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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by emeviks: 7:32am On Aug 03, 2016
iyatrustee:
No! The number is registered to the particular car and it can not be done twice unless of course, you go to another state other than the one of first issue. This is another issue for a later date. Our lack of a central Database!

When the new number plates came into existence ,that was the general feeling as your driver's license was attached to your documentations.

I tried to retain one fine Abuja ABC number and was told the cost of changing the information in the system would convieniently get me another one with change on top sef.

Right said. Every number plate is assigned to a particular vehicle.
Best alternative : Get a new one!
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by rexlims(m): 7:37am On Aug 03, 2016
Dis is y i dnt beliv govt agencies in dis cunt3. When dis plate number issue waz introduzd sum 3 yrs back, d den corp marshal one chidoka sumtin, he argued dat wit d new plate number, if u sell d car u can retain it. but it is clear dat all of it have become hogwash. my question, 1. what is d use of changing plate numbers every time by FRSC like a girl changing her pad? i weep for my cunt3.

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by mfm04622: 8:04am On Aug 03, 2016
Polyestar:
The plate number is registered to your name and to the brand of vehicle you owned. But once sold, it still becomes yours but useless.

It is NOT useless! You can use it to register another vehicle
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by mfm04622: 8:08am On Aug 03, 2016
iyatrustee:
No! The number is registered to the particular car and it can not be done twice unless of course, you go to another state other than the one of first issue. This is another issue for a later date. Our lack of a central Database!

When the new number plates came into existence ,that was the general feeling as your driver's license was attached to your documentations.

I tried to retain one fine Abuja ABC number and was told the cost of changing the information in the system would convieniently get me another one with change on top sef.

Retaining old plate number an getting the new one cost the same. But plate number are linked to your name now. You cannot sell the plate number with your car or any crime committed with the car will be linked to you

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Monlo(m): 8:34am On Aug 03, 2016
specialadviser5:
Yes, I work in licesing office. Contact me for any of your vehicle's papers

Your whatsapp contact.We have a deal.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by bodnel: 8:38am On Aug 03, 2016
@specialadviser5. Thanks I think that said it all
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Monlo(m): 8:38am On Aug 03, 2016
@everyone,how much does it cost to register a new car?I mean plate number tingy,and can i get a plate number of any state, registered eventhough am not residing there,eg am residing in lagos state,but want Abuja plate number,and get it done in Lagos state.Thanks
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by greggng: 8:43am On Aug 03, 2016
arro:
Yes u can have ur plate number and re-register it with ur new car,this is from FRSC officer.


You re very correct. My landlord son hard a Honda and immediately he sold the Honda he installed it on the new camry mussle he bought. Till date he is still using it. So is possible
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by pattybf(f): 9:19am On Aug 03, 2016
Polyestar:
The plate number is registered to your name and to the brand of vehicle you owned. But once sold, it still becomes yours but useless.

Useless?

it can be used to register another vehicle u acquired pls, not useless.

I do this for clients on regular basis!

also it is not a prob if d no is engraved on the vehicle, as d registration will indicate the old no as well as d new no!

obviously, most posters here ve no idea abt vehicle registrations!

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by TheAdvocate(m): 9:43am On Aug 03, 2016
Polyestar:
The plate number is registered to your name and to the brand of vehicle you owned. But once sold, it still becomes yours but useless.


This is not true. If yu remove the number from the old car, yu go to the motor vehicle registration office and de-register the number. Upon ur acquiring a new car, yu re-register it to the new car. I did same to my former car using AutoReg in Jos.

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by edlion57(m): 10:27am On Aug 03, 2016
No
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Polyestar(m): 10:36am On Aug 03, 2016
pattybf:


Useless?

it can be used to register another vehicle u acquired pls, not useless.

I do this for clients on regular basis!

also it is not a prob if d no is engraved on the vehicle, as d registration will indicate the old no as well as d new no!

obviously, most posters here ve no idea abt vehicle registrations!
But the cost is almost the same as obtaining a new one, is it not?
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Demrich(m): 12:33pm On Aug 03, 2016
mfm04622:


It is NOT useless! You can use it to register another vehicle
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Demrich(m): 12:34pm On Aug 03, 2016
mfm04622:


It is NOT useless! You can use it to register another vehicle
what if the new car is nija used n registerd
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by yakbauer: 12:43pm On Aug 03, 2016
achalugonata:


1. Yes u can sell your vehicle without your no plate.
2. Yes you can equally use the no plate to register any other vehicle of yours.
@ the point of sale, you hand over all original vehicle documents to the buyer so he can process his change of ownership and re registration of already registered vehicle after which he returns your original allocation of registration no, prove of ownership certificate and vehicle license.
As soon as you're ready for your own registration, you take those documents and the no plate to the nearest mvaa station for registration of existing no plate.

Advantage: it's cheaper.
Thanks Bros, God Bless You, Please hope you don't mind i send you a PM when I am ready..
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Highvotage: 2:27pm On Aug 03, 2016
@Op, Yes, you may or may not use the old number provided you can face the struggle of changing it.
For the buyer, the best is to get the new number (if the vehicle itself still what it) because, the original name on the paper can not be change to your name and even with your change of ownership, ogas on the road will be disturbing you and you must be calling the original owner yo bail you out from them.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by mfm04622: 3:07pm On Aug 03, 2016
Demrich:
what if the new car is nija used n registerd

Still the same. Just ensure you get all documents. When you want to register the car, the records will show the car has been registered before and they will ask for proof of ownership
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Nobody: 7:27pm On Aug 03, 2016
Polyestar:
The plate number is registered to your name and to the brand of vehicle you owned. But once sold, it still becomes yours but useless.


You are very wrong. With this no plate it's never useless.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Nobody: 7:33pm On Aug 03, 2016
akara:
Ehm

What if the plate numbers are already engraved on the car windows, windscreen as is common. It might not be worth it.

Even if the no plate had been engraved on the car Windows, if a proper change of ownership is done, on the allocation paper, there is usually a space for both the old no plate and the new no plat. This process is called no plate replacement / re - registration of already registered vehicle and so no body can disturb you with this.

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Nobody: 7:37pm On Aug 03, 2016
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Thanks Bros, God Bless You, Please hope you don't mind i send you a PM when I am ready..[/quot


You are welcome and Amen.
Won't mind.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Nobody: 8:15pm On Aug 03, 2016
To every one on this thread: what is the use of buying a new no plate when you have an existing no plate? Yes the difference may not be much but disposing it will not be best since your information is already on the system and you just have a few changes to make.

Note: if you are able to buy a Nigerian used car, then you should also try to process your change of ownership and re registration of already registered vehicle so that you can get all docs in your name.

Reason : a man sold a vehicle which he had used as a collateral in borrowing some money. @ the point of payment he couldn't pay up. Then the company traced the vehicle and being that the current owner didn't process his change of ownership, the vehicle was taken from him and ofcourse, this resulted into a serious case.

What if after having sold your vehicle and the vehicle is involved in a rubbery case without a proper change of ownership by the current owner, then the prime suspect will automatically become the previous owner.

These are the things I've experienced during my work with mvaa.
So both for the previous owner and current owner, it's always important to remove your no plate and process your change of ownership respectively.
Except if there is an understanding or a relationship between the 2 parties.

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Nobody: 8:33pm On Aug 03, 2016
Did Esau retain his birthright after eating Jacob's yam porridge?
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by XX01(f): 7:23am On Aug 04, 2016
HtwoOw:
That was the selling point when they introduced the new number

but i doubt it's real

I have done it. It's real but the stress is too much. It takes longer for your papers to come out and you will be stressed.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by bantonbow(m): 9:37am On Aug 12, 2016
I bought a naija used car with number plates and would like to retain the plate number because of the cost of changing the proof of ownership and the rest documents, which other documents do i need to have to be free from incessant stoppages on the road.

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by drpossibilities(m): 7:01am On May 30, 2019
It is possible. I just did same last week. I was using a Honda City and then I bought an Acura MDX. I sold the City without the plate number and transferred the Plate No. to the Acura. It cost me just N30,000 rather than the N48,000 it would have cost me to get a new plate number. Carregng does it for N35,000.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by sinistrian(m): 8:32am On Jun 14, 2019
drpossibilities:
It is possible. I just did same last week. I was using a Honda City and then I bought an Acura MDX. I sold the City without the plate number and transferred the Plate No. to the Acura. It cost me just N30,000 rather than the N48,000 it would have cost me to get a new plate number. Carregng does it for N35,000.
Did they issue a new proof-of-ownership certificate to you for the new vehicle?
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by shotuns: 9:24pm On Jun 14, 2019
If you are the seller and the car was registered in your name, you can retain the plate number and register it again on your new car.
If you are the buyer, get the original car docimemts from the seller and do a change of ownership, remember the previous owner must give a consent Letter ,proof of purchase to effect a change, now in your own name. All new documents bears your name.
Also more importantly, if the car has been tinted, you must apply for a new tinted permit in your name to correspond with your new car document information. A tinted permit isn't renewable,not transferable, you only get it once and for a particular car. But if the car has no tint,then you are good to go.

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Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by legalwealth(m): 10:05pm On Jun 14, 2019
shotuns:
If you are the seller and the car was registered in your name, you can retain the plate number and register it again on your new car.
If you are the buyer, get the original car docimemts from the seller and do a change of ownership, remember the previous owner must give a consent Letter ,proof of purchase to effect a change, now in your own name. All new documents bears your name.
Also more importantly, if the car has been tinted, you must apply for a new tinted permit in your name to correspond with your new car document information. A tinted permit isn't renewable,not transferable, you only get it once and for a particular car. But if the car has no tint,then you are good to go.

Nice one! !!
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by legalwealth(m): 10:09pm On Jun 14, 2019


1. Yes u can sell your vehicle without your no plate.
2. Yes you can equally use the no plate to register any other vehicle of yours.
@ the point of sale, you hand over all original vehicle documents to the buyer so he can process his change of ownership and re registration of already registered vehicle after which he returns your original allocation of registration no, prove of ownership certificate and vehicle license.
As soon as you're ready for your own registration, you take those documents and the no plate to the nearest mvaa station for registration of existing no plate.

Advantage: it's cheaper.

@ Calculusx

Hope you can see that you should have returned the plate numbers along with the original papers of the lemon lexus ES 350 and not telling me to come and collect them as I told you on https://www.nairaland.com/4950767/awful-experience-calculusx-runs-owns

They are still with you since January 10th of this year that you said the new owner was processing change of owner after which the details of the plate numbers are still showing the same till date on websites of relevant authorities.
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by thebigkendo(m): 9:20pm On Jun 15, 2019
legalwealth:


@ Calculusx

Hope you can see that you should have returned the plate numbers along with the original papers of the lemon lexus ES 350 and not telling me to come and collect them as I told you on https://www.nairaland.com/4950767/awful-experience-calculusx-runs-owns

They are still with you since January 10th of this year that you said the new owner was processing change of owner after which the details of the plate numbers are still showing the same till date on websites of relevant authorities.

Is it the same license plate interlectual property you have been saying you don't want?
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by legalwealth(m): 9:23pm On Jun 15, 2019
profosenogoboy:
It is better you go for new one

That is best option! !!
Re: Can One Retain Plate Number After Selling Car? by Nobody: 9:25pm On Jun 15, 2019
legalwealth:


@ Calculu.sx

Hope you can see that you should have returned the plate numbers along with the original papers of the lemon lexus ES 350 and not telling me to come and collect them as I told you on https://www.nairaland.com/4950767/awful-experience-calculusx-runs-owns

They are still with you since January 10th of this year that you said the new owner was processing change of owner after which the details of the plate numbers are still showing the same till date on websites of relevant authorities.

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