ozza said:

Hey,

So I have just put a deposit down on a motorbike with a private plate.

Thing is that it's on a private plate that the guy wants to keep.

Any idea how long it takes to get it all transferred over so then I can sign the new V5?

DVLA website says 4 days to X weeks but has anyone does this before?

I don't want to miss this sun!

Oz

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ozza said:

How does he fill out the new keeper section on the v5 and send it off for the change of reg at the same time?

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hmmmm said:

I sent a v317 (tranfer/retain number plate) form + V5Cs off on a friday and got the V5Cs back the following friday. This was just the other week

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Most Easterly Pandas said:

Get him to fill out the transfer of plate document with you noted as current owner, and fill in V5C with you a new owner, and then get him to send both off together.

You'll get V5C for bike in your name with new number plate assigned, and he'll get either retention of plate cert or V5C for the vehicle its going onto sent directly to him

Done this recently when I sold a car to a friend, I was skeptical it'd work, but thought it was worth a try as if it didn't my mate and I would have sorted it out after the V5C etc had come through in his name.

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