The Private Plate Company Reviews

Name: The Private Plate Company
Rating: 4.94

4.9 Rating 14,137 Reviews

99 %

of reviewers recommend The Private Plate Company

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4.9

Based on 14,137 reviews


Shipping & Delivery
Delivery Methods	Postal Service
Average Delivery Time	Within 5 Days
On-time Delivery	98%
Accurate And Undamaged Orders	99%
Customer Service
Communication Channels	Telephone, Email, Live Chat
Queries Resolved In	Under An Hour
Customer Service	5 out of 5

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Phone:

01639 888833

Email:

info@the-ppc.co.uk

Location:

St Davids Park, Eglwys Nunydd, Port Talbot
SA13 2PA

The Private Plate Company 5 star review on 27th February 2024

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Anonymous // 01/01/2019

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“Never revived my plates when I paid for them !! Very let down birthday boy when he had to wait for the log book to come back before buying new ones”

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Posted 1 year ago

“Would not buy a plate of them again”

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Posted 2 years ago

The delay in assigning this registration to the customer's motorcycle was brought about by the motorcycle dealer not allowing him to register it in his name and address even though he had paid for the motorbike in full. There were some parts on backorder due to Covid and they couldn't get them for 8 weeks yet would not register the bike until it was fit to supply. We can usually transfer registrations within 3 working days but as we could not get a copy of the V5 in Mr Schofield's name emailed to us then we couldn't complete it. This was not our fault at all.

Posted 2 years ago

“I have been inundated with calls since writing a bad review. The caller was rude and obnoxious!!!!!!”

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Posted 2 years ago

Your order for Y200 ASF cost £273.79 in total. We posted the certificate out to you and you received it on 16th December just 3 days after you ordered it. You then called us on the 20th December and asked if we could arrange the transfer to your husband's car for £23.94. We emailed you for documents that you incorrectly sent to us but eventually sent to us correctly by email on the 10th of January and we completed it immediately. You haven't paid us £325 00 as mentioned and you were extremely rude when we called you back.

Posted 2 years ago

“Never again”

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Posted 2 years ago

Our sentiments exactly. Why order 3 registrations and then tell us you only wanted 1 of them after we had processed them and arranged the plates to be sent.

Posted 2 years ago

“Poor customer service paid to have new plates sent out 14days later I had to go and buy them myself”

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Posted 2 years ago

Hi Paul. Thank you for the 1 star review. You did order plates from us and they were posted by recorded delivery. As you were not at home, Royal Mail left a card for you to collect however after 14 days you had not collected them so they were returned. In the meantime, you called us to complain and so we refunded the cost of the plates in full so that you could arrange them yourself. The 1 star review did not reflect the transaction or the service we gave to you and we hope other reviewers will realise this.

Posted 2 years ago

“Would of rather went straight to dvla would of been quicker and more clearer if they supply you with plastic plates or not”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi Lewis. The option to order plates was available when you ordered but we were unable to print them in the fashion that you wanted as that would have been illegal. Considering we arranged the entire transfer in 5 days during difficult conditions with virus etc etc, I think we did pretty well with. As we arrange everything by the rules I am sorry but we could not fall foul of the law. I hope the plates you arranged yourself don't get you a fine.

Posted 3 years ago

“Disappointed Add said £155 and ended up paying £316.99!”

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Posted 3 years ago

Hi. Your order was £268.99 in total. You then asked us to arrange the paperwork and arrange a set of number plates by Royal Mail Tracked postage. This meant the extra payment of £48 was to cover these costs. This was explained clearly to you and you continued with the order and send your V5 and driving license to complete the transfer within 6 days including a weekend. We cant see where the problem is sorry.

Posted 3 years ago

“I ordered the number plates and they never arrived”

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Posted 4 years ago

I'm sorry to hear Toby this but this is the very first time that we have heard that the plates had not arrived. If you had called us we would have arranged another set for you free of charge.

Posted 4 years ago

“Very poor customer service. Dont respect you, speak to you like you are thick”

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Posted 4 years ago

Total idiot. Wanted plates spaced as L2 5WEE which we explained was illegal and could not be done. Threatened leaving a bad review- which he has now done. Claimed the garage he was dealing with would arrange them spaced as he wanted them.

Posted 4 years ago

“Very good and fast”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Very unprofessional. There's hidden charges as well.not recommended at all”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Where's my licence..”

The Private Plate Company 1 star review on 14th May 2019

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Posted 4 years ago

We NEVER EVER ask for customers licenses. We ALWAYS ask for a copy of the license to verify the customer. This is what our confirmation email says.... Thank you for ordering your Private Plate with The Private Plate Company. In order to display the new registration, we now need to conduct the transfer with the Department of Transport. Please send us the following documents BY SPECIAL DELIVERY POST to The Private Plate Company, P.O.Box 200, Port Talbot, SA13 9BH. 1. The FULL Original V5 registration document for the intended vehicle. Please keep a copy of the V5 if at all possible. If you have just purchased the vehicle you will need to wait until you have the FULL V5 log book in your name. 2. A photocopy of the driving license or passport for the buyer OR the new owner of the registration. 3. A note saying which registration you have purchased. This is very important. 4. A note to tell us if you want the registration transferred on a specific date. PLEASE MAKE SURE THE CAR IS TAXED. You can check here https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/ViewVehicle

Posted 4 years ago

“I am not the person this survey was intended for which does really highlight GDPR concerns for me as twice now I have been sent someone else's details and documents.”

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Posted 5 years ago

As this was purchased for you, the email address we have is for you as the purchaser. We were not given the recipients email address.

Posted 5 years ago

“Phone Line went to answer machine Still do not have the paper work saying I can put the plates on”

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Posted 5 years ago

This customer send the car documents to us for a transfer which arrived on the 23rd December. We tried calling them as there was already a private number plate (GJ56 TMJ) on their car that would have been lost if we conducted the transfer. As there was no answer, we emailed them asking if they wanted to save the registration but had no reply by email either. On the 4th January we received a reply to the email we sent on the 23rd December saying that the old plate was not wanted. We then completed the transfer so that the new plate G11 TMJ could be used only to receive a barrage of abuse from the purchaser saying we took too long to complete.

Posted 5 years ago

“Can’t comment not received plates yet so feel it’s unfair to ask for a review when actual product has not been received can’t put on a fair comment until I actually receive plates”

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Posted 5 years ago

Hi Sylvia. We transferred your registration number today once your documents arrived and then arranged the plates. We are unable to post the plates until your ID arrived even though we did ask you to email it to us to speed the process up. You should receive the plates tomorrow to put on the car.

Posted 5 years ago

“Having spotted the plate I wanted on their web site I called them, the team were very helpful in doing all the required organising to conclude the sale (the plate was still on the owners car) and get the new plate registered to our car.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“This company was hard work. The people replying to me on email, We're being unhelpful. Woildnt recommend this business”

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Posted 5 years ago

We had to email this customer on 6 separate occasions as he couldn't understand how to send us his V5 by Special delivery. We arrange most transfers within 3-4 days but if a customer doesn't understand how to post a letter then we are struggling.

Posted 5 years ago

“Sorry I didn’t I caught the wrong button I had excellent service”

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Posted 6 years ago

“It was ok but slow to transfer”

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Posted 6 years ago

This customer purchased D9 JHG from us on 28th July 2017. On 14th September we received half of a V5 registration document for his car that was not taxed. Its clearly explained that the vehicle must be taxed at the time of the transfer. On 1st November the customer "eventually" taxed the car and we transferred the same day. All the delays were caused by the customer who was using a car on the road illegally for 2 months.

Posted 6 years ago

“Awful customer service, hidden charges, no communication.”

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Posted 6 years ago

We are a bit lost by this review. The registration was ordered on the 10th July and it was transferred and completed on 13th July just 3 days later. The acrylic plates were posted so that it could be used immediately. There were no hidden charges and no communication was necessary as it was all explained by email.

Posted 6 years ago

The Private Plate Company is rated 4.9 based on 14,137 reviews