my husband bought a car not even 3 months ago for £750 from a friend, we have not received the v5 back yet to date, the car has suddenly stopped working and have been told its the gear box, not worth fixing as its going to cost £1600+. the tax reminder went back to the previous owner and was past onto us to tax, but still no v5, who owns the car, we are sick.
thankyou to all of you that have replied already i have plucked up the courage to phone dvla, they still own the car not us, what to do?
If the tax reminder went to him, it’s still registered in his name and he hasn’t sent the update details to the DVLA.
Not your car and, in theory, this means that your insurance has been invalid the entire time you’ve been driving it.
Not a very good friend it would seem. :o(
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The owner and the registered keeper are two different things. Assuming you bought the car in a legitimate transaction, then you (or your husband) are the legal owner.
The V5 indicates the registered keeper. If you have not received a new V5C from DVLA in 3 months, then it sounds as though (a) the person you bought the car from did not sent it to DVLA to register the change of keeper; (b) that notification went missing; (c) the new V5C sent to you went missing; or (d) DVLA messed up somewhere along the line and didn’t transfer the registration.
Either way, you want to check the current status with DVLA.
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EVERY ONE READ THIS…….
go and get your v5,any v5…go to section 5[green bit]..
inbetween the green bar and your first name..what does it say???
”THE REGISTERD KEEPER IS NOT NECESSARILY THE LEGAL OWNER”…
….thers your answer,or at least another question for you…
just cos your names on the docs doesnt mean its yours…
as for your question its your car…not the last owners
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If you’ve bought the car you own it. I hope you’ve got a receipt, as you may have trouble proving it if the previous keeper still has the V5
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If you’ve bought the car you own it. I hope you’ve got a receipt, as you may have trouble proving it if the previous keeper still has the V5