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Dealer A has, free of charge, changed the registered keeper of the C_Max in question from it's previous owner to Ms X. He has done this because Ms X is currently without a car and Dealer A has romantic inclinations towards Ms X. Ms X does not share those inclinations and has made this clear to A on a number of occassions. I guess A thinks this will endear him to her but it has actually freaked her out.
The car is 04 reg, worth around £1500 with no obvious faults. No money has, or will change hands.
She wants to know what dangers (if any) she faces driving it 50 miles to 'A's garage in the evening then abandoning it outside the premises. She is particually concerned whether it has tax, or who would be liable if something happened after the vehicle was returned - for instance it was maliciously moved to double yellow lines and clamped - would she be the one facing costs?
Emotionally, she would prefer her name to have no association with the car, so ideally she would like to stop the transfer into her name. Looking at a different V5 it seems the V5 needs to be signed by new and old keeper - therefore A must have forged her name. She has not yet recieved V5, who should she speak to to prevent her becoming registered keeper.
With regard to tax. The governments tax website says that the vehicle is taxed. Assuming she is not the owner/keeper because of the forgery, does that mean the old tax is still valid?
Thanks guys
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