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Q. What happens to my registration number if I export my vehicle? A. You are legally obliged to notify the DVLA if you are taking your vehicle abroad for more than 12 months. More information on this can be found in leaflet V100 which is available from LO's and main Post Offices. What you need to do to secure the registration number depends on the circumstances. For example, you may be selling the vehicle overseas. In this case, you must either transfer or retain the number before you part with the vehicle. Alternatively, you may be going abroad with the vehicle for a few years and intend to bring it back with your when you return. In this case transfer or retention before you leave is not essential, as most vehicles on return to this country from overseas are able to pick up their GB registration numbers, provided documentary evidence to link the vehicle and the number is available. The best course of action is to get advice from your local LO, or from Customer Enquiries at DVLA, well in advance of the planned date of export. For the address and telephone number of your local LO look in your telephone book under "Transport, Department of". You can write to Customer Enquiries (Vehicles) at the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency, Swansea SA99 1BL. If you wish to telephone, the number you need is 08702 400010. Please note: If you wish to transfer or retain your number you must do so before the vehicle leaves Great Britain - you cannot apply once the vehicle is out of the country. Q. I have an old vehicle which is not registered at DVLA. Can I register the vehicle and transfer or retain its registration number? A. It is possible for the vehicle to be registered at DVLA. But you will not be able to transfer or retain its number. If you are able to supply documentary evidence (eg the old-style log book) to establish a link between the vehicle and the registration number, you should be able to register the vehicle under that number. If you do not have documentary evidence, or you do not know the vehicle's registration number, the vehicle may still be registered but in this case a number appropriate to its age will be assigned by the DVLA. If the age or origin of the vehicle cannot be established, then the DVLA may register the vehicle under a "Q" number. Whatever the circumstances, however, the vehicle's registration number will be non-transferable. This arrangement helps to safeguard entitlement by removing the incentive there would otherwise be for spurious claims to attractive old registration numbers. For more details please see leaflet SJ94/96 "How to Register
Your Old Vehicle", available from your LO and DVLA. Page
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