seeing v5c reg form when buying a car
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Hi all,
I have put a deposit down on a used car but the dealer I went to didn't show me the v5c doc. Everywhere I read it says you should always see it before buying a car. The dealer said we will send it off and get you added to it and gave some excuse that it's locked away somewhere..
Should I be concerned that they haven't shown it to me? I have received an email from dvla saying they've been informed that I should be added as the keeper, which the dealer must have initiated but this is without me even seeing the document! All the online car checks I have run haven't flagged up issues with the car or its ownership so do I assume it's all ok? I'm new to car buying!
Thanks for any advice.
I have put a deposit down on a used car but the dealer I went to didn't show me the v5c doc. Everywhere I read it says you should always see it before buying a car. The dealer said we will send it off and get you added to it and gave some excuse that it's locked away somewhere..
Should I be concerned that they haven't shown it to me? I have received an email from dvla saying they've been informed that I should be added as the keeper, which the dealer must have initiated but this is without me even seeing the document! All the online car checks I have run haven't flagged up issues with the car or its ownership so do I assume it's all ok? I'm new to car buying!
Thanks for any advice.
If you're buying from a dealer I can't see that it really matters, unless you've been told there's "one previous owner/keeper" and based your purchase on that when in fact the car's had several. But if that history is important for your purchase you should make sure it's written into the contract anyway.
It should not matter but if you are fussy about things you do need to check this now as its too late once you own it and it comes back in your name and you are not happy with the previous recorded keeper such as a driving school, mini cab, local authority/NHS, police, or even just a rental/lease AVIS car (this should not be an issue but some people are funny about ex rental cars even though many cars spend their first 12 months on the rental fleets).
What is the car and how old is it and how many owners?
Some cars can be bought much cheaper based on having a previous owner like those above so you should at least have checked this.
If it was say owned by a driving school from new, the dealer may have registered it once in his name to remove the driving school as the previous keeper, and by registering it to you as the 3rd keeper without you seeing the V5 will never know it was a driving school car (eg Fiat 500/Ka).
No big deal but some people worry about these things.
What is the car and how old is it and how many owners?
Some cars can be bought much cheaper based on having a previous owner like those above so you should at least have checked this.
If it was say owned by a driving school from new, the dealer may have registered it once in his name to remove the driving school as the previous keeper, and by registering it to you as the 3rd keeper without you seeing the V5 will never know it was a driving school car (eg Fiat 500/Ka).
No big deal but some people worry about these things.
It's only 2 years old so can't imagine it's had many owners but it's true that I don't know who owned before the dealer. They seemed to think there was a confidentiality issue but surely not.a lack of openness just makes me suspicious..its still under manufacturer warranty so that's something if there are issues.
It's very rare we are asked to show a v5, happily do it on request but I honestly can't remember the last time someone actually asked.
Just trying to give an insight to all the worst case scenario people out there.
2 years is way to old to be an ex rental, probably ex lease or private owned.
Just trying to give an insight to all the worst case scenario people out there.
2 years is way to old to be an ex rental, probably ex lease or private owned.
Maybe certain dealers just have a policy of not showing it. I think the cars had two owners so maybe they think that would put someone off if the car isn't very old. The dealer was apparently the most recent keeper so they obviously got the v5 changed perhaps to protect or hide who had it before
livewire08 said:
Maybe certain dealers just have a policy of not showing it. I think the cars had two owners so maybe they think that would put someone off if the car isn't very old. The dealer was apparently the most recent keeper so they obviously got the v5 changed perhaps to protect or hide who had it before
Dealers very rarely register cars to themselves as it unnecessarily adds another owner. It doesn't hide much as the previous registered keeper is also shown.How many keepers showed up on the hpi?
Rick101 said:
It also shows if car has been written off.
Not always, certainly don't take this as gospel. If a cars recently been written off and the owner then decided to move it on, there's about a 6 week window where it won't show on hpi.
In this case if the dealers the current owner and it's a recent owner change, the chances are they bought it from an auction with no v5.
If you have received an email from dvla about logbook then you will have your own in the next 5 days as sounds like the dealer has done it online.
Genuinely wouldn't bother. Most customers that buy cars from me don't actually look at the V5 and i would say less than 50% even check the history book and MOT.
Genuinely wouldn't bother. Most customers that buy cars from me don't actually look at the V5 and i would say less than 50% even check the history book and MOT.
JimmyConwayNW said:
. Most customers that buy cars from me don't actually look at the V5 and i would say less than 50% even check the history book and MOT.
I'm amazed by that - but I suppose it depends on the type of car and the type of customer? No offence to your customers meant! How can people buy something for thousands of pounds without knowing what exactly it is that they're getting?Crazy.
JimmyConwayNW said:
If you have received an email from dvla about logbook then you will have your own in the next 5 days as sounds like the dealer has done it online.
Genuinely wouldn't bother. Most customers that buy cars from me don't actually look at the V5 and i would say less than 50% even check the history book and MOT.
How is the car tax done?Genuinely wouldn't bother. Most customers that buy cars from me don't actually look at the V5 and i would say less than 50% even check the history book and MOT.
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