Definitions and interpretations of the term Private Number Plates
The term "Private Number Plates" is a fairly recent term used to describe a registration number which is not the usual run of the mill number which was issued to the car upon first registration.
Although it could be a number that has been previously issued to a vehicle during the normal registration process carried out by the DVLA these types of registrations are usually referred to as cherished numbers or cherished number plates to signify that they are more exclusive due their scarcity and more difficult transfer.
More often a private number plate will be one that has never been issued to a car,truck or motorcycle and has been made available for purchase either by auction, telesales or similar means.
The most significant word is "private" which implies the number has been bought, and is not a normal issue registration number for that vehicle
The terms private plates, private registrations have similar connotations.
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 They are assigned, and may be withdrawn by the Secretary of State.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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