ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL RULES FOR MOTORCYCLES OR MOPEDS?
No – Motorcycles and mopeds can participate freely in the registration transfer scheme. WHAT IS ACTUALLY MEANT BY A REGISTRATION NUMBER? A registration number is a unique identifier for a vehicle – primarily for taxation and law enforcement purposes. It is assigned to the vehicle, rather than its keeper, and unless it is transferred or retained the registration number normally remains with the vehicle until it is broken up, destroyed or sent permanently out of the country. Registration numbers are not items of property in their own right. They are assigned, and may be withdrawn, by the Secretary of State as part of the basic registration and licensing process, which is required by law. An individual can acquire the entitlement to a registration number when he or she becomes the registered keeper of the vehicle which carries the number, or by purchasing a registration through CMUK. Whichever method of acquisition is used, when the vehicle changes hands, entitlement to its registration n
