Old numberplates

[paddymcc]

Ive spotted a plate on an old 1984 English reg'd Golf that i would like to have on my own car.

Its not taxed or MOT'd and is pretty much ready for the scrappy.

Would i be able to transfer the plate from it to my own car?

 

[Marc]

think u need to get the car mot'd, then tax it.. then put in for a transfer

 

[pablo]

it can be done. the 106 i had had a private plate and the seller got it off while SORNED. so I guess a call to dvlni is in order mate.

 

[Karlos Da Jackle]

I was nearly sure it had to be mot'd and taxed, maybe not!!! Hope you can get it off ok!! Pab's was the 106 mot'd, even though it was sorn??

 

[pablo]

was MOTed but no tax mate.

 

[Gambit]

was there not something recently on here where you can put the car in for MOT and get one of the exemption certificates, get the plate of it then never bother MOT'ing it??

 

[ZS]

Surely you only get the exemption cert if it's already got a valid MOT?

 

[Lyons]

was there not something recently on here where you can put the car in for MOT and get one of the exemption certificates, get the plate of it then never bother MOT'ing it??

Aye, that was mentioned in a thread of mine. Never got round to doing it though.

 

[christine]

u can do it, i transfered a plate from my citreon wen it wasnt taxed or mot'd, there an £80 charge for all transfers and if ur not mot'd u need an exemption form

 

[Lyons]

It definitely didnt have an MOT or tax? Talk me through exactly what was invloved in the transfer.

 

[djlee_dj]

apply for mot for the vehicle with the plate. get your exemption cert. go to county hall(coleraine prob best) to get plate transferred with log book, mot exemption

 

[Lyons]

How legal is that?

 

[djlee_dj]

cant see how its illegal ? just a loophole in the system atm with mot centres falling behind

doubt you would get arrested and locked up for it tbh , lol

 

[Lyons]

What if there was no car at all?!

 

[djlee_dj]

now im lost

 

[Marc]

chance it you can cancel the mot date and at worst you will lose the £30 fee

 

[djlee_dj]

now im lost

you mean its went to scrap , but had a nice plate ?

if it hasnt been declared a write off, destoyed etc then i would do it (if i had chassis number, reg details etc)

 

[PaulYDP]

As long as you have the log book and mot exemption Mr Lyons they won't know that the car no longer exists! Transfer the plate, then cancel MOT.

 

[Lyons]

chance it you can cancel the mot date and at worst you will lose the £30 fee

Pmsl, id lvoe to try it. Reckon the ole boy would be afraid of ending up inside

 

[djlee_dj]

give me the deatils and il do it, im keeping the plate tho

swipe me the log book

 

[Marc]

sell the car to me.. then i will do the transfer for you.. obviously i will transfer it back to you as soon as the plate is ready to be moved

as long as you pay all the costs and fill in the forms etc.. albeit in my name

Pmsl, id lvoe to try it. Reckon the ole boy would be afraid of ending up inside

 

[djlee_dj]

or il give you 20quid for the logbook

 

[AMG]

I've just done a transfer like that today!!!!!

 

[Lyons]

sell the car to me.. then i will do the transfer for you.. obviously i will transfer it back to you as soon as the plate is ready to be moved

as long as you pay all the costs and fill in the forms etc.. albeit in my name

LOL, seems like a fair deal. What a helpful chap .

£3k for the "car"...

 

[Lyons]

I've just done a transfer like that today!!!!!

Like the one i speak of, or the one the original thread was about?