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cancel your licence - also known as ‘surrendering’ your licence - before it expires. If you cancel it before it expires, you’ll get a refund for each full calendar month left on the licence...
- Form Vtl308
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- Form Vtl308
- Eligibility
- Apply to take off a number
- After you apply
- What happens to the private number
The vehicle must:
•be registered with DVLA in the UK
•be able to move under its own power
•be of a type that needs an MOT or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) test certificate
•be available for inspection - DVLA will contact you if they need to inspect your vehicle
•have been taxed or had a SORN in place continuously for the past 5 years
Apply online
The number will be removed immediately if your vehicle does not need an inspection. You can assign the number to another vehicle as soon as you’ve applied to take it off - use the reference number you get after you apply. Take off a number online This service is open from 7am to 7pm. It’s also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
Apply by post
Send all of the following to DVLA: a V317 ‘transfer or retain a vehicle registration number’ form - the address is on the form the vehicle’s log book (V5C) or green ‘new keeper’ slip with a completed V62 ‘application for a vehicle registration certificate V5C’ the £80 transfer fee To tax your vehicle at the same time, send all of the following: a V10 ‘application for vehicle tax’ form the right amount of vehicle tax an MOT certificate
Your original number plate will usually be reassigned to your vehicle automatically, if your application is successful. This will happen straight away.
You’ll be sent:
•a new log book (V5C) showing the vehicle’s replacement registration number - it can take 4 to 6 weeks to arrive
•your original MOT back (if you sent it to tax the vehicle)
•a V778 retention document if the private number is in your name
If the private number is in someone else’s name, the V778 document will be sent to them.
Your V778 retention document proves that you still have the right to assign the private number for the next 10 years.
You must renew your right to use a private number before the V778 expires.
Buy a private (personalised) number plate, assign it or transfer it to a vehicle - renew or update your entitlement certificate.
Dec 29, 2021 · If you’d rather not sell your plate but no longer want it, you can give up the rights to your number plate by contacting the DVLA. To do this, you’ll need to fill out the ‘Give up the right to this registered number (surrender)’ section of the V778 or V750 form that came with your plate.
Transfer the number plate to your new vehicle or another car you own. Retain the registration for use on another vehicle. Give up the right to a personalised number plate. We've outlined the steps above which should help you transfer your number plate between vehicles.
Aug 1, 2024 · Removing a private number plate from a car is really that simple to do thanks to the DVLA’s online service. Of course, you can still remove a private plate via post but the ease and quickness of the online service makes it the far superior option to use.
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