Can't get the V5 for our new car for another three months - is this normal?

My daughter recently purchased a pre-registered Renault Scenic. She paid cash. She was never presented with the V5C to countersign for transfer of ownership. She has subsequently enquired about the V5C...

You can actually transfer a registration from a written-off vehicle.

There are a couple of errors in your reply about transferring a reg from a crashed car. Firstly, you wrote, "You cannot transfer a plate from a write-off". It is possible to transfer a plate off a write-off....

Previous owner of our car caught speeding and blaming us - how should we prove our innocence?

We received a letter from the police just over a month ago regarding a speeding fine. In the letter they stated that they were aware we were not the owner of the car at the time of the offence, but asked...

Is this a good method of removing the address of a fake owner from the DVLA database?

I can suggest an easier method of RB of Daventry removing the address of the fake owner from the DVLA's database? Simply make a complaint to the Information Commissioner that the DVLA is holding false...

At what point does the car I've sold transfer to the new owner?

I've just sold my car to a buyer in South London but I'm uncertain as to when my liabilities will transfer to the new keeper. I prepared a handwritten receipt, which both buyer and seller signed at the...

Been offered a car with EU plates. What are the implications?

I have been offered a Mini Cooper 06 plate, registered in Republic of Ireland. I am in GB. What are the implications of transferring the registration of the car to the UK. Are there any charges I should...

How can I contact the DVLA to tell them I've sold a car?

In March I was having my car touched up and improved at the motor engineers I have used for some years, Simon Green Ltd., Leeds. Whist there a motor dealer who was obtaining a MoT for another car spoke...

After I received a new registration document for my Volkswagen Golf, how do I know the new document is accurate?

After reading BW of Plymouth’s email and your reply, I feel a little concerned. I too bought a Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI DSG Match in November of 2010 from my local main dealer. On receiving the registration...

Transfer of registration

My son has negotiated to buy a used car from a dealer who acquired it with a cherished number. Having had ownership transferred to them, they now have a V5 with the cherished number, but their attitude...

Transferring numberplate from an old vehicle

I wish to sell a registration number from a motorcycle that has not been on the road for many years. How do I go about this?