Regaining a Personal Plate After a Death

[TheDaniel]

To cut a long story short, my girlfriend's mum passed away last year and has a personal plate that we want to regain. Due to he nature of her passing there was no will. Any info on how to regain the plate would be appreciated. Cheers!

 

[Lyons]

Is it on a car or on retention?

 

[TheDaniel]

Is it on a car or on retention?

It's on retention.

 

[Carson]

I’d say the next of kin would be best speaking to the DVLA to confirm the process of changing it into another persons name.

 

[mmc01]

A retention doc will go straight onto a car that’s mot’d and taxed regardless of who’s name is on it.

 

[_Stu_]

Sent you a PM. Just been through a similar thing and managed to keep the plate.

 

[TheDaniel]

Everything is quite complicated so far with other things, I don't see this being a breeze.

The family are happy for me to take the plate myself as nobody else really has any interest, I've offered to buy it but they want to give me it. Obviously any fees I will be taking care of. ... and they'll be getting money weather they fall out with me or not. They've had a enough to deal with.

 

[Big Pimp]

If you have the retention certificate you can put it on your own car (assuming it’s taxed and MOT’d if required) in a matter of minutes online.

Put a private registration number on a vehicle - GOV.UK

 

[VEN©M]

The pimp is correct above. The process doesn't care who 'owns' the plate as long as you have the retention cert with the retention cert number. It's simple.

 

[TheDaniel]

But the plate will then remain in her mum's name?

 

[VEN©M]

to retain it and put it on another vehicle, you only need the V778 retention certificate. If it were in use, you'd need the certificate of entitlement. Put in on your car and drive on.

 

[pablo]

all you need is a number off the cert you have and you can stick it on anything that meets the requirements (age/mot etc).

 

[AMG]

But the plate will then remain in her mum's name?

Once transferred the plate will "belong" to the car it is registered to, whoever had the retention certificate will have nothing to do with it.

 

[TheDaniel]

In the event of a lost retention certificate, is there away to get another?

Waiting on her Granda returning home to find it for us.

 

[AMG]

In the event of a lost retention certificate, is there away to get another?

Waiting on her Granda returning home to find it for us.

All depends on how honest you want to be! Write a letter from named person to DVLa and explain it has been lost.

Or go through proper way using executer of will, death certs etc, which in your case sounds like it could be more hassle than its worth.

 

[VEN©M]

In the event of a lost retention certificate, is there away to get another?

Waiting on her Granda returning home to find it for us.

how long has it been on retention? easiest way if its relatively recently is to search for the email - cert number is in there and thats all thats needed.

 

[TheDaniel]

how long has it been on retention? easiest way if its relatively recently is to search for the email - cert number is in there and thats all thats needed.

It would have been on her mum's email address though.

 

[TheDaniel]

Just an update on this.. the other half rang up Swansea and they told her she needed a grant of probate, death certificate and a letter explaining that her mum had passed and they don't have the retention cert.

So we have done all of the above, hoping there'll be no complications with just her signature as her sister is also on the grant of probate, but is at uni in England.

So when I get the retention cert, is it just as simple as moving it onto my car or if we include in the letter my reg/chassis number, will they automatically move it onto my car? Or do I have to wait on the retention cert arriving then move onto my car?

I've never had to do this before and have no real knowledge of it.

Cheers.

 

[Graham]

Should have just transferred it online and said nothing

 

[TheDaniel]

Should have just transferred it online and said nothing

We dont have the retention cert. We have all the pieces of the puzzle now to get one sent out, but then it's transferring it to my car and putting it in my name that I don't understand.

 

[Graham]

We dont have the retention cert. We have all the pieces of the puzzle now to get one sent out, but then it's transferring it to my car and putting it in my name that I don't understand.

Ah sorry, missed that bit

 

[_Stu_]

Glad to hear you’re getting it all sorted. I had the retention cert after I went through a similar scenario but felt it would be best to go about it the proper way in case anyone contested me having the plate

 

[TheDaniel]

So we fear the plate is more likely gone. Heard back from the DVLA and apparently her mum sold the car onto a dealership with the reg, tried to get it back twice but failed.

We had no idea about any of this. The DVLA said there was a form online we could fill in to find out where the plate is but csnt give personal details of ownership of the plate. I plan on trying that and possibly ringing the dealership. I dare say if I find it now I'll have to pay and it's worth between 1000-1400 judging by similar plates online.

I think we've no hope but would just love to get the plate back.

 

[zafturbo]

So we fear the plate is more likely gone. Heard back from the DVLA and apparently her mum sold the car onto a dealership with the reg, tried to get it back twice but failed.

We had no idea about any of this. The DVLA said there was a form online we could fill in to find out where the plate is but csnt give personal details of ownership of the plate. I plan on trying that and possibly ringing the dealership. I dare say if I find it now I'll have to pay and it's worth between 1000-1400 judging by similar plates online.

I think we've no hope but would just love to get the plate back.

That’s crap ,real pity as I’m sure your partner would like to have her mums plate .

 

[TheDaniel]

So I tracked the plate down to the place where her mum traded the old car into. Waiting on a call back from the boss as it's now legally his plate.

Now let's see what he's made of. Will he give it over as he was reluctant too when her mum was alive? Despite the fact her mum disputed it. Will he charge me for it? Will he hand it over at all?

He's supposed to call me back. If he hasn't by the end of the week I'll be chasing him.