Help! Car sold with wrong reg plates!

fivetide

Kilty wrote: »

I've bought > 10 sets of plates on eBay without documentation that came fully marked with name, postcode and BSAU markings.

I said "usually" I know there are some that do it but lets be honest, they are still flouting the law so the moral high ground is some distance away...

5t.

Kilty_2

fivetide wrote: »

I said "usually" I know there are some that do it but lets be honest, they are still flouting the law so the moral high ground is some distance away...

5t.

.... and it's them who'll get done for it, not me, so I'm happy.

Beats paying £30 at the local factors or £30 each at Halfords

nikiziggy

fivetide wrote: »

The concerning thing which seems to have dropped off the radar is the service history. Does the V5 say who owned it before? Might be worth checking out as that sounds well dodgy and could be a combo of fraud/over paying for a car with history it doesn't have.

5t.

Well, eventually got hold of the "garage" that supplied the service history stamp.
"The garage owner is in Thailand for a year, call back in November!"

fivetide

nikiziggy wrote: »

Well, eventually got hold of the "garage" that supplied the service history stamp.
"The garage owner is in Thailand for a year, call back in November!"

Superb! Mind, if it is a fairly new car and only one stamp, worth getting an oil and filter swap done for peace of mind i'd say.

Check the dipstick for the oil colour and see how dirty the airfilter is.

5t.

Kilty_2

TBH if it has a dubious history I'd give it a full service - oil, all filters, plugs, etc and get someone to check it all over well.

Jakg

fivetide wrote: »

Not quite right. Usually these 'show plates' will be lacking the BSU number and the postcode of the place that put them together so technically not legal. Would be hard pressed to get done for it but I have known cars fail an MOT for it as it means the sale of some more plates.

Demon Plates (for example) make "show" plates that have (in very small letters) the correct BASU markings / postcode etc.



Very hard to spot from afar, but if you zoom in enough...

s_b

it is an offence to sell number plates without proof that the person ordering them is the owner of the car
this is why they are called show plates
they should be made illegal unless you produce your v5 and the utility bills
think of it this way show plates might at this minute be on the same make of car as yours because someones cloned them via the internet
dont think it happens?
happened to me
not nice

Jakg

I don't think they should be sold either (without the V5), however at the same time I wouldn't of had to resort to the internet if I could of found someone locally who'd make me some plates that are legal (i.e. have the postcode on) without having some stupid branding on them (i.e. "HALFORDS").

Kilty_2

s_b wrote: »

it is an offence to sell number plates without proof that the person ordering them is the owner of the car
this is why they are called show plates
they should be made illegal unless you produce your v5 and the utility bills
think of it this way show plates might at this minute be on the same make of car as yours because someones cloned them via the internet
dont think it happens?
happened to me
not nice

Just because something is illegal doesn't mean it stops.

Flyboy152

nikiziggy wrote: »

In late jan 2011 I bought a car from a small second hand sales place. Engine management light been on twice since, repaired once under warranty and once I've had to pay. Most recent repair, last Friday, dealership ( different place from where I bought car), noticed a letter on reg was different to tax disc.

Why did you have to pay?