It's been that long since I done it...
Does the car the plate is on need to be taxed and tested or just have test to put plate on retention

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Not necessarily, see: https://www.gov.uk/personalised-vehi...tration-number

 

yes it needs to be taxed and testes massive pain! my cossie is being restored but it's uk reg in Spain with private plate and I want to register it here in Spain, but for me to remove plate to sell I've got to take it back to uk to get taxed and tested!
I said what happens to a car that's been sat for 10 years and is going to be scrapped they say you will loose the plate! fucking rediculous!

 

Friend got his plate off his old Subaru. No engine, no tax and MOT just expired. DVLA are usually utter shit to deal with but they were very helpful and the plate was transferred within a fortnight.

 

if it has been taxed or mot in last 6 months you can, but if it's been longer you can't.

 

my wife is in the process of doing this now... the car the plate is on has no tax or test but was sorn straight away. so shes bein told its ok aslong as they wasnt a gap inbetween sorn and tax running out and the plate has to be removed within the 1st sorn period

 

my cossie was last taxed before the sorn law came into place but they still won't do it.