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  • Do you need to carry all documents to drive in France? 19 Aug 2014 (Ask HJ)
    My sister in-law has just returned from a trip to France and saw repeated signs in service areas stating that failure to have insurance documents available...
  • No MOT on used cars from an approved dealership? 24 Dec 2013 (Forum)
    and took the car for a test drive, which seemed fine, but did not want purchase it today but I managed to snag a picture of the front page of the V5C registration cert. Upon later inspection it turns out the cars previous owner is registered to SCOT GROUP PLC, or the rental company Thrifty
  • Pre-registration with a broker - is this normal? 11 Oct 2012 (Ask HJ)
    I am buying a new car online. The broker has told me that the car will be registered to me as first keeper, but they have to go through an administration...
  • What's the difference between a pre-registered car and a new car? 28 May 2011 (Ask HJ)
    What, if anything, is the difference between a "pre-registered" car and a "nearly new" one?
  • Where can I get a replacement V5 registration document for my Volvo? 14 Oct 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I have lost the registration document for my Volvo. Please can you advise me as to what I should do to obtain a replacement?
  • DVLA - Reg transfer to retention cert. 23 Sep 2007 (Forum)
    Monday PM 17th visited the Portsmouth DVLA with paperwork to transfer registration to a retention certificate, Thursday telephoned and advised new tax cert, and docs to obtain new plate was ready for collection or post, Saturday recd the new V5C registration document. From past experience
  • Have I a V5 Problem? 29 Jul 2006 (Forum)
    When I taxed my car in February the post office clerk took the main part of the V5 document, leaving me with the green and red parts from the bottom. I have just realised that I have yet to recieve the new V5C. As I am selling the car to a dealer next Friday how big a problem to I have?
  • DVLA V5 Registered Keeper Fraud? 7 Apr 2005 (Forum)
    Hello I got a letter from the DVLA today, apparently somebody else is trying to register as keeper of my vehicle (Without my knowledge). Somebody has applied for a V5C for my car! This is obviously not correct so I will have to ring up the DVLA as advised on the letter, Has anyone elase
  • Offensive behaviour 29 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
    In August 2009 I sold my car to a main dealer. They took the logbook, MOT, etc. and they signed the V5 slip along with me and I sent this using the Royal...
  • DVLA lost my V5C - what do I do? 25 Jun 2013 (Ask HJ)
    I bought a used Megane Scenic in January 2013. The seller is known to me (son of a work colleague) and his dad mailed the log book to the DVLA the next...
  • Why does my Vauxhall Tigra show three previous owners when it should have had two? 14 Dec 2013 (Ask HJ)
    In late May I decided to purchase a used Vauxhall Tigra from a Vauxhall dealership. I took receipt of it on 1 June. During the purchase discussions my...
  • Paper moan 12 Jun 2010 (Ask HJ)
    I am about to part-exchange my car for a new one with a main dealer. Wondering whether the motor trader may not want the car registered in his name (i.e....
  • Is our 2002 Toyota Yaris ULEZ compliant? 2 Oct 2023 (Ask HJ)
    We have a 2002 Toyota Yaris and the ULEZ site indicates that it is exempt, despite the V5C showing it is Euro 3 We have used it a few times within the...
  • Mercedes-benz CL500 Auto - Using trader plates to steal cars 24 Aug 2024 (Forum)
    and get my car park and to penalise the person who stole the car. The person I believe had a spare key as I only had one set. I also can not believe that the police informed me that proof of a V5C is not proof of ownership, which really has confused me. Theirs a disclaimer on all V5C forms of this. Does
  • How do I get my vehicle into the 'historic tax class'? 4 Jul 2022 (Ask HJ)
    I have a Land Rover that is approaching its 40th year. Please can you let me know how to get it classed as 'historic'?
  • How much is the road tax for a nine-seat minibus? 18 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
    I have a 17 seater minibus and want to change it to a van with either six or nine seats. How much will the road tax be?
  • Do I have to tax and insure a vehicle if it's parked on a private drive and not being driven? 18 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
    I bought a car privately - my first car. It's currently parked on a private drive and was delivered by the former owner who is sending off the appropriate...
  • EA189 engine 1 Oct 2015 (Ask HJ)
    I spent some time a couple of days ago going through all my documentation including the registration, mot's etc to try to find which engine version I have....
  • Honda Civic type s gt - Used car, no mot disc, mot is up in May 6 Feb 2015 (Forum)
    Hi I just bought a car today off of a dealership. I couldn't fill in the v5c forms as he is waiting on them coming back from the dvla as the license plate is a cherished number. I got home and realised there is no mot disc on the windscreen, I phoned him up and he said it was sent off with the v5c
  • Citroen C1 - Need advice - car has no tickets or police records 20 Nov 2014 (Forum)
    ?  we bought  a used car last month,  from a nearby car dealer who lives few blocks from our place. The dealer suggested signing the V5C form in an earlier date to maintain the road tax. We hesitated at the beginning, but the dealer assured us that the car has not been used by nobody
 

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