Cherished Numberplate Frequently Asked Questions
Car Marks in addition to selling thousands of our own stock items we also hold many public commissions and the stock and commissions of many other dealers throughout the UK. Occasionally errors creep in as we are only human. Also there are circumstances where a recently acquired mark is still on our database because the owner has failed to advise us of the sale. If you have recently noted that your mark is listed and wish us to remove it from the site, please send an email to info@carmarks.net not forgetting to quote the registration in question.
Registration numbers must be correctly displayed in accordance with the regulations governing the design, manufacture and display of vehicle registration plates. It is an offence to mis-space or mis-represent registrations on number plates or to corrupt numbers to appear as letters or vice versa. More information on spacing can be found in leaflet V796 Display of Registration Marks which is obtainable from your nearest VRO and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Centre (DVLC), Swansea.
An individual acquires entitlement to a registration number when he or she becomes the registered keeper of the vehicle which carries the number. When the vehicle changes hands, entitlement to its registration number will automatically pass with the vehicle to the new keeper unless use is made of the special facilities which have been designed to allow motorists to acquire and retain particular registration numbers. Namely, the Cherished Transfer, Retention and Sale of Marks schemes.
If your vehicle is stolen and has not been recovered after a year you can apply to have its registration number re-assigned to your replacement vehicle providing certain conditions are met. In order to qualify for the concession, the theft must have been notified to the police and recorded at DVLC as stolen for not less than 12 months.
The Cherished Transfer Scheme enables an assigned registration number to be moved directly from one vehicle to another. Only the registered keeper of a vehicle is entitled to apply to transfer its number. Application form V317 Transfer of Registration Mark must be completed and the fee for a transfer is £80.
The Retention Scheme enables a number to be held apart from the vehicle it has been assigned to, for a 12 month period pending its re-assignment to another vehicle. Only the registered keeper of a vehicle is entitled to apply for a right of retention. Application form V778/1 Retention of Vehicle Registration Mark must be completed and the application fee is £25 plus an assignment fee of £80, bringing the total payable to £105.
