Selling a private reg plate.

[kingrollo]

I purchased a vehicle recently which came with a private registration plate.

Reading for all the blurb the original owner paid £600 for this plate.

I wonder how do I go about selling this registration - and any idea of what the costs would be to me as the seller.

 

[fossyant]

Its about £80 to transfer the plate. The buyer should pay you for it. My sister gave her plate to my son for his 18th (she's now married).

How much someone would pay is tricky.

 

[Archie_tect]

DVLA website will give you everything you need to do...

What's the registration?

 

[midlife]

Just curious, what's the reg?

I sold my old Impreza with the plate C19 SAW and the new owner put it up for £600, I'll check if it's still for sale

 

[vickster]

Seems to tell you how to do it. Through a dealer would be simplest but presumably there’s commission to pay
https://www.car.co.uk/media/guides/number-plates/how-to-sell-a-private-number-plate

https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/give-private-number-to-someone

 

[midlife]

C19 saw gone up to £800 plus but still not sold lol

 

[kingrollo]

Well the reg ends MXS........(MX5).

 

[midlife]

If it ends in mxs then I guess it's quite modern. Does the start of the reg mean anything to a mazda mx5 owner?

 

[vickster]

Well the reg ends MXS........(MX5).

Errr no it ends MXS

 

[DCLane]

I sold one through an agency plus one privately - agency fees are quite high.

As long as you put the plate on retention (£80) you can sell it.

 

[biggs682]

Did you pay extra for the car because of the plate @kingrollo ?
Quite easy to do by the look of it , you could always try going on the MX5 owners forum and see if anybody is interested

 

[Beebo]

If it ends in mxs then I guess it's quite modern.

This is important because you can’t put a newer plate on an older car.
So anyone with an MX5 older than the plate won’t be able to buy it.

 

[I like Skol]

I sold a J33P number plate via eBay a few years ago. The bidding process means you don't have to guess the value, just set the starting value at the minimum you are prepared to bother with the transfer process.

 

[Brandane]

Check the phone book for people called Michael Xaviera Smith or similar, and give them the nod that you're selling the plate!
Yes I know; no need to thank me!

 

[Dave7]

I sold a J33P number plate via eBay a few years ago. The bidding process means you don't have to guess the value, just set the starting value at the minimum you are prepared to bother with the transfer process.

Out of interest....... if eg you put a plate on ebay and agree a price..... how do you get the actual registration thingy transferred to the buyer ?