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waseemrafiq94

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85 posts

177 months

Monday 10th October 2011
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Hi all,

exactly a month ago i sold my car (a cheap little hatchback), as gave the log book to the owner as he was undecided who's name he wanted down. i wrote a reciept out stating the price and sold as seen, and he signed.
(i phoned the insurance company the day after and cancelled)

Now i have rung him after a month and he has not sent the bugger off. as he is claiming there are problems and i described the car as perfect and the clutch has gone. from my understanding i didn't know of any mechanical gremlins and he test drove twice.

I have wrote a letter to the DVLA, is there anything else i can do?

PS: all ive got is his road name and telephone number. i am suspicious he is using the car on my mothers name.

BlueMeganeII

338 posts

180 months

Monday 10th October 2011
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I doubt the DVLA will help too much as you 'have' to fill this out at sale time. Atleast you have his name and address. You could always request a new V5 and send the change of keeper off again or declare it scrap - whatever floats your boat smile. Someone with a far more sensible suggestion will post shortly no doubt.

waseemrafiq94

Original Poster:

85 posts

177 months

Monday 10th October 2011
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he has bought the form to my house about 3 weeks ago, and we signed and he said he will post it off himself. now he is refusing to do so...

waseemrafiq94

Original Poster:

85 posts

177 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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anyone...

richardxjr

7,561 posts

231 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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Don't worry about it. I did the same in a hurried roadside sale, and got 2x fixed penalties through shortly after. I just wrote back with the buyer's name, address & date of sale and heard nothing since.

Don't trust the buyer to fill it in again though nono

Dave Brand

941 posts

289 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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I had a similar situation when a dealer didn't send the form to the DVLA. I wrote them a letter informing them that I was no longer the owner of the vehicle, giving them the dealer's name & address; I got a letter back a week or two later confirming that the car was no longer registered in my name.

waseemrafiq94

Original Poster:

85 posts

177 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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Lesson is learnt, all i have is his road name, thats it and his contact number...

magnum555

473 posts

180 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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Keep hold of the reciept as thats the only proof you've got. If you need to send it to the DVLA send them a photocopied version.

davepoth

29,395 posts

220 months

Tuesday 11th October 2011
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waseemrafiq94 said:
Lesson is learnt, all i have is his road name, thats it and his contact number...
do you have his full name?

Either way, bung the street name into google and see if he pops up. Failing that just go to the street and see which house the car is in front of, you can then go to the land registry and see who owns it.