Bought a car with no V5, problems getting car in my name?
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Hi folks.
The other night I bought a new car, I say new, it's just an Audi A4 TDi, all £800's worth.
Anyway, after looking at the car, test driving, all that fuss, it turned out to be pretty clean and we agreed a deal. At the time I was borrowing a car and needed a car for day to day use rather urgently so needed the car that night. Lady selling then told me she didn't have the documents at home and do I still want the car tonight. I said yes, but asked her to write out a receipt. Since then I have contacted her about getting the rest of the documents with no joy - I've been had basically. Pity, because the car is pretty nice for what it is and in VGC.
So, I'm going to apply for the V5 today at my DVLA office. Am I going to have any problems in getting the V5 in my name, could there potentially be a dispute over the registered keeper?
The other night I bought a new car, I say new, it's just an Audi A4 TDi, all £800's worth.
Anyway, after looking at the car, test driving, all that fuss, it turned out to be pretty clean and we agreed a deal. At the time I was borrowing a car and needed a car for day to day use rather urgently so needed the car that night. Lady selling then told me she didn't have the documents at home and do I still want the car tonight. I said yes, but asked her to write out a receipt. Since then I have contacted her about getting the rest of the documents with no joy - I've been had basically. Pity, because the car is pretty nice for what it is and in VGC.
So, I'm going to apply for the V5 today at my DVLA office. Am I going to have any problems in getting the V5 in my name, could there potentially be a dispute over the registered keeper?
LiamM45 said:
Hi folks.
The other night I bought a new car, I say new, it's just an Audi A4 TDi, all £800's worth.
Anyway, after looking at the car, test driving, all that fuss, it turned out to be pretty clean and we agreed a deal. At the time I was borrowing a car and needed a car for day to day use rather urgently so needed the car that night. Lady selling then told me she didn't have the documents at home and do I still want the car tonight. I said yes, but asked her to write out a receipt. Since then I have contacted her about getting the rest of the documents with no joy - I've been had basically. Pity, because the car is pretty nice for what it is and in VGC.
So, I'm going to apply for the V5 today at my DVLA office. Am I going to have any problems in getting the V5 in my name, could there potentially be a dispute over the registered keeper?
To apply for the V5C the form is called a V62, there is a £25 fee for this and the document is downloadable here:The other night I bought a new car, I say new, it's just an Audi A4 TDi, all £800's worth.
Anyway, after looking at the car, test driving, all that fuss, it turned out to be pretty clean and we agreed a deal. At the time I was borrowing a car and needed a car for day to day use rather urgently so needed the car that night. Lady selling then told me she didn't have the documents at home and do I still want the car tonight. I said yes, but asked her to write out a receipt. Since then I have contacted her about getting the rest of the documents with no joy - I've been had basically. Pity, because the car is pretty nice for what it is and in VGC.
So, I'm going to apply for the V5 today at my DVLA office. Am I going to have any problems in getting the V5 in my name, could there potentially be a dispute over the registered keeper?
http://www.direct.gov.uk/prod_consum_dg/groups/dg_...
It sounds like you have the car and a receipt, so presuming she doesn't argue the V62 form you send then the V5C will be sent to you in your name in 4-6 weeks. I've bought two vehicles in the past in this way, with a receipt but no V5C and haven't had an issue.
matchmaker said:
Vulgar LS2 said:
There is a form to fill in which will ask you the circumatances as to why there is no V5, send it off with a cheque for £25 and then wait for your V5.
Not quite.If you buy a car and don't get the V5 from the seller, you don't have to pay a fee.I had to do this a couple of months back.
Lifted from the link a few post up,
You do not have to pay a fee in the following circumstances.
• If you are the new keeper and the previous keeper failed to tell us
about the change, you must have the New keeper’s details section
(V5C/2) from the V5C and send it to us with this application form.
• If the vehicle has been categorised as C salvage (repairs would cost
more than the vehicle was worth) by the insurance company and
they have destroyed the V5C. We will carry out checks to make sure
this is the case.
You have to pay for the following categories:
A = scrap only, B = break for spare parts only, and D = repairable.
You can get more information on salvage categories from the insurance company
Thanks for the responses. I've been to the DVLA and they don't expect a problem with it.
The seller was a trader who operated from home. Very nice house and the car was very clean and subsequently seems very well maintained so little reason to suggest foul play, personally I think they just didn't have the bottle to tell me they had lost the documents as I had already haggled a lot off the price.
As for whether this is a joke... no... if I was buying an expensive car I see your point. On an £800 workhorse I can live with no history and having to apply for a logbook. I have enough about me to know whether something is a scam.
Thanks for the responses
The seller was a trader who operated from home. Very nice house and the car was very clean and subsequently seems very well maintained so little reason to suggest foul play, personally I think they just didn't have the bottle to tell me they had lost the documents as I had already haggled a lot off the price.
As for whether this is a joke... no... if I was buying an expensive car I see your point. On an £800 workhorse I can live with no history and having to apply for a logbook. I have enough about me to know whether something is a scam.
Thanks for the responses
LiamM45 said:
Decent 6mnths tax in the window. Cant remember the MOT but that's not an issue.
I can't imagine any outstanding finance on such a car. Or do you mean some kind of logbook loan then sell the car and don't pay the loan?
Log book loan secured against the car; the next step after porning your jewellery at crack converters I can't imagine any outstanding finance on such a car. Or do you mean some kind of logbook loan then sell the car and don't pay the loan?
I bought from a dealer and it wasn't until I went to pick the car up that I realised he didn't have the V5. The car had been on a private plate. Anyway the dealer applied for the V5 at his own cost, the problem was I couldn't tax the car and the V5 took nearly 5 weeks to come through.
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