gingeRS

a friend of mine has a bmw in his garden thats been off the raod since 2006, it has a orivate number plate on it worth in the region of 5-10k

is it untransferable as its not road worthy, or is there a proecedure for this?

RS Grant

iTrader: (1)

I'm pretty sure that the car has to have a valid MOT mate... this is the problem that Lambchop has with his Saph as its part stripped its un-MOTable but there is a registration on the car which he wants to retain. It seems mental to me, if you're the registered keeper and want the plate then you should be able to retain it whether the car is roadworthy or not IMO.

Oh, whats the reg on the BMW?? Must be something special to warrant that sort of valuation!!


Cheers,
Grant

cosmo V6

the car MUST be road legal to be able to transfer the plate sorry

Oranoco

Technically the car should be MOT'd taxed etc. But I know a couple of people who have written to the DVLA explaining the circumstances and they have been able to transfer the plate from cars with no engine and one that was little more than a rolling shell

cosmo V6

Info here

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...tes/DG_4022576

gingeRS

the reg is the old style with the age letter at the end, first three letters are LEO so its gotta be worth a few quid!

cars in good nick, other than its been standing fo nearly five years, its a '96 328i coupe....so only worth peanuts!

Mr S1

iTrader: (2)

Do you know a 'friendly' MOT tester

gingeRS

i might do, might help this guy out, hes a close friends dad and i'm trying to buy his golf off him as a runaround, typical well off guy though, when a car breaks leaves it in the garden and gets a new one...there's 2 out there

he also wants me to help him get his 97 XJ8 sport back on the road.

if i can make some money for him on the beemer, i can buy the golf for peanuts

Lambchop

iTrader: (1)

Really? Cool.

How long had the cars been off the road before hand? I have a feelign that if it's been a while it might not be so easy

Mr S1

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Gotta be worth a punt

vaughant

iTrader: (1)

I know it's not the case here,but you can transfer a plate if the cars been off the road for 6 months or less,I know because I did it with my motorbike.

Back to the subject though,what's actually wrong with the car?they tend to fail on very little so would it be worth trying to get a ticket? Failing that,if you know a tester then you should be ok.

BRIGSPORT

iTrader: (2)

As long as the car has been taxed within the last 12 months you can retain the reg no.

S1

Dave's car was not long out of mot and had been on the road only a few months before, in situations like that they may give you the benefit of the doubt but if the cars been off the road for a number of years then no chance.

How far off getting an mot is the beemer? Why was it taken off the road?

BLACKCOS

You will need to get it mot'd I had to do this this and put a engine in to get the mot to get the plate off does not seem any ways round it.

gingeRS

its been off the road since 06, had a new head fitted back then, and it wasnt running right, so he left it at the garage, then brough it home in 07 when the mechanic had no more room for it

tax expired july 06, mot same time ish. it might get through an mot but i expect it would need, new brakes, tyres fluids etc

structurally its fine, apart from the moss, and my friend thinks she saw a wasp nest on one of the wheel arches once

FletchCossie

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I tried getting a number plate recently off a car stolen in 2002, which was taxed 13 months before it was stolen, so the DVLA have refused it.

gingeRS

it would seem that its gonna need a full ticket, will have a chat with him tomorrow, mi9ght be a nice project, shame my insurance underwriters dont cover E36's

STeve

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I have a few good private plates and was totally stuffed as they had to be road legal ,all I have now is current v5 and vin plate and cant do naff all with them cars are long gone to the crusher