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The V5C of my new car is filled with someone else's details - how do I tax it?

I just bought a used car. I have the V5C/2 green slip but it is already filled with somebody else's name and address, plus it has an old reference number and I can't pay the tax online. How can I pay the tax for it? Must I wait for the V5C to come by post?

Asked on 21 May 2017 by Georgiana Dumitrascu

Answered by Honest John

This tells you what to do at a post office: www.postoffice.co.uk/vehicle-tax-faqs/ As long as the car is insured and MoT'd you can tax it and use a form V62 to apply for a V5C registration document at the same time.

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