Driver information blog Private (personalised) number plates – Part One – Plus buying at DVLA auction information
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Private (personalised) number plates
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers
- Overview
- Buy a private number plate
- Assign a private number to a vehicle
- Take a private number off a vehicle
- Renew your private number
- Give a private number to someone else
- Change your name and address
- If the person with the right to use the private number dies
1. Overview
You can buy a private (personalised) number plate for your vehicle from DVLA or from a private dealer.
Take a private number off (retention)
If you don’t want to use your private number anymore you can apply to take it off your vehicle, You can hold on to it until you want to use it again in the future – this is sometimes called putting it on retention.
You’ll get a V778 certificate proving you still have the right to use the number.
Selling a private number
You can also sell your private number if you don’t want to use it anymore.
If you’re selling your private number online, don’t share a scan or photograph of the V750 or V778 certificate. Someone other than the buyer might use it to put the private number on another vehicle.
Assign (put on) a private number to a vehicle
If you have the right to a private number that isn’t currently being used, you can apply to assign it to a vehicle.
Transfer a number from one vehicle to another
To transfer a private number from one vehicle to another, you need to:
- Take it off the vehicle you’re transferring it from.
- Assign it to the vehicle you’re transferring it to.
You can also do this by post using form V317.
https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers
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Extra information about buying at auction!
Private Plate news
These are the extra costs of plates bought at public auction.
This is public information and available at the DVLA website
http://www.dvlaauction.co.uk/index.php/live-auction/what-will-it-cost/
What Will It Cost?
The sale price (also called the ‘Hammer Price’) is subject to VAT, the Auctioneer’s Buyer’s Premium of 8% (minimum £40 + VAT) together with the £80 Assignment Fee.
This can mount up! So be aware and use their calculator provided.
Example below, based on £10,000.00.
Hammer Price: £10,000.00
VAT on Hammer Price @ 20%: £2,000.00
Buyer’s Premium @ 8%: £800.00
VAT on Buyer’s Premium @ 20%: £160.00
Total VAT @ 20%: £2,160.00
Assignment Fee (not VATable): £80.00
Total Amount Payable: £13,040.00
The reverse is, you have a budget of £10,000.00
Maximum Budget: £10000.00
VAT on Hammer Price @ 20%: £1532.00
Buyer’s Premium @ 8%: £612.80
VAT on Buyer’s Premium @ 20%: £122.56
Total VAT @ 20%: £1,654.56
Assignment Fee (not VATable): £80.00
Total Additional Costs £2,347.36
Maximum Hammer Price: £7,660.00
Curtesy of the calculator.
Well done DVLA
We’ll keep you posted on future auctions or why not attend yourself?
I’ve bought myself and it is great fun, be aware of the final amount to pay is different to the hammer price and we’ve published these costs below.
DVLA and BCA keep up the good work, raising money for the UK.
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