An Introduction To Registration Marks
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Many people like to make their registration mark more personal, and regard it as the finishing touch to their vehicle.
However, some people also regard cherished marks as an investment especially at a time when banks and building societies
etc. offer a very low return.
Whatever your intention, there is a tremendous
choice out there ranging from : Prefix marks like, W9 DES, Suffix marks like, AND 191M, New style marks
dating from September 2001, MY51 EGO, "Proper" dateless cherished marks pre 1962 like NH 7476 or
559 AED.
You can even make words or names like, GR03 CER (Grocer), SM51 THS (Smiths), SH05 RTY (Shorty),
PE54 NUT (You guess - have you got the idea?)
The DVLA and the police, however, regard the registration system in a very different way, namely as a weapon in law
enforcement and for taxation purposes.
Registration marks are not items of property in their own right.
Legally they are assigned uniquely to a vehicle by the Secretary of state for transport. Unless a mark is transferred or
retained, it normally remains with the vehicle until the vehicle is scrapped or permanently exported. In other words, if
you sell a vehicle, the entitlement to the registration mark passes to the new keeper unless you either transfer it to
another vehicle or apply to retain it on a certificate.
If you are interested in buying a personal registration mark, you will find a wide choice on the Internet and in
magazines like the Autotrader.
It's worth checking whether a dealer is in the main governing body CNDA (Cherished Numbers Dealers Association,
affiliated to the Retail Motor Industry), Webtrader approved or whether they hold a quality mark from the British
Standard Institute, for example.
Good luck in your search!
Sun, 1 Jan 2006
