On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 14:08:54 +0100, "dennis@home" wrote:



"Donwill" wrote in message
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I'm contemplating buying a15yr old car (private sale) but the seller wants
to retain his personalised number plate,not unreasonably I think.
Does anyone know how difficult it is to register for a new plate on the
car and how long it would take and any pitfalls?

Yes, if he sells it to you and you do it its too late and he loses the
plate.
He needs to transfer it before the sale.

Not necessarily - you could transfer the number to a retention cert - this may be more expensive
though.