Thanks for the answer. I got the car from a relative and he gave me the form to send off, though he filled it in. The car Is taxed and insured. I just didn't send off the form.

If I send it off now with a date from several months ago will that cause problems? I'm not sure if I should speak to DVLA about it in advance.

I'd say don't contact them as this may trigger a prosecution - just fill in the V62 (this covers things like V5 being lost in the post! - ahem)

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/781426/v62-application-for-a-registration-certificate.pdf

Edited by Big John on 07/04/2019 at 01:03

The car Is taxed

Under current rules when you acquire a vehicle the remaining tax is refunded to the previous owner and the new owner has to tax it before taking it onto a public road. Easy enough to do.

It seems to me that the OP is currently driving the car still registered to his relative thus driving on the relatives tax. This is possibly illegal.

Part of the V5C has a ref number with an additional digit that is used to tax a car when you acquire it and before it is registered to the new owner. I suggest that the OP taxes it immediately to avoid any penalties.

This is what we had to do when dad gave the wife his old Micra. We sent the paperork to the DVLA the same day.