Is there a way to verify a registered keepers details
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If you're looking to confirm the details on a V5C are current, and that it's not an old V5C that's been "lost" and a replacement V62d, then you can check if that's the most recently issued V5C - https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/
If you've reported to the police, you could always enquire whether they can check the details are legit and give you a yes/no response?
If the details aren't correct they may well take an interest, although being the registered keeper doesn't necessarily make them responsible if the user of the vehicle is somebody different.
Your insurer will also be able to follow up based on registration number to trace the insurer of the vehicle.
If the details aren't correct they may well take an interest, although being the registered keeper doesn't necessarily make them responsible if the user of the vehicle is somebody different.
Your insurer will also be able to follow up based on registration number to trace the insurer of the vehicle.
T1berious said:
It's more of a confirming the registered keepers details against the details I've been given. just to see if all the details in a recent accident I'd given were duff or not.
I'd imagine outside of an insurance company, I'm bang out of luck.
Just pass it to your insurance. It's what you pay them for.I'd imagine outside of an insurance company, I'm bang out of luck.
T1berious said:
done that, they have been erm less than awesome. sigh.
Which probably tells you something about the quality of the information you have.OK, so you confirm the registered keeper's name and address. What then? You write to them - and they say "No, wasn't me"? What then?
T1berious said:
Hi,
I'm fairly sure the answer to this is only via the DVLA but I'll ask anyway but is there a way to verify a registered keepers details outside of the DVLA?
Cheers,
T1b
As only DVLA hold this data (as a whole), they are the obvious source.I'm fairly sure the answer to this is only via the DVLA but I'll ask anyway but is there a way to verify a registered keepers details outside of the DVLA?
Cheers,
T1b
Just have a think about the implications of the data being available outside DVLA....
You can use form V888 to request it from DVLA.
You could use a PI to trace a person to an address - and possibly verify the car "lives" there.
A lot depends on what you're trying to achieve and why.
TooMany2cvs said:
Which probably tells you something about the quality of the information you have.
Not necessarily. A few years back now, my ex was T-boned in her old Clio by a girl at a junction who immediately admitted full liability. She handed over her name, address, insurance details etc which I passed to our insurer. Despite repeated (think about a dozen) chase up calls, they were apparently unsuccessful in tracking her down. I kept asking why we didn't just call the insurance company that she had supplied details of, but I was told several times that under no circumstances was I to deal directly with the other insurers. After a month or so, her insurers wrote to us, as my company apparently wasn't responding to their attempts at contact. They made a settlement payment of more than we had paid for the car and I signed to say it was all finished. I then went onto sell the damaged car and transferred the insurance to a new car. A couple of months later I was contacted by my insurer to say that they had drawn a blank and without more information couldn't pursue the other driver. I enjoyed telling them they'd been bypassed due to their incompetence.
It would have annoyed me if it hadn't be so pathetic.
offshorematt2 said:
TooMany2cvs said:
Which probably tells you something about the quality of the information you have.
Not necessarily. A few years back now, my ex was T-boned in her old Clio by a girl at a junction who immediately admitted full liability. She handed over her name, address, insurance details etc which I passed to our insurer. Despite repeated (think about a dozen) chase up calls, they were apparently unsuccessful in tracking her down. I kept asking why we didn't just call the insurance company that she had supplied details of, but I was told several times that under no circumstances was I to deal directly with the other insurers. After a month or so, her insurers wrote to us, as my company apparently wasn't responding to their attempts at contact. They made a settlement payment of more than we had paid for the car and I signed to say it was all finished. I then went onto sell the damaged car and transferred the insurance to a new car. A couple of months later I was contacted by my insurer to say that they had drawn a blank and without more information couldn't pursue the other driver. I enjoyed telling them they'd been bypassed due to their incompetence.
It would have annoyed me if it hadn't be so pathetic.
As it stands, the incident has cost me a bag of sand. Dodgy scrote may or may not be the registered keeper. I guess I'm looking for answers (42!) to daft questions. Uninsured, duff number why on earth would he give his correct name and address?
T1berious said:
That's beyond slack. Unfortunately my 3rd Party has no insurance, In response to an earlier post. It's mostly to find out if the car was registered to the name that was given to me a the time of the Incident.
As it stands, the incident has cost me a bag of sand. Dodgy scrote may or may not be the registered keeper. I guess I'm looking for answers (42!) to daft questions. Uninsured, duff number why on earth would he give his correct name and address?
Nope still at a loss here as to what you want. If you want to know if he lives at the address he's given you then why not knock on the door?As it stands, the incident has cost me a bag of sand. Dodgy scrote may or may not be the registered keeper. I guess I'm looking for answers (42!) to daft questions. Uninsured, duff number why on earth would he give his correct name and address?
Whether he has insuramce or not shouldn't matter to your insurer. Unless you're saying your excess is £1000
The Police should get back to me in 6 - 8 weeks
I'm actually more interested in finding out the address of the cars registered keeper, it's with the insurance and the police and it's a police matter (they've already told me this).
Contacting my insurer to get the skinny on my repair. Suns out and my sun lounger on wheels is unavailable.
Cheers T1b
I'm actually more interested in finding out the address of the cars registered keeper, it's with the insurance and the police and it's a police matter (they've already told me this).
Contacting my insurer to get the skinny on my repair. Suns out and my sun lounger on wheels is unavailable.
Cheers T1b
T1berious said:
Result! Insurance company have caught up with Mr Uninsured, he's admitted liability and will cover costs.
T1b
What? That makes no sense. Your insurer is unlikely to go after a third party like that and certainly unlikely to take a verbal acceptance of reimbursing their outlay. They will go after him if they want to, but there is a process to follow and that takes longer and is very different to what you're describing. In addition, there's the question of your excess. Your insurer won't waive this and you'll have to pursue separately as it's an uninsured loss. T1b
Not to worry though, it's a good little story.
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