van not registered in owners name?

oops_a_daisy

Hi there - wonder if anybody can help. I have been to see a small van and all seems in order and I will do a HPI check prior to purchasing but the V5 document is still in the name of the previous owner. The guy selling the van has only had it for 2 months and has never bothered to register it in his name. I have never owned a vehicle myself as I have always had a company vehicle so I havent got a clue as to whether this will be a problem.
Can anybody let me know if this is something that should be avoided?

Many thanks xoopsx

Keith

I would, it's not up to the current owner to register it, it's up to the previous owner to send the documentation off.

Sounds fishy to me, registration docs would be back within 2 months

oops_a_daisy

Oh dear - I didnt realise that. I just thought that it was the new owner that had to send off the documentation.
OK then - will avoid and start the search all over again

thanks xoopsx

anewman

If it's left up to the buyer to send off the documents, invariably there's the risk it will be left in the old owner's name and they'll start getting speeding fines and parking tickets through the post.

Buyer gets buyer's slip of V5. Seller and buyer fill in the V5 together and seller sends off - if the seller does not get confirmation that the vehicle is no longer theirs within a certain amount of time, the seller must contact the DVLA or pay any and all fines for no tax etc.

Would definitely avoid this one.

oops_a_daisy

thanks anewman. I have spoken to the previous owners as I know who they were and they have confirmed that it was one of their vehicles but just said that they would have sent off their part of the form but it seems that the new owner hasnt

xoopsx

Wig

oops_a_daisy wrote: »

confirmed that it was one of their vehicles but just said that they would have sent off their part of the form but it seems that the new owner hasnt

xoopsx

That can't be true, if you saw a V5 with previous keepers name and address in the main address box (section 1) on the front cover of the V5, and again on the first page in section 4, then it was not sent away, because the current keeper still has it and you were looking at it.

If I were you and you are interested in the van, check again the V5 check whos name is in section 1 & 4 check if anything is written in section 10. If nothing, then you could try to sort it out between the 3 of you by asking the old keeper to fill in section 6 & 10 in your name with todays date and you give the money to the seller with a written reciept. That way you will avoid the extra keeper being registered.

But you may decide it's not worth the hassle.

oops_a_daisy

well I actually didnt look too closely at the V5, it was the current owner that said that it was not registered in his name yet and the previous owner said that they would have done the documentation so somewhere along the line something hasnt been done.

But anyway........ further development tonight

I kind of went to a car auction and bought an estate car :eek: it is a part ex 1 owner car with FSH. Low mileage and immaculate - but not sure if I have actually got it yet as it didnt reach their reserve. I will find out tomorrow

This is my first ever car purchase and I am 40 years old :rotfl: if I get it then I have got it for the lowest valuation at trade so fingers crossed. Now need to get insurance for the first time too have always had company cars in the past.

will update tomorrow

xoopsx