About to trade my car in March and unfortunately can't find my V5 registration document anywhere. Can this be replaced and how long would it normally take to do so.
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We've just moved house and turned the new one upside down looking for SWMBO's V5 so that we can record the change of registered address. Have now given up and declared it lost.
DVLA let you download a version of V62 which is an application for a new V5. This is at:
www.dvla.gov.uk/forms/pdf/V62online.pdf
Apparently if you fill it in and send it off then they will send a new V5 but you must promise to give the old one back if you do find it!
We're posting it tomorrow so I've no idea how long it will take.
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Whilst surfing found the DVLA site, I've not changed my address and it appears I can contact them by telephone as long as my details have'nt changed, I will be able to have it posted to me.
Also states that for a new one, It will take approx 2 weeks.
Again, many thanks for replying.
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Shall we see whose arrives first?
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We're posting it tomorrow so I've no idea how long it will take.
www.dvla.gov.uk/faq/faq_lost_documents.htm
"You can obtain a new document by filling in form V62"
"A new document will then be issued to you in about 3 - 4 weeks."
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On the subject of V5s, I just received one for a new car and blow me if the format hasn't changed again. Its roughly the size of an sheet of A3 folded in half to make an A4 booklet.
Apparantly to comply with the standardisation of these things across Europe.
Did we always have to give the date of birth of someone buying a car from us ? Because we do now. And it also explicitly states that if you don't send off the form corrrectly completed when you sell the car then you are absolutely liable for all fines related to that car (tax, parking, etc).
Apparantly the old V5s will be invalid from May next year.
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Apparantly the old V5s will be invalid from May next year.
Does this mean that all V5s will be re-issued? Surely not.
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It says (paraphrasing) that from 01/01/04 all new/replacement V5s will be issued in the new format and from May 05 the old format will cease to be valid for any vehicle.
More than that I couldn't tell you.
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I read in Car Mechanics that new V5's will be going out with tax renewals from June I think.
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"And it also explicitly states that if you don't send off the form corrrectly completed when you sell the car then you are absolutely liable for all fines related to that car (tax, parking, etc)."
So, if someone gives you false details you are still liable. How are you supposed to know if the name and address they give you is correct. You could insist that they bring a bill along, and if they don't you won't sell it, with the cash under your nose!. Oh boy.
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www.dvla.gov.uk/newrules/reg_changes_v5s.htm
Between January 2004 and May 2004 anyone expecting a Registration Document because they have either
* Purchased a new/used vehicle
* Applied for a duplicate document
* Notified DVLA of a change of details
will be issued with a new style Registration Certificate.
From June 2004 until June 2005 Registration Certificates will continue to be issued in these circumstances but will also be automatically sent to keepers shortly after they tax their vehicle or notify DVLA that a vehicle is being kept off the road [Statutory Off Road Notification - SORN]. The intention is that by June 2005 all traceable vehicles will have been issued with the new style Registration Certificate.
This means that from 1 July 2005 all existing Registration Documents will no longer be valid. An extensive publicity campaign will be launched in May 2005 to encourage all vehicle keepers who have not received the new Registration Certificate to inform DVLA.
On receipt of your new Registration Certificate, please check that the details are correct, put it in a safe place (together with the guidance notes) and destroy the existing old style Registration Document if it is still in your possession.
To ensure a consistent approach and common format, the design of the registration certificate will also be adapted for use in Northern Ireland [Click here].
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY
* JAN 04 New style Registration Certificate issued for all first
registrations, applications for a duplicate and whenever DVLA are notified of change of details.
* JUNE 04 Registration Certificates automatically issued shortly after a vehicle is taxed or
DVLA is informed that a vehicle is being kept off the road [SORN].
* MAY 05 If a Registration Certificate has not been received inform the DVLA
Because
* JULY 05 All existing old style Registration Documents will no longer be valid.
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