Thank you all for your input. Things are a lot more clear now! PITA innit?  10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

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Right i have got it from the horses mouth the DVLA. If the car number plate is on retention and you have the log book with the new (in this case previous) number plate and informed the insurance company of the plate change, then you are allowed to drive the vehicle on the road even though the MOT certificate and tax disc is not in your possession.
The reason being for security they don't put everything in the same letter but send it individually,IE log book-MOT cerificate and the road tax disc, which makes sense to me.
So I did ask about being stopped by the police

If the police do a check then the registration plate matches what the DVLA have on record and also the insurance company have on their record. I was advised to keep the log book in the car for the time being in case I do get any quiries from the law to make it easier for them to check. Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner

Just one point: In the case above you are unlikely to have the (new number) V5c as it would have been bought on a retention certificate. No V5c applies. As an alternative I recommend taking photocopies of all docs and keeping them to hand in the vehicle should they be needed.
Bob 10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

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Just one point: In the case above you are unlikely to have the (new number) V5c as it would have been bought on a retention certificate. No V5c applies. As an alternative I recommend taking photocopies of all docs and keeping them to hand in the vehicle should they be needed.


I do have the V5C form which shows the original number plate. The retention certificate is for my own personal plate to go on the new car which is with the car dealer reasy to go on my new car in Sept.
I don't think you have read my posting properly, I have not bought a new number plate just got the old one back when I have My personal plate on retention

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Understood, RS. I was misreading you  10MY (Sept 09) TD4 HSE Auto in Stornoway Grey (Now Gone)

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That is ok, no worries as the Australians say.
I did mention some time ago this car was for sale but no one picked up on it or wanted/asked about it, although I did say about no comeback with a private sale, so the dealer accepted it in Part Exchange together with my wifes 3 year old Kia Ceed estate with about 28,ooo miles.

I would have loved another member to have asked about even buying my Freelander instead of the garage but no one responded

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http://www.freel2.com/forum/topic20229.html Ex 2010 Freelander2 GS-e Diesel manual Silver owner