Steve X16XE
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Do you have to wait for the seller to change the papers for the plates at the DVLA.
Can you just buy the car, swap them, drive home and have the car then wait for them to be changed over?
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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To be legal you need to wait for all the paperwork.
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Steve X16XE
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Damn it. Legal you say..... 
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John
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Guy drove my saab from glasgow to somerset or somewhere like that with plates that didn't exist and no insurance.
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Steve X16XE
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That's a bit bad.
I'd have insurance for the car and the plates will be what (should be by now) are the ones for that car.
I just don't want to wait any longer and I really do need it before friday and 100% before the end of the month as the TAX runs out on my Corsa 
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K3 VMU
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Registered: 28th Jul 06
Location: Portlethen, Aberdeen,ken
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my car is sold but waiting for dvla to send papers back before she goes
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Steve X16XE
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When did you send them off?
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CORSA NUT
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Why can't you just buy the car....drive it till the new plates come then swap your insurance over?
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Steve X16XE
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So insure it with his plates on it then swap after?
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John
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That would work, some insurance companies charge an admin fee for the change, Bell charge about £13.
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Steve X16XE
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Ok. I'll see what I can find out 1st. There's still enough time (I hope) for it all to arrive.
Cheers for your help guys 
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Kano
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Registered: 29th Aug 04
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As abve to be 1005 legal you should wait for docs to come back.. If its a mate your buying it from though just insure it on his plate for the time being..
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stubbsy05
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Go to the DVLa office and take the plate off through them. ONly takes a couple of hours? 
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Phil W
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Guy who bought my car took it with the private plate on.
When i wanted it transferred it was a right ball-ache, i had to provide my log book, MOT certificate, VIN plate no and Chassis No from my car, he had to do the same.
Took a lot of planning from both of us, good job he was an understanding chap.
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Steve X16XE
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quote:
Originally posted by stubbsy05
Go to the DVLa office and take the plate off through them. ONly takes a couple of hours?
I didn't know you could do that. There's one in Sheffield about 30mins from the guys house in Doncaster.
He's already sent it all off anyways. I'm just really impatient. 
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John
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They don't do it in the local offices anymore, has to be sent to swansea.
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Gareth F
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I was just looking at plate and was wondering whether or not i could take the mot and tax in for them to change
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