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My daughter is about to sell her car. I am going to give her mine. What is the sequence of change in ownership of mine, taxing it and insuring it in my daughter's name?
I ordered a new car in January 2022. It was delivered in February 2023 and is now in a higher tax bracket. Can I dispute it?
My wife and I own two cars. Both are registered and insured under my name. We're getting older and one of us will probably stop driving. To simplify the sole driver's jobs, we'd like to know which problems...
I have bought a pre-registered car but the dealership wants to remain the registered keeper for three months. What's in it for the dealership? Should I insist on being the registered keeper?
I bought a secondhand car from a dealership four years a go and embarrassingly didn’t realise I had to process the change of registered owner, I presumed they completed this. I have the green V5 new keeper...
I bought a small used car for my daughter as a first car six weeks ago but have not yet received the new V5C in her name. The 'one man band' dealer, who operates from home, had provided me with the new...
I have a historic vehicle that has been off road for a while. It still has the blue V5, do I have to pay the DVLA £25 to update it to a V5C?
I have found a VW Scirocco at a local dealer that I'm interested in buying. I have done a search on the Gov.uk website, checked the Tax and MoT history and status and it's showing how the 'date of last...
I'm selling my car due to the ULEZ charge. When the buyer drives away a charge will be raised; how do I avoid liability?
I viewed a car today and it was advertised by a private 'dealer'. However, the V5C details were not that of the dealer and so I queried it. He waffled on about filling in the documents etc etc. I explained...