2 different V5 log books for same car?
2 different V5 log books for same car?
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FreeLitres

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6,124 posts

203 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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As per title, I have found 2 different V5 documents in my file for one of my cars.

I have never applied for a replacement document. The are both of the old green style and both have the same details and number of previous owners, but different document numbers.

If I ever came to sell the car, which document do I send off? Why might I have 2 of them?

Some Gump

13,018 posts

212 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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It would appear that you have cloned your own car. If you start getting speeding tickets, parking fines etc, some bd (you) must have been parking illegally, safe in the knowledge that some other poor sod (you) will have to foot the bill.

If I were in your shoes, I'd contact the old bill, and let them know about it. It's mthe only way to protect you from yourself.

RZ1

4,491 posts

232 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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How come you still have an old green style V5, thought they were all changed to the new red ones a few years back?

FreeLitres

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6,124 posts

203 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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hehe

Anyone else have any ideas?

I would have rang the DVLA, but they are on strike today. No, really.

Edited by FreeLitres on Friday 31st August 16:24

FreeLitres

Original Poster:

6,124 posts

203 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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RZ1 said:
How come you still have an old green style V5, thought they were all changed to the new red ones a few years back?
Not sure why. I don't remember seeing a red new style one. I will have another look through my shizzle.

aw51 121565

4,773 posts

259 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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They have been replacing the 'blue' ones with 'red' ones for a couple of years now, and have said this process will be complete by November this year. I'm still waiting for a 'red' one for one of my cars.

All because of some (a lorry load?) stolen 'blue' blanks. Cue hollow laughter...

FreeLitres

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6,124 posts

203 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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I just spotted that one of them is marked as a Duplicate document. (previous owner ordered it then found the first one perhaps?)

So, does the Duplicate document automatically replace the first one? i.e. if I sell, do I send off the duplicate one?

WeirdNeville

6,037 posts

241 months

Friday 31st August 2012
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It was about 10,000.
Enough to seriously fudge the system up.
aw51 121565 said:
They have been replacing the 'blue' ones with 'red' ones for a couple of years now, and have said this process will be complete by November this year. I'm still waiting for a 'red' one for one of my cars.

All because of some (a lorry load?) stolen 'blue' blanks. Cue hollow laughter...