wwwd Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Right, some of you might now I'm selling the Escort. Anyway, I've currently got a private registration on it and need to transfer it to my new car. I've looked online, and apparently I need to fill in a V317 form to move it to from my Escort to my new car. Clicky So that seems straight forward enough, but how do I go about getting a registration plate back on the Escort? Because obviously once I've transferred it then it won't have a registration! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Once you take the plate off the escort they have to re register it with its original plate or an age related plate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastchancer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yeah did mine a few month back you fill ina form send off mot certificates etc for both of them pay £80 !! then you get a new reg for the car I got the old reg back for mine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sortedford Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Itll be the origional one, unless its been re-alocated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks guys. So do I have to fill in a different form for this or will they automatically process a new plate for my new car? Yeah did mine a few month back you fill ina form send off mot certificates etc for both of them pay £80 !! then you get a new reg for the car I got the old reg back for mineDid you pop into your local DVLA office or via post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks guys. So do I have to fill in a different form for this or will they automatically process a new plate for my new car? Yeah did mine a few month back you fill ina form send off mot certificates etc for both of them pay £80 !! then you get a new reg for the car I got the old reg back for mineDid you pop into your local DVLA office or via post? When i went into the local office they said it would have been quicker doing it through the post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted March 19, 2009 Author Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks guys. So do I have to fill in a different form for this or will they automatically process a new plate for my new car? Yeah did mine a few month back you fill ina form send off mot certificates etc for both of them pay £80 !! then you get a new reg for the car I got the old reg back for mineDid you pop into your local DVLA office or via post? When i went into the local office they said it would have been quicker doing it through the postHmm... You see my 'local' office is about an hour away from me. Do they sort it out straight away or would you recommend doing it via post? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hicksy Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Thanks guys. So do I have to fill in a different form for this or will they automatically process a new plate for my new car? Yeah did mine a few month back you fill ina form send off mot certificates etc for both of them pay £80 !! then you get a new reg for the car I got the old reg back for mineDid you pop into your local DVLA office or via post? When i went into the local office they said it would have been quicker doing it through the postHmm... You see my 'local' office is about an hour away from me. Do they sort it out straight away or would you recommend doing it via post? My local office was a ferry ride away from me When my parents first got the plate they had to go to the office, but when a plate is swapped over its quicker in the post sometimes its less than a week Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lastchancer Posted March 19, 2009 Share Posted March 19, 2009 Yep mine did not take that long through post think it was 2 weeks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 Who did you guys send it to? The main office in Swansea or your local one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRic Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I always send mine to the local office. They'll send back a cert for the Escort with your original plate (or an alternative if it's been allocated elsewhere) & your old mot. A couple of weeks at the back of that your log book usually returns with the new reg mark. The only advantage to going into the office is you can put your private plate on there and then as long as you've contacted your insurance company. Not something I've ever messed around with in the middle of a car park. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wwwd Posted March 27, 2009 Author Share Posted March 27, 2009 I always send mine to the local office. They'll send back a cert for the Escort with your original plate (or an alternative if it's been allocated elsewhere) & your old mot. A couple of weeks at the back of that your log book usually returns with the new reg mark. The only advantage to going into the office is you can put your private plate on there and then as long as you've contacted your insurance company. Not something I've ever messed around with in the middle of a car park.Cheers. Do I have to tell my insurance company or do the DVLA do that for me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
31sam Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 Do I have to tell my insurance company or do the DVLA do that for me? You'll have to tell the insurance the new reg of the car, they should send you new documents too. All pretty straightforward, I've done it far too many times with mine and never had a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McRic Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 All pretty straightforward, I've done it far too many times with mine and never had a problem I know that problem I've done it 7 times and only had my plate just over 2 years 2 cars I transferred it onto were away again before the paperwork even arrived back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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