These terms and conditions apply to all business transactions carried out by UK Private Plates. Your statutory rights are not affected.

1. The Purchaser agrees to adhere to the Department of Transport rules as laid down by the same. UK Private Plates will submit all transfer applications in accordance with these rules but regret that no responsibility can be accepted for errors and/or omission by our staff or those of the Department of Transport.

2. All registrations are sold subject to availability, UK Private Plates cannot be held responsible for a registration that is no longer available for whatever reason. In such a case any payment made by the purchaser will be refunded in full, provided the failure is through no fault of the purchaser.  No claims for damages, interest or expenses will be accepted.

3. A 10% deposit (with a minimum charge of £500) will be  taken to reserve a registration. This is non-refundable unless we fail to secure or transfer your registration at no blame to yourself. It is your responsibility to supply all documents requested within 4 weeks of purchase. The outstanding balance must also be paid within 2 weeks,. Payment of the balance by credit card will be subject to a handling fee of 2%

4. It is an offence to incorrectly space or misrepresent your letters and numbers under the Road Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 1971. Subsequently all registration marks sold by the Company are sold on the understanding that they will be displayed in accordance with Section 17 of the Road Vehicles Regulations Act 1971.

5. UK Private Plates accept no responsibility with regard to the expiry of Retention Certificates or Certificates of Entitlement that are supplied to you the purchaser. A 'Nominee' named on a Retention Certificate/Certificate of Entitlement has no legal ownership of the registration mark until it is assigned to their vehicle.

6. All transfers will be carried out as quickly as possible; we cannot guarantee specific times for completed transfers. We accept no responsibility for delays caused , ie- postal,  DVLA delays or any other unforeseen circumstances beyond our control. When the application has been submitted to the DVLA by UK Private Plates, we anticipate the process to take approximately 3 weeks.

7. All registrations are subject to the Department of Transport transfer fee and are subject to VAT at the current government rate.

8. Your new registration should not be displayed until you are in receipt of your new tax disc  and the transfer has been successfully processed. It is your responsibility to display the registration in accordance with current government regulations. Please also remember to advise your insurance company of the change of registration details.

9. Registrations cannot be used to make a vehicle look younger than it actually is. You can make your vehicle look as old as you wish.

10. Under the Distance Selling Regulations  you  will be informed that our service begins as soon as a registration is reserved on your behalf and so there is no cooling off period. The transaction cannot now be cancelled and no refund will be offered .