Question follow-through · 25348

Vehicle Number Plates

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's guidance on transferring a registration plate from a vehicle subject to a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) to ensure that registered k

answeredDepartment for Transport

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Answering body
Department for Transport
Tabled
28 Aug 2026
Target answer date
2 Sept 2026
Answer
3 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 28 Aug 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she plans to review the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency's guidance on transferring a registration plate from a vehicle subject to a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) to ensure that registered k

  2. 2 Sept 2026

    Target answer date

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  3. 3 Sept 2026

    Answer published

    The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) publishes clear guidance on retaining or transferring vehicle registration numbers at www.gov.uk/personalised-vehicle-registration-numbers/take-private-number-off. The requirements are also set out in the rel...

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