Nowadays, personalized plates are often called vanity plates, with mostly celebrities and high-end socialites (think Paris Hilton) branding personalize name plates for their cars. Cherished Number Plates is actually the name often used for it – as they are indeed “cherished”, important and very close to the car owners. They were the ones who have thought of it in the first place.

One great feature of these plates are they are transferrable from one car to another. Of course, there is a process involved but it is doable.  The cherished transfer scheme from the DVLA allows car owners with a personalized plate number to transfer them from car to car. It is useful for people who are selling their car and want to transfer their plate number to the new one they will be buying.

Here are some key points you need to remember:
1. Transfer applications must be made to your local DVLA office in person or by post mail. A V317 form should be completed and are available from the DVLA and main post offices.

2. During the process the car giving up the registration number is known as the donor vehicle and the other car is known as the receiving vehicle. Vehicles must be in existence and registered with the DVLA to partake in the transfer scheme.