if i buy a private plate from dvla, and whilst waiting for all the formalities to go thru, my tax will be due at end of this month, what happens when u get the new plate, how do you get the tax disc to tally u with the new private plate,

ive found a really good plate and need to know the time frame would i loose my tax or would it transfer automatic

amy ideas

cheers daveyb

I believe the tax transfers over you just a new disc with the balance of the tax and your new index on it.

thanks 4 that
cheers mate

Hi Dave dgh is spot on but the dvla will want you to send your old one back on receipt of the new reg one

If you buy a private plate from the DVLA it'll probably take a week or two to come through anyway, so I suggest as follows...
Buy your road tax before the end of this month,
Once you have bought the private plate, you don't actually receive the plates, just a V750 (Certificate of Entitlement) form, which officially entitles you to assign your reg number to a car.
You will need to take this form with your V5 & insurance certificate to your local DVLA office and they will issue you with a new tax disc with your new number on and another form (can't remember the name of it) which you take to a place where you get the plates made up!
Once you've put the plates on, just send the original tax disc back to the DVLA!

There's some helpful info here, together with links to your local DVLA office and where to get your plates made up..

it took less than a week fo mine to come thru couple weeks ago then take it to ur local dvla office and they'll give ya a new tax disc and a form allowin u to get ya new plates