You can keep using a private number plate so long as you renew your right to do so every 10 years.
It costs £80 to take a number plate off a vehicle in order to carry out the plate change process.
It can take up to 5-6 weeks, but the process is usually quicker when using the DVLA’s online services.
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