Terms and conditions of business T&C
www.ftreg.com is the website for the company Finishing Touch Registrations, hereafter referred to as FTR.
The following terms and conditions will apply to all transactions carried out by FTR over the telephone AND through the buy online facility of our website.
The person applying for the rights to display a vehicle registration mark purchased from FTR is hereinafter referred to as the Purchaser.
The registered keeper is the exact name of the person or organisation who is or will be showing on the V5C registration certificate of the intended recipient vehicle for the registration mark being purchased, referred to hereinafter as the Nominee.
Nominee details if different to the ones given at the time of purchase can be added or changed at a later date for a further DVLA charge of £25.00.
It is the sole responsibility of the Purchaser to ensure that all the correct details are entered onto FTR internet forms and submitted or given to FTR’s representative at the time of purchase. The FTR representative shall use standard phonetics to refer to combinations requested by the Purchaser.
We transfer all registrations in strict accordance with the Department of Transport rules governing cherished numbers.
All registration marks are sold subject to availability.
If the registration mark becomes unavailable or untransferrable for reasons beyond our control, then FTR will refund any monies paid.
We do NOT charge any extra than the total purchase price for using your credit or debit card on purchases made via the Internet or over the telephone.
Our database comprises of literally many millions of registration marks. We sell registrations from our own company stock, DOT stock and also registrations owned by clients.
The availability and prices of registrations shown throughout this web site may be subject to change without notice.
Best efforts are made to indicate the correct prices alongside each and every registration displayed, however, in the unlikely event of an incorrect price being shown on the website where a registration has been ordered through the internet, then no money would be deducted from your credit or debit card without prior consultation with you, the Purchaser.
Before a transfer application can be submitted to the Department of Transport FTR must be in possession of all the correct recipient vehicle documentation from the Purchaser.
Whilst every attempt is made by FTR to complete all transfers as quickly as possible, FTR will always quote the transfer times to you as a guideline for the entire transfer process. FTR cannot guarantee any transfer times quoted as you will appreciate we are dealing with third parties such as the postal system, the Department of Transport and the DVLA Swansea.
All prices showing on the website exclude vat @ 17.5% and the relevant Department of Transport transfer charge (known as the DVLA fee) unless specified otherwise.
The compulsory Department of Transport charge and VAT are payable at the time of purchase on all registration marks sold through the website of FTR.
The registration mark must be assigned within 12 months of purchase to a vehicle in the name specified as the Nominee. The Purchaser may apply for an extension of the entitlement period should they wish to keep on a retention certificate for a further 12 months, however the responsibility of extending for the further 12 months and paying the appropriate fee to do so, is that of the Purchaser.
If the registration mark is not assigned within this period or an application made through FTR to extend, then the rights to display the registration shall lapse. The purchase price shall not be refunded and no compensation or monies will be paid to you by FTR.
Acrylic number plates are the Purchaser’s own responsibility to purchase and should not be displayed on the vehicle until the Purchaser has received the new tax disc bearing the registration mark purchased.
The issue of a new V5C bearing the registration mark purchased shall be conclusive proof that a successful transfer has taken place for both Purchaser and FTR.
Registration numbers must be displayed on number plates correctly. To mis-space or mis-represent your registration number in any way is an offence. All registration marks sold by FTR are sold on the understanding that they will be displayed in accordance with The Road Vehicles (Display of Registration Marks) Regulations 2001.
In the event that the Purchaser fails to apply to extend the pending lapse of a V750 or V778 certificate, then FTR reserve the right to apply for an extension at our own cost, assume ownership of the registration mark and consider the purchase void. In such circumstances the failure to extend up to 30 days prior to the expiry date (expiry date is usually 12 months after the date of purchase) shall be the responsibility of the Purchaser and no refund shall be made. Please note it is your own responsibility to act before a 12 month certificate expires as we are not obliged in any way to provide you with a reminder prior to the certificate expiring.
If a registration mark is supplied on a certificate following the Purchasers request to mail out, it is the Purchasers responsibility to apply to have the certificate renewed or the registration assigned prior to the expiry date.
Registration numbers CANNOT be used to make vehicles appear younger than they actually are: for example, ‘L’ PREFIX marks can only be assigned to vehicles first registered as new on or after the August 1st 1993, likewise a ‘05′ CURRENT STYLE mark can only be assigned to a vehicle first registered as new on or after March 1st 2005.
If you are in any doubt whatsoever as to whether the age of registration mark that you are purchasing can be assigned to your intended vehicle, please confirm with an advisor on 01283 226633 PRIOR to ordering, or click here to see the exact dates of issue for all registration mark styles.
It is the responsibility of the Purchaser to confirm and check that the age of the registration mark being purchased, can actually be assigned to the intended vehicle prior to placing an order. We cannot refund or exchange a registration mark purchased in error. It therefore goes without saying, that by accepting these terms and conditions you are fully aware that the registration mark being purchased must be assigned to a vehicle of appropriate age.
It is the intention of FTR that all terms of a contract between the Purchaser and FTR are contained in this document and have been made known to the Purchaser, in full, before formation of the contract and acknowledged by accepting these terms prior to a purchase through the internet.
These terms may not be altered in any respect.
Your attention is directed to the notes that appear on the current editions of DVLA forms coded V750 - V778 - V778/1 - V317 and the DVLA booklet INF 46.
A vehicle registration mark cannot be held prior to receiving payment, FTR operates on a strict first come first served basis.
The recipient vehicle at the time of transfer must be licensed and of a MOT testable type.
The purchaser agrees to be bound to the terms and conditions as set out by the DVLA and the Department of Transport in addition to those as set out by FTR.
Any subsequent transfers with regard to the number purchased are the sole responsibility of the Purchaser, although we will be happy to handle the paperwork on subsequent transfers for a nominal fee.
FTR reserves the right to and may record telephone calls for security and monitoring purposes.
These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between the parties in respect of the purchase.
We must inform you that our service begins immediately upon receiving an order either over the telephone or once submitted through the buy online facility of the FTR website, subsequently there is NO COOLING OFF PERIOD whatsoever, the transaction cannot be reversed, cancelled or exchanged and no refund can be given either in part or full under the terms of the Distance Selling Regulations 2000 section 13(c). It therefore follows that you should not agree to purchase if you are not sure that you want to buy in the first place.
BY ACCEPTING OUR TERMS AND CONDITIONS IT WILL CONFIRM THAT YOU HAVE READ, UNDERSTOOD IN FULL AND AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE ABOVE STATEMENTS AND OUR TERMS OF BUSINESS.
Your statutory rights are not affected.
Finishing Touch Registrations
PO Box 7622
Moira
Swadlincote
DE11 1DQ