Strange V5 Application Letter from DVLA After Buying Car
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I bought a car at the very start of December and I was wondering when the V5c may turn up. I bought the car remotely and had a collection company deliver it to me (otherside of the country) well late last week I receive this through the post:
Rather than getting the V5c I have a "Thank you for your application for a V5c registration certificate....", it wouldn't worry me so much except it has a specific DVLA employee listed on the letter, rather than a generic mass generated letter. The employee's details are masked where it says "our ref" and also on the return envelope supplied with the letter.
Also what makes me nervous is that the seller had lied about obvious details of the car, nothing worth worrying about and especially as it was bought blind. When I questioned the seller about the lies he lied over his lies, blaming me for swapping bits on it etc... Obviously not the case!
I had it HPI'd before I bought and I re-HPI'd at the weekend to double check as this letter had made me think the worst, IE it was stolen which it is not listed as. It is registered as a cat-d but I knew that before it was bought and it's not an issue.
Normally I'd write it up as the seller has mislaid the V5c and applied for it on my behalf without my knowledge, but the circumstances mentioned above do worry me a bit.
Does anyone have any advice on this situation? Thanks/Appreciation in advance. I thought SPL was probably the best place for this query!
Rather than getting the V5c I have a "Thank you for your application for a V5c registration certificate....", it wouldn't worry me so much except it has a specific DVLA employee listed on the letter, rather than a generic mass generated letter. The employee's details are masked where it says "our ref" and also on the return envelope supplied with the letter.
Also what makes me nervous is that the seller had lied about obvious details of the car, nothing worth worrying about and especially as it was bought blind. When I questioned the seller about the lies he lied over his lies, blaming me for swapping bits on it etc... Obviously not the case!
I had it HPI'd before I bought and I re-HPI'd at the weekend to double check as this letter had made me think the worst, IE it was stolen which it is not listed as. It is registered as a cat-d but I knew that before it was bought and it's not an issue.
Normally I'd write it up as the seller has mislaid the V5c and applied for it on my behalf without my knowledge, but the circumstances mentioned above do worry me a bit.
Does anyone have any advice on this situation? Thanks/Appreciation in advance. I thought SPL was probably the best place for this query!
Edited by rob0r on Monday 12th January 14:41
The last time i got a letter like that i had a visit from the boys in blue same night i got the letter?,turned out it was stolen!!It was a nightmare getting it cleared up and the police really gave me a hard time over it,sorry,can't keep this up any longer,not really anything to worry about,probably just last owner leaving out something.
Could be an older copy of the V5 was used on your sale and a newer copy of the V5 is still in circulation (or now with a log book loans' co)
or
V5 was correct for car but he had another V5 for the same car and sold a cloned car with that V5 (ringer) and now the DVLA have 2 new V5 requests for the same car (normally the police contact you in that situation not just the DVLA).
Probably nothing to worry about.
or
V5 was correct for car but he had another V5 for the same car and sold a cloned car with that V5 (ringer) and now the DVLA have 2 new V5 requests for the same car (normally the police contact you in that situation not just the DVLA).
Probably nothing to worry about.
Edited by rallycross on Monday 12th January 16:03
ging84 said:
How did you handle the v5, did the older keeper send it off? because if he did then presumably you didn't sign it as you were not present, which could explain this
Probably this a blank signature box , which is silly as he could have just done PP and your signature, or just done your signature for you.I had a similar letter, the dealer spelt my name wrong and they couldn't read the hand writing
I was given a phone number, I phoned them, they sent out a new V5, with my surname spelt wrong!
Just fill it out and see what happens
Can you ring them up, that's what I did thinking about it, I gave the ref of letter and they told me the notes on screen. I then completed the form . They can be quite helpful, or completely pitiful
I was given a phone number, I phoned them, they sent out a new V5, with my surname spelt wrong!
Just fill it out and see what happens
Can you ring them up, that's what I did thinking about it, I gave the ref of letter and they told me the notes on screen. I then completed the form . They can be quite helpful, or completely pitiful
Edited by TwistingMyMelon on Tuesday 13th January 10:28
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