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Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - 59fisher
Hi there I'm hoping you can give me some advice regarding a forged signature on my log book.

I visited a very well know Dealership as we were buying a new car. I asked them if they would be interested in buying my 2006 little 107 which had only 14,000 miles on the clock, was immaculate condition and a semi-auto. I was unable to trade in as I was getting a mobility car. They offered me only £2,750, I said I was looking for more than that due to such low mileage. He told me to think about it, so 6 weeks passed and we were told to collect our new car as they don't deliver mobility cars we had to go in my car to collect it. When we arrived they told me they were now only willing to pay about £2,000 for my 107 which I refused.

The problem now was that we were going on holiday the next day and had no way of getting my car back home. I had cleaned the car and had the log book because I thought I would have been able to negotiate a better deal. Anyway, I was told to go away enjoy our holiday leave the car with them and they would text me an offer and sort it all out when we got back.

Problem was on our return they had SOLD my car without permission and we had never received a text from them. How stupid I feel to have trusted them, we had a big row and I settled for £3000. I complained to DVLA and they phoned me and said that I had signed section 8 and it was no longer my car. They sent me a copy of the log book and my signature had been forged. When I accepted the money they told me they didn't need me to sign the log book.

Why did they forge my signature if it wasn't required? DVLA had blocked out section 6 and the other part of section 8 as that was obviously the new owner details. The dealership had also sold it only 3 days after we left it with them.

Is there anything I can do? I have never signed anything, not even when they gave me the cheque, they didn't ask me to. I know I should never have left the log book but I honestly believed that I could trust them, after all they are not some 2 bit dealer and as I had never sold a car before I thought it was safe to leave it as I didn't sign the log book.

Edited by 59fisher on 22/08/2013 at 18:07

Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - tony g
Hi ,I think in accepting and presumably banking the cheque you have entered into a contract to sell your car to the dealer .pretty much everything else is just your word against theirs .

The £3000 they paid you is a generous offer ,cars similar to yours are currently retailing on autotrader for £3/ £3500 .

There is no way you can prove who signed the v5 fraudulently ,could it have been the new owner ? .Certainly a lot of the cars I buy don't have the v5 signed by the former keeper and the dvla will issue a reg doc when the v5 is not signed.

You got more for your car than its trade value , its time to move on .
Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - 59fisher
Thanks I was wanting others opinions
Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - Andrew-T

Seems that too much has been done for any to be usefully undone. You have received £3K, better than the original offer (if I understand correctly). The forging of your signature was a bit underhand, but you weren't available at the time. I am surprised that the value of your car was not agreed when you signed up for the new one.

When you part-ex a car for a new one there is only a certain amount of haggling you can do - usually by getting a few extras thrown in, like carpet mats. If you feel your car's low mileage is a good selling point you could try selling it privately, when you would be able to apply more pressure to the selling dealer's price; or you could try another dealer who may be more generous.

My experience of dealers is that they won't call you unless they have to - you have to call them. And unless your car looks extremely tatty, cleaning it up is unlikely to affect its exchange value.

Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - coopshere
Is your complaint that: (a)you have not got a fair price for the car or (b) someone has forged your signature on a legal document?

If (a) then why did you accept the cheque? You should have stood your ground when this was presented to you and argued your case then.

If (b) then clearly someone has committed a criminal offence and if you want to pursue that you need to report it to the police.

Presumably you are happy with your new car. If you are happy with the price for your old one then pursuing the signature issue will be more grief than it is worth.

If you are just unhappy overall with the dealers actions then tell all your friends and just don't use them again.
Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - FP

Good post - I think it sums things up well.

As regards the forging of the signature - an offence, certainly, but what is the fall-out from it? Nil. I doubt if the police would be interested.

Clearly the dealer did not behave impeccably, however.

Peugeot 107 - The Log Book (V5C) - Avant

As long as the £3,000 is safely in your bank account, you've done well, even if the methods of the dealer were unethical. A seven-year-old, semi-automatic Peugeot is a big risk for a buyer, and the short journeys suggested by the very low mileage make it more so, not less.

Most of us on here wouldn't have paid £3,000 for it, so rejoice and move on.