Buying a personal registration - can I keep the existing reg?
I wish to buy a new personalised Registration Number from the DVLA for my existing 13 year old car, and also keep the existing Registration Number. This so that I can revert back to the previous Reg Number when I exchange the car for a newer model and use the personalised Number on my newer model. How do I go about this?
Asked on 20 July 2016 by Anthony Abbott
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You can't. If you transfer the car to a cherished registration you relinquish the use of the original date-related plate that might be re-issued to someone else. If you transfer back to a date-related plate there is no guarantee that you will get your old one back. This explains: www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbe.../ Google has a vast number of agents on its pages that do not give you the official Government advice.
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