I can’t see the shutdown of car dealerships lasting that long. They are generally sparsely populated areas with relatively few visitors per day (as compared to a supermarket for example). Control and sanitisation measures should be easy to implement and maintain. The pressure on the government here and across Europe to get sections of the economy moving again will be unbearable as soon as this first wave subsides and the testing issues are resolved.
I was under the impression if you don’t assign it within the 10 years you now lose it…
it’s been on retention since just after i joined the scheme 9 years ago, Back then you had to pay for each year and renew it, Then they changed it…. it’s not going to run out yet. The problem is the dealer said when he called me, that the cars in their compound has been for a while and looks good with the private plate on, already for 15th but now they closed and what if, they closed for months. Maybe i won’t put the pin in then.. Maybe I’ll leave the scheme. all depends what happens. I may need to use the AP.
The dealer rang me ages ago asking if i wanted to choose a 20 plate as they’d come in, but i declined as I’m having the private plate on.. until this all kicked off. I cannot lose this plate, means more to me than ever since my eldest passed away in 2017.. It’s my only real worry.