taxing vehicle without v5??
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From the DVLA website (towards the bottom)
How to tax your vehicle if you do not have any documentation
If you have just bought the vehicle and do not have a V5, V5C, V5/2 or V5C/2, you cannot tax your vehicle until you have a registration certificate (V5C) in your name. You can apply for a registration certificate using form V62 (fee applicable). DVLA aim to deliver the registration certificate within six weeks. When you receive your new registration certificate, you can then tax your vehicle.
If you are the current registered keeper of the vehicle and have no documentation, you may be able to tax it at any DVLA local office. You should complete form V62 (fee applicable) as well as form V10 or V85, and enclose the appropriate rate of vehicle tax and other supporting documentation. If you have changed your name and or address you will need to provide proof of identity with your application. Acceptable evidence is a current driving licence, original bank or building society statement, or a recent utility bill. If your name has changed acceptable evidence is a marriage certificate, decree nisi or absolute or deed poll.
How to tax your vehicle if you do not have any documentation
If you have just bought the vehicle and do not have a V5, V5C, V5/2 or V5C/2, you cannot tax your vehicle until you have a registration certificate (V5C) in your name. You can apply for a registration certificate using form V62 (fee applicable). DVLA aim to deliver the registration certificate within six weeks. When you receive your new registration certificate, you can then tax your vehicle.
If you are the current registered keeper of the vehicle and have no documentation, you may be able to tax it at any DVLA local office. You should complete form V62 (fee applicable) as well as form V10 or V85, and enclose the appropriate rate of vehicle tax and other supporting documentation. If you have changed your name and or address you will need to provide proof of identity with your application. Acceptable evidence is a current driving licence, original bank or building society statement, or a recent utility bill. If your name has changed acceptable evidence is a marriage certificate, decree nisi or absolute or deed poll.
I know the V5 isn't evidence of ownwership but most people treat it as such and I personally wouldn't pay money for a car that didn't have one. It's also possible that the car has a string of offences against it's number which the DVLA may wish to persue before registering change of keeper, but I don't know if they do that kind of thing.
There are 100% no problems/stories with the vehicle,just no v5.I am told all that dvla will do is write to keeper,get no reply(as he is now in France)wait 2 weeks,write again,wait another 2 weeks and then issue v5 to myself after having no contact.The thing is the 'current' keeper has written me a letter addressed to local dvla office explaining lost v5,selling to me,previous sorn document,basically saying what he would do if he were to reply to a dvla enquiry in 2 weeks time!
I have no problem if v5 takes a few weeks to arrive but can anyone tell me what the perceived problem is in taxing vehicle?
I have no problem if v5 takes a few weeks to arrive but can anyone tell me what the perceived problem is in taxing vehicle?
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