Owners details on record

[Mr Classic]

Why doesn't the DVLA have a V5 type system to record who actually owns a vehicle? Will save trouble with Mr 'Honest officer I only just bought it' and all the faff with 'Oh a V5 doesn't actually show who owns the car'

Seems to be a simple change that would be fairly easy to implement; so why haven't they done it?

[herewego]

They're only interested in who is responsible for the vehicle's use on the road.

[TooMany2cvs]

Mr Classic said:

Seems to be a simple change that would be fairly easy to implement

It does, does it...?

Here, I've given you one of my cars. It's yours. You own it now. Sorry, what was that, Swansea? I missed that...?

In countries where the title actually records legal ownership, selling a car involves visits to notary publics and the like, so it can be legally witnessed.