A car that is 05 plated and was constructed in 2003, is that perfectly legal?
2007-01-16 21:34:02 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
no it isnt legal, the dealer just hasnt been busted yet
ok i keep hearing it is legal in the uk.. guess i should have said that it is illegal in the usa to sell a car as a 2005 if it is a 2003 not because it is used but because it shows that the paperwork doesnt match up and that someone is trying to deceive the customer. however here a 2005 is sold at a used price at the end of 2005....... paper work from the dealer must match manufactured yr as to the age of the vehicle
2007-01-16 21:43:22 · answer #1 · answered by painfully yours 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
In the UK, yes.
If the car has not previously been registered it is classified as new by the DVLA. It will be the DVLA, not the dealer, who will have decided the plate should be 05.
However, the dealer should come clean with any customer that the car was manufactured in 2003.
There are still a few unregistered MGs and Rovers in the dealer network, which would now get 56 plates if registered, despite no MG or Rovers having been built since early 2004.
2007-01-17 01:16:51 · answer #2 · answered by Neil 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's legal if the bank denied her loan. She needs to work directly with the dealership's finance and insurance manager to get this settled. Often banks will approve someone for a loan based on their credit application...if they find that they put down '2 years' as the time they have lived in a house, when the real time is '2 months' they will deny the loan. Dealer's sometimes even let people buy cars when they assume that the customer will be approved for a loan, but they later find out that the bank will not approve a loan and must take back the vehicle. Most dealers can work with you somehow...even if it means financing the vehicle with a different bank. If the bank has not approved the loan, then your daughter has not yet really registered the vehicle in her name - the dealership is holding the paperwork until the loan is finalized. Work with the dealership to find her another bank to finance the vehicle and ensure that her interest rate does not go up.
2016-05-23 23:32:07 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is absolutely legal. The registration date is exactly what it says. The date it was first registered in the Uk, it has no correspondance of the manufacturers date. The UK warranty will start on the reg date anyway, and you will find that a car that has been stood 2 years will be much cheaper than a new version when offered for sale. Car do not have a sell by date.
2007-01-18 02:33:01 · answer #4 · answered by richard n 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
provided the car has not been used or owned by anyone else, then yes. There is no shelf life to a "new product"
Its wise to check the registration status of new cars as many garages will pre-register to get thier sales numbers up ( and therefore qualify for next months discount )
Next time you buy a radio (eg), turn it over - its probably a year old. Whats the difference ?
Jsut to show what the car industry can be like.....my father worked at Vauxhalls and they stored thier cars on fields near the Mersey and all its salty air. They were rusty before they even got to the showroom, let alone registered.
2007-01-16 21:46:13 · answer #5 · answered by Michael H 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
i think the registration refers to when the car license is registered not the age of the car. e.g., you can have personalized number plates that have no reference to the car's age. generally they correspond but there are times they don't. I suppose it's like having a guarantee on an electrical item from a shop. it's a year from purchase not from manufacture. but it does suck if you've been caught out coz most people proabably would make the natural assumption they are one and the same. I got caught out by a garage selling me a car with delivery miles as brand new. I found out it was a test driven car! Bast**ds
2007-01-16 21:40:39 · answer #6 · answered by egger 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Perfectly legal as it refers to registration date not construction date, as everyone else has said.
When working for a rover dealership I had one customer that changed his car every two years, It turned out that the 'new' car he had bought actually had a chassis number earlier than the one he was part exchanging!
2007-01-16 22:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by Indy 1 · 2⤊ 1⤋
You could have an old Morris Minor made in 1970's but still registered on an 05' plate, but only if it is unused and unregistered.
2007-01-17 01:14:22 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If the car is new, meaning it has never been sold or registered from the original manufacture. Check with your local DMV
2007-01-20 13:29:55 · answer #9 · answered by collinbarnette 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
As long as it has just been placed in service for the first time, it's completely legal.
2007-01-17 02:44:37 · answer #10 · answered by Bostonian In MO 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋