Removing private plate - what happens to the tax disc?

feenster99 · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:24

Hi all,
I'm just in the process of buying a car from a family member. It currently has a private plate on it, as it taxed until next June.

The private plate is being removed before the car is registered to me. What happens to the tax disc though? I don't want to lose the ~10 months of road tax, but it will have a different number plate printed on it. Can anyone advise?

Cheers,
Matt

loltim · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:31

dvla send you a new tax disc with the new registration on iirc.

Unlight · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:32

The process will involve the current owner sending back the tax disc with the private reg on it, and the DVLA replacing it with the plate that will be going on it.

feenster99 · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:35

Thanks guys - does that mean I won't be able to use the car for a few days whilst the discs are swapped? I live fairly close to a DVLA office, so will be doing the swap in person with my relatives. Can they issue the new V5/Tax Disc in the office?

bledd · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:35

phone the dvla, they'll tell you exactly what to do

took about a week for the guy I bought my car from to do it (including getting new plates and tax disc)

feenster99 · 31 Aug 2009 at 15:49

Cool, thanks for the info. Will give them a bell tomorrow.

Matt

IAmATeaf · 31 Aug 2009 at 18:39

Not quite the same but when I put a private plate on my car my local DVLA office issued me with a revised MOT and tax disc there and then, the V5 was actually sent away and that took around a week to arrive.