when i got my car it came with no log book, i am now selling the car, do i need a log book? do i need to register the car in my name? how can i get the log book?
2007-03-23 04:41:21 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Buying & Selling
you are supposed to send the green papaer to the dvla with all your details on it and they then send you the log book. you need the log book to sell the car on.
2007-03-23 04:48:57 · answer #1 · answered by knickersknight 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The UK V5c or logbook rules have tightened.
Many people will not buy the car from you at all, including dealers.
The green paper that you have could be anything, but I assume it is part of the V5c which has been torn off.
V5c has changed in appearance and has a watermark so it is harder to forge.
It is four A4 sides of paper with various security details and coloured sections.
The green slip part I think you have, may be the 'new keeper supplement'.
The person you bought the car off is responsible for parking tickets and such things until they submit your details as the 'new keeper' by posting of the rest of the V5c, not including the bit that you have got which is like your reciept of purchase.
But the old keeper may still inform DVLA that they do not know who the new keeper is, if they genuinely don't know.
Now the piece of paper that you have actually proves nothing.
It merely shows the registration mark and chassis number.
It doesn't prove who the keeper is.
The keeper is not necessarily the legal owner anyway, and most people would not enter into buying the car off you.
If you register the vehicle as yours then you will make it sell easier. Without a V5c the vehicle is worth much less, even to a scrap dealer who may not even want it.
The document is there as proof that the vehicle is not a clone or randomly made up number plate on a stolen chassis.
If the vehicle is not registered to you, how have you received the tax disk renewals??
You are at risk of being stopped by an ANPR number plate camera, for police questioning.
You may have done nothing wrong, but they will be suspicious as to your motives.
Un-registered cars are often used to steal petrol and similar things, for example.
The V5c is the only way to identify the vehicles' age, engine size and taxation class, and weither it was ever registered as an insurance loss.
2007-03-23 04:49:10 · answer #2 · answered by My name's MUD 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I assume that the green paper is long & narrow. That is your evidence that the vo5 (log book) has been applied for. It should arrive in the post within 2/3 weeks. Meanwhile, the paper you have should show your name & address and will enable you to tax the car at the post office. Destroy it when the log book arrives as there will be a blank replica on the bottom for your use when you sell. All instructions are given on the document.
2007-03-23 04:58:33 · answer #3 · answered by Duffer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The green form you have is probably a V5 form which is the log book as you call it. The old type log books have been done away with.The car should have been registered in your name when you obtained it. Whose name is on the form, who if anybody has paid the road tax? You may have problems when selling the car, especially if the buyer knows his way around the relevant paperwork The only other place that can advise you is the DVLA office at Swansea.
2007-03-23 04:51:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
When you bought the car the person selling it should have sent the logbook back to the DVLA to inform them you are the new owner. The green slip is just a stopgap until you receive your V5, logbook. It may just be that the wrong address was written down and you never received it. Call the DVLA to get it sorted.
2007-03-23 04:51:32 · answer #5 · answered by bluefloyd 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You need a form called a V62 from the post office, There are 2 options put your details on the form as the keeper, or fill out the V62 form in the name of the person who buys it from you, either way you will need to pay £19 when you send the form off.
2007-03-23 04:56:32 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If the green paper you have has V5 on it, that's what replaced the logbook. It's the registration document & should have your details as the registered keeper.
2007-03-23 05:35:36 · answer #7 · answered by champer 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Replacing a lost or stolen registration document or certificate:
http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/AdviceOnBuyingAndSellingAVehicle/DG_4022404
If you fill in the V62 and send off the "green paper" you wil NOT pay £19 - I suggest recorded delivery when sending it off
2007-03-23 19:06:48 · answer #8 · answered by WelshLad 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
try looking on e-bay if no luck type in log book and loads of options come up on the net i see loads of log boots sold at boot sales too! hope you find one
2007-03-23 04:53:37 · answer #9 · answered by donna 3 · 0⤊ 3⤋
go to the dealership
2007-03-23 04:46:39 · answer #10 · answered by charles h 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋