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Can I make up my own private number plate?
You can put almost anything on your personalised number plate. There are just a few basic rules you need to follow. Firstly, your number plate has to be unique. If someone else has taken the number you wanted you will either have to come up with an alternative or buy it from them.
Can you put a private plate on a car with no MOT?
While the car you’re taking the private plate from doesn’t need to have an MOT, it must be able to move under its own power, and must have been taxed or been SORN’d for the last five years. The DVLA may also need to inspect your car before approving or turning down your application.
Can you have a number plate with no spaces?
No. Changing the spacing on a number plate is illegal. This applies to all number plates, even if you have a personalised one.
Can you create your own number plate DVLA?
You can buy a personalised registration for your number plates from DVLA online or at auction. Search online to see which numbers are available and how much they cost. This service is also available in Welsh (Cymraeg).
How much is it to Personalise your number plate?
According to the Western Cape’s pricing guidelines, a plate with six digits or letters in the province will cost R2,000. However, this rises to R10,000 for a plate with a single alpha or numeric character.
Can I put my private number plate on retention online?
Putting a number plate on retention – online service An online facility is now available to retain your registration number. It’s quick and straightforward, taking just a few minutes. At the moment this online retention is limited to keeping the personalised number in the name of the Registered Keeper of the vehicle.
Can I put private plates on without v5?
DVLA V62 form If you purchased your car in the past few days you don’t need to wait for the V5C Registration Document to return from the DVLA. You can still apply to transfer private number plates by filling in this form and sending it with the V5C/2 little green slip.
Can I put spaces in my number plate?
All personalised plates much meet the standard DVLA formats, which have been explained here. Spaces are legally mandated and cannot be omitted, altered or moved.
Where does the space have to be on a number plate?
Number plate spacing rules All cars registered within these time-frames must leave 11mm between each of the characters and 33mm between the age identifier/memory tag etc. However, the number plate spacing rules are different if the car was registered before September 1st but after 1st Jan 1973.
What is CAA number plate?
The new Cape Town vehicle number plates starting with the letters CAA are expected to run out soon. Replacing them will be new number plates with a combination of alpha and numeric characters followed by WC at the end. This is similar to how vehicle number plates appear in the Eastern Cape and in Gauteng.
How do I put a private number plate on my car?
You can now apply online to put a private number plate on a vehicle. It doesn’t matter whether the plate is currently registered to a vehicle, or held on a V750 Certificate of Entitlement/V778 Retention Document – the entire transfer could be completed in less than five minutes. Apply online to put a private number plate on a vehicle
How do I build my own personalised number plate?
Build your very own personalised number plate with our online number plate builder. Simply enter your existing or dream new reg. You can preview your custom number plate on a vehicle, and search to see if it is available to purchase as a Private Number Plate on New Reg.
How do I assign my cherished number plate online?
If you have a V750 Certificate of Entitlement (pink) or a V778 Retention Document (green) you can apply to assign your cherished number plate online using the link above. (If your private plate is currently attached to a vehicle and you want to transfer it to another vehicle, skip to the relevant paragraph near the end of this article.)
How to transfer a private plate from one vehicle to another?
If the private plate is held on a vehicle, the transfer has to be processed in two stages. First you remove the plate (place it on retention). This is done by inputting the document reference number from the V5C Registration Document (log book).