think ive ****ed up

[curtainrail]

I think i made a stupid decision today, well i didnt have a clue about these blue v5's, i bought a car and it had a blue v5, i checked the vin on the car and it matched, i thought all was fine to find out now all of them should have been changed to red. Now the v5 isent in the batch numbers of the stolen ones but im really worried. The hpi check came back clear apart from issue date not the same as dvla. Could the owner have just lost the red? The post office sent off the form to make me the new keeper, am i likely to have any trouble

Yes im an idiot.

[Mr Classic]

No, unless the details have been changed since July 2011 it wil still have the blue V5.
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/news/Archive/...

[curtainrail]

Mr Classic said:

No, unless the details have been changed since July 2011 it wil still have the blue V5.
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/news/Archive/...

Ahh ive heard other people say everyone with a blue should get a red. Its only had the one owner from new.

[Hooli]

curtainrail said:

Mr Classic said:

No, unless the details have been changed since July 2011 it wil still have the blue V5.
http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/advice/news/Archive/...

Ahh ive heard other people say everyone with a blue should get a red. Its only had the one owner from new.

I got reds through the post to replace all my blues, at the time it happened I had three bikes & a car. Got red ones for them all.

[curtainrail]

Hooli said:

I got reds through the post to replace all my blues, at the time it happened I had three bikes & a car. Got red ones for them all.

What could be the reason this has a blue? Stolen?

[longshot]

curtainrail said:

Now the v5 isent in the batch numbers of the stolen ones but im really worried.

What does this bit say? I can't make sense of it.

[curtainrail]

longshot said:

What does this bit say? I can't make sense of it.

The stolen ones had set batch numbers and the one i had is not in the range of numbers. (Asin the serial number of the document)

[Mr GrimNasty]

I got a red automatically, no changes. According to this they should ALL be red by now.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_...

[curtainrail]

Mr GrimNasty said:

I got a red automatically, no changes. According to this they should ALL be red by now.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_...

fk my life

[longshot]

curtainrail said:

longshot said:

What does this bit say? I can't make sense of it.

The stolen ones had set batch numbers and the one i had is not in the range of numbers. (Asin the serial number of the document)

Ah, ok. Well that's good then.
Perhaps he filed the letter without opening it.
Just because he didn't give you a red one doesn't mean one hasn't been issued.

I've had some comical experiences with the DVLA so it is perfectly reasonable that a few vehicles slipped through the net and didn't get new V5s.

[curtainrail]

longshot said:

Ah, ok. Well that's good then.
Perhaps he filed the letter without opening it.

I've had some comical experiences with the DVLA so it is perfectly reasonable that a few vehicles slipped through the net and didn't get new V5s.

only problem is it says dont send the blue one back to dvla it needs to be destroyed (when they issued everyone a red one), and ive just sent it off to say im the new keeper

[longshot]

They will know the name of the registered keeper and so if it matches the name on the V5, that's a start.

Have you been in touch with the seller about this?

It may require sitting on the phone for a while but a call to the DVLA on Monday may be helpful.

I would not automatically assume that you are screwed, it may just take a bit of work to straighten it all out.

[curtainrail]

longshot said:

They will know the name of the registered keeper and so if it matches the name on the V5, that's a start.

Have you been in touch with the seller about this?

It may require sitting on the phone for a while but a call to the DVLA on Monday may be helpful.

I would not automatically assume that you are screwed, it may just take a bit of work to straighten it all out.

Well the hpi check came back that the issue date was different so im assuming the previous owner didnt open his mail or lost the red one.

Would they refuse to send me another v5 if i sent proof of the reciept etc??

[curtainrail]

If the dvla refuse to accept the blue one is it possible to apply for a v5 as a new owner if i send a reciept as proof?

[clarkey]

If the issue date doesn't match it means there is a later one out there somewhere. My main concern would be a log book loan.

[curtainrail]

clarkey said:

If the issue date doesn't match it means there is a later one out there somewhere. My main concern would be a log book loan.

I did 2 hpi checks none stated any outstanding finance etc??

[The Moose]

I'll tell you why. Because the dvla are incompetent s and this fk up resulted in me losing a sale.

The dvla issued all these new red log books, but didn't tell HPI the new details so when you HPI a car and give them the details from the red one it came back as wrong. The blue one was ok, but my buyer lost confidence in the car.

It wouldn't concern me.

[stevensdrs]

The DVLA wont accept the blue v5. It will be returned to you with a note that a later v5 has been issued and you should use the latest one. (red front) Just apply for a new v5 document using form v62 and enclose a cheque for £25.00 in payment.

[curtainrail]

Is there any way i can tell if the car has a logbook loan against it?? This is concering me now as ive heard it sont show up on hpi checks.

[Vince70]

How old is the car as I think you can only get a loan on something that is under 10 yrs old..