Motoring Discussion > Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. Miscellaneous
Thread Author: henry k Replies: 8
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 11:05 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - henry k
I use the word cherished but you know what I mean :-(.

In the DT last week.
UK drivers never own a registration.
If you car is likely to be declared a write off then
Transfer the number plate (after the accident ) but before the car is officially written off else the DVLA will own it again and may resell it.

So beware This of course applies to any plate that has been it the family for years, not just the plates that are expensive.

One not to loose?
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/offshorefinance/9068564/British-Abu-Dhabi-number-plate-could-sell-for-400000.html
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 11:49 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - L'escargot
You'd need a very vivid imagination to interpret AB11 DHB as Abu Dhabi.
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 13:24 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - Clk Sec
Good point, Henry.

I don't know the precise details, but a past colleague of mine lost their cherished plate in a similar way some years ago.
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 18:12 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - Cliff Pope
I've never seen the attraction of a mere reference number, nor had any desire to "cherish" one. They should confiscate the lot and then re-sell them to the gullible.
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 19:46 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - Robin O'Reliant
>> I've never seen the attraction of a mere reference number, nor had any desire to
>> "cherish" one. They should confiscate the lot and then re-sell them to the gullible.
>>
+1
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 19:56 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - Bromptonaut
>> Good point, Henry.
>>
>> I don't know the precise details, but a past colleague of mine lost their cherished
>> plate in a similar way some years ago.

I'm also aware of a similar case. Car was written off and driver nearly was too - coma for several weeks. By the time somebody competent had charge of his affairs the time to save the registration was gone. It was a good 'un worth several £k as well.
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New Wed 15 Feb 12 20:05 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - CGNorwich
Back in the sixties/early seventies number plates weren't particularly "cherished" at all. I had several which in todays market I suspect would worth thousands which were disposed of with the car. One I remember was RAN 800 which might have appealed to an athlete!
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 08:24 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - IJWS14
First number that I remember my parents haveing was NUM 6.

Avoiding the loss is very simple. DO NOT release the V5 with the cherished number on it to the insurance co. Put the plate on retention and DVLA will issue a new V5 with a new number, that is the one you send to the insurer.

Several years ago we went through this and although pressed by the insurer we insisted and it delayed the sale of the write off. It was sold with no registration plates since DVLA insist you take off the cherished plate adn I wasn't going to buy new plates for the write off.

It was bought and repaired . . .
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New Thu 16 Feb 12 11:28 
 Avoid losing your "cherished" number plate. - Fenlander
Nearly lost ours (cherished for 20yrs+) last month. In the middle of the second move in 4mths it was yearly retention renewal time and we forgot. Effectively that meant the plate reverted to DVLA under their rules. Thankfully a nicely worded letter prompted them to overlook the date slippage. Big gov depts aren't all bad.
Last edited by: Fenlander on Thu 16 Feb 12 at 11:28
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