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• Flipping Cars: A newbie looking for advice 10 Sep 2019 (Forum)
  problem which I thought I would put out here. -When purchasing my car I received the green slip from the V5C as proof of ownership but the V5C itself did not arrive for around 2 weeks. This is problematic as I would ideally have turned the car around in this time (MOT, repairs, valet, listed
• Insurance write off, query about keeping the car 4 Oct 2014 (Forum)
  insurance will become void.. Can they do this? Secondly they want a copy of the existing MOT, a copy of my driving license, and the original V5c which they will return.  Why ? I couldn't get a logical answer. Surely if I didn't have a driving license I couldn't get insurance in the first place
• New VED rules & part-time trading 30 Sep 2014 (Forum)
  I can't sem to find an answer to this.. As a part time trader, I will now need to register vehicles in my name, presumably using the V5C/2 details, in order to tax them, when I need to keep them on the road. If I sell that car quickly, would the new owner be able to use the same V5C/2
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  Fleet sales site - any drawbacks? 12 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Have you had an opinion of fleetprices.co.uk? They are offering outright sale of Focus ST 3 at £20,090.35 OTR. Wondered if there were any drawbacks?
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  Lost Ford radio code - what can I do? 18 Jan 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Please help. After replacing the battery in my 52 reg Ford Fiesta I need the code for my radio.
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  Has my car got a DPF? 6 Jun 2012 (Ask HJ)
  Has my car got a DPF? It's a Ford Focus Studio estate 1.6 TDCI (57 plate), first registed 17-01-2008)?
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  Can I contact Rover to confirm my car's emissions? 21 Jun 2023 (Ask HJ)
  I have an issue with my Rover 1990 416 GTI Auto which I have owned from new. The V5C has no entries in the exhaust emissions section V1, V2, V3, V4, and...
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  I bought a used car described as having one previous owner - but the V5C says two former keepers? 13 Nov 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I went to view a secondhand car that was described by the dealer (in bold capital letters) as "1 Previous Owner". I was looking for a one-owner car. At...
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  Why does my insurance company want the V5 for my written-off Mazda 6? 21 Sep 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Why would my insurance company (Zurich) want me to send them the V5 form for my ex-car (2007 Mazda 6TS hatchback, 18,000 miles) when they have declared...
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  Slight error in advert - what are my rights? 24 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
  At the end of July 2012 I purchased an approved used car. It was advertised online with a CO2 rating of 89g/km (I retained a screen grab of the advert)....
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  Lost V5C in the post 22 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  I have sold my car last year in October and sent off the log book to the DVLA with new keepers details, unfortunately DVLA has never received the paper...
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  Mail chauvinist 21 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  You recently published an email from a reader who had notified the DVLA of a change of vehicle keeper by email. Customers who submit an email enquiry regarding...
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  The DVLA lost my V5C and now want me to pay for a replacement? 11 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I sent my V5C logbook to the DVLA with a change of fuel notification. After a month I called them and they said to wait longer but they could tax it over...
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  The VIN of my car doesn't match the V5C - what can we do? 3 Apr 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I recently discovered that the vehicle we purchased in 2016 has a different VIN on the vehicle windscreen to that on the V5C paperwork and all invoicing...
• Buy car and export it straight away? 13 Apr 2017 (Forum)
  Hi, Im going to buy a car and wanna  export to  abroad. Need to undestand few thing on V5C( logbook). Q1. If I buy a car from a private seller to export it then Do I have to take the car on my name first or not?. In this case obviously I have to wait my new logbook from
• Honda CBR 600 RR - V5C/2 reference number not recognised 1 Aug 2018 (Forum)
  gave me the V5c/2 (with private plate WW02 on it) and told me she will send to DVLA by post. Probably DVLA website didn't recognise the plates because she requested to take off the private plate (ww02...) and give back the old plate (CK03...) to the motorcycle. After 2 or 3 days I did check
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  Can you change a category S car? 22 Jan 2024 (Ask HJ)
  i have seen a car on an auction site, which is a police disposal, and down as a cat s, however there is zero damage to the vehicle. Is there any way of...
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  Can I dodge the ULEZ charge by swapping my van's engine? 3 Dec 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Would changing the engine in my Citroen Relay to a 2.2-litre BlueHDi be possible and make it compliant with the London ULEZ?
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  Are there any differences between a private light goods and a light goods vehicle? 7 Aug 2019 (Ask HJ)
  Are there any differences between a private light goods and a light goods vehicle? If a 1997 Escort van is a PLG does it mean it's a commercial vehicle?
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  What's the best method for tracing my car's history 21 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought a left hand drive car and would like to know which country it was first registered in. It was brought to the UK in 2010, but was registered...