Definitions and interpretations of the term Cherished Number Plates
The term "Cherished Number Plates" is one of the older terms which was used along with Cherished Numbers and Cherished Marks
It used to refer to a registration which was removed from a vehicle and transferred to another for the purpose of personalisation in a time when previously unissued numbers were not made available for purchase by the DVLA.
These days it is often used to differentiate between the two types of personalised car registrations, private number plates for previously unissued, cherished number plates for previously issued numbers.
The significance of the word "Cherished" in the term signifies that the registration number is old and care has been taken to keep it in circulation even though the car , motorcycle or truck which first bore the number has long ceased to exist.
In contrast the term private number plates is more often used to refer to a disposable,low cost car registration whic would probably be left on the car when it is traded in.
If you have any questions regarding any of the above , please contact us by email or telephone.
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Personalised Number Plates Information
Due to the unique nature of private number plates, for example "car registrations are not items of property in their own right. They are assigned, and may be withdrawn by the Secretary of State. They are assigned to the vehicle rather than its keeper" and many of the car registrations we have available to us involve a third party, therefore unless the registration you are interested in is one of our own stock cherished number plates it is subject to current availability. Similarly we rely on these third parties to inform us that it has been sold. If you see "your" cherished number plate on our website and it should not be there, we would welcome your feedback so that we can rectify the mistake. With regard to the Distance Selling Regulations, we must notify you that as the contract will begin as soon as payment is made, the cooling off period and right to cancel will no longer apply. This website contains cherished number plates from our own stock,car registrations where we are acting as an agent and unissued government stock.We reserve the right to withdraw from sale or change the price of any private number plate without notice. All personalised number plates on this website are subject to availability, D.O.T. transfer fee and some are also subject to V.A.T. at the rate currently set by the government. Additional costs are sometimes applicable for the transfer of personalised number plates to N.Ireland... E.&.O.E.
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