assigned number plate?

[CupraDean]

Just wondering.. my car was built last week, and my dad spoke to the dealers to see if we could come up and sort out picking a number plate. And he got the reply 'we dont give lists of available number plates anymore, each car is assigned a number plate' anyone been told this?

 

[Dave 77]

Unless things have changed since 1st march, as far as i no u still can chose

 

[garethrobson]

some dealerships let you, some dont. They all should IMO but thats not the case =/
Cars are definately not assigned a number plate from seat, maybe from the dealership though...

 

[Keir]

AFAIK The dealership are given a set number of plates, and generally you do get to pick.

I'd ask again (obviously different salesman)

 

[garethrobson]

they probably couldn't be bothered to give you a call so they just picked 1 out of there list and gave you that 1...

 

[paulov]

My experience is that it depends on the dealer, some will and some won't, as a result have got a personal plate for £250 from DVLA. Downside is £80 to transfer from one car to another.

 

[CupraDean]

ahh right cheers guys! i wanting a personal plate... but one i looking at is £499! :|

 

[M12ETM]

Small price topay especially if your gunna keep it for the rest of your life. mine sayin EL10 TMC was 600. Luckily it was a 10plate

But the DVLA have now withdrawn all plate with EL10T on because they can auction them as it spells Eliot

 

[CupraDean]

yeh not surprised! i looking at D12 CUP. £500 though! and got to pay to go to ibiza with mate in july, then goin to turkey with the girlfriend in august! good times! haha.

 

[jc_boc]

My dealer told me I could pick my plate. 2 days ago!!! I want a personal plate too, £400 for JC10 BOC my initials the year and obviously boc for bocanegra heheheheheheehhe. has decided against it as if I sell the car in the future and don't get another boc I have wasted £400 on a plate no one else may need.

 

[Daryld]

yeah i didnt get the option and it doesnt matter either as mine is DAZ 3091

But seat managed to drill the plate on off center!!! ;S

 

[markmeus]

My dealer stuck my plates on with double sided sticky pads, think it does look better than screws, but they're probably easier to steal.

I didn't get a choice either, just got given BFZ 6836 - which is the current series for Belfast - interestingly DAZ would have been the series for Belfast somewhere round 1993 - 1994.

 

[Daryld]

ha cool...making money from an irish plate...

quite coool

 

[MARKG_BOC]

I orderd the car in end of jan now told me it's built
how long does it take to go from that stage till picking it up?

 

[jc_boc]

I was told 4 weeks!!!!

 

[HAIRWEGO]

My dealer e-mail me about 30 number plates to chose from. one had my initials , so i let the weekend pass ,rang up Monday morning . the sod only gave that one!!! to somebody on the Saturday. i just said to him , bloody get on the phone to them tell them a story that DVLA are pulling that one. so jobs agoodin , its mine nooooooooowwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww............................

 

[CupraDean]

aha fair play! yeh i wass looking at DH10 CUP < initials, then cup for cupra. but it was £800! so i was like.... not paying that. So you lot are gettin thhe choice of a number plate... hmm interesting.

 

[techie]

If I get a private plate it will be for me not the car so I can keep it, T3 CHE would do me

 

[jc_boc]

Good one techie

 

[mardon]

I wanted GT1 0ONK which would look like GTi DONK (Donkin is my second name). Due to my dealer not wanting to hold my car for 3 weeks so I could get a ‘10’ plate I went for a plate personal to the car. This way since the car was registered in 2010 even though its 59 plate it can still be advertised as a 2010 car when I come to sell it. I can also get the plate valued too see how much its worth. Only paid £250 for it so i’m hoping it will go up in value once DVLA cotton onto the fact that it relates to a car. This is why plates with PUG, CUP or CTR usually cost quite a bit more.