Transferable number plates

[25v6turbo]

Is there anyone i can contact ref if a plate is transferable or not??,a friend has a car i,ve been after for ages,but rumour has it its got a plate worth a lot,but he won,t sell me the car as he is waiting for the plate etc to be valued,BUT i think he knows its not transferable and basically its worthless as the car is worth under a grand,who can i contact??

[Ross_K]

Have a look at the V5. If a number is non-transferable it'll say so below the registration number.

[Hertz]

Doesn't the car need to be taxed and therefore MOT'd to transfer the plate as well?

[155V6]

It has to be MOT'd,not sure about the tax though

[nigel bickle]

Needs to be V5c'd and NO mention of non transferability on the front sheetYes- it also needs to be taxed,MOT'd (-although it can be up to 6 months max out of tax if there is a VERY good reason -ie wont pass another!) Thereafter its lost....till the car acquires another ticket

[25v6turbo]

The car is taxed and moted but its spent a long time of road,so i was wondering if it lost the transfer thingy that happened in the 1980??Its not my car so i don,t have the V5 but he has been told the plate is worth 7k,he paid a few hundred for the car!

[Twiggy]

Why not call one of the number plate dealers and ask for a valuation on the plate. They can be a bit funny if you don`t own the vehicle, but I`ve done it twice, and got an estimate. They`re a lot more amenable if they think that you own the vehicle and they`ll get the job of selling the reg and collecting the commission.