Motoring Discussion > Putting Reg on Retention Miscellaneous
Thread Author: Bromptonaut Replies: 3

 Putting Reg on Retention - Bromptonaut
As the Fabia's now gone and we're a one car household we're looking to trade the 'lingo which is 11 years old and close to 150k miles. No rush, we're off to look at a Skoda Superb estate just now but might want to examine a few other contenders (make model not other Superbs) so could be a days or weeks.

It currently has Mrs B's personal plate which is of considerable sentimental value and also worth more than the car. I'd prefer to have it on retention while we do the looking and thinking as it's one less complication. It will presumably go back to the 63 plate it was on when we bought it and the pair of them are in the garage.

Last time we changed the plate there was a fair amount of faffery with waiting for spadework and potentially taking it to the LVLO in Northampton.

LVLOs are now closed and it looks form the DVLA website we just fill in the form on line, pay £80 and the change is immediate. Only exceptionally is any inspection needed.

Presumably a new V5 and statement of MoT status will follow in the post.

Can anybody who has done this recently confirm it's as simple as set out above?


 Putting Reg on Retention - Falkirk Bairn
You need the V5C
Logon and you can put it on retention. £85 when I did it 18 months ago.

Car will go back to original reg.

Phone your insurer and refit the plates you took off or wait for the new V5C and buy new plates.

Painless compared to visiting DVLA office, queueing, manually filled in forms etc etc
 Putting Reg on Retention - Ted

It's more painful with a historic. I took the plates off the Jowett and put them on retention a year ago. They weren't original so no historical loss. I had tp have the car inspected, a local firm sent a man round and he went over the whole car including me having to start it up. We found out that he used to live near me and we new quite a few people in common in the motor trade A retention cert duly arrived and was filed until it as needed. An unissued Scottish number was duly issued. I think the whole rigmarole was because the car had no MOT and the DVLA needed proof it existed.

A month or so ago, I tried online to put the retained number on the Triumph Herod and I couldn't without a valid MOT, in spite of the fact that the car is exempt. It should pass, and my tester is on good terms with me due to past dealing in the trade. In fact, he's had the Ayatollah's Micra in today for test and service. I suspect it's a cheap way to prove existence without sending an engineer round.

It's cheap motoring though, no tax cost, no mot. £12 a month comprehensive and just petrol and any repairs, which are reasonably cheap and easy. No cambelt, no turbo, no cupholders, no brainer !

Ted
 Putting Reg on Retention - Bromptonaut
The idea of a Triumph Herod tickles my irreverent funny bone......

When you say historic I guess you refer to the car(s) both of which are well into the current century and not the plate issued by Birmingham Corporation in 1951.

Will get on retention later today.

If it stays there for a month or two while we get X,Y and Z sorted then no problem.
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