New RED log book??

cyclonebri1

Ok so accepting that that is the case, ie anti fraud, is it only me that thinks a little more publicity would enable the general public to understand and react accordingly to the threat?
IE, suspect the older book??

pulliptears

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Ok so accepting that that is the case, ie anti fraud, is it only me that thinks a little more publicity would enable the general public to understand and react accordingly to the threat?
IE, suspect the older book??

No, I agree completely. When the one for OH's car came the other month our first thought was 'is the car a write off or something?' having never seen a CAT D etc log book.

Trebor16

One of the changes with the new V5 is that it is not possible for the registered keeper to tell DVLA they have scrapped the vehicle as they have removed the section which allows the RK to tick the box to say they have scrapped it and then send the V5 to DVLA. The only way olf scrapping a vehicle with this V5 is to take it to an authorised scrap dealer.

cyclonebri1

Trebor16 wrote: »

One of the changes with the new V5 is that it is not possible for the registered keeper to tell DVLA they have scrapped the vehicle as they have removed the section which allows the RK to tick the box to say they have scrapped it and then send the V5 to DVLA. The only way olf scrapping a vehicle with this V5 is to take it to an authorised scrap dealer.

Hi, look I'm not questioning you here but didn't we all take our cars to a registered scrap dealer previously?? or at least to a yard that we considered registered for their buisiness purposes, IE, reducing cars to scrap metal ????

Trebor16

cyclonebri1 wrote: »

Hi, look I'm not questioning you here but didn't we all take our cars to a registered scrap dealer previously?? or at least to a yard that we considered registered for their buisiness purposes, IE, reducing cars to scrap metal ????

No, you didn't have to. You could have dismantled it at home and sent the V5 off to DVLA with the scrapped box ticked and they would then record it as scrapped. I certainly did it with my wifes scooter a couple of years ago. But you can't self scrap now. You could still take a vehicle apart but you would have to SORN it.

rev_henry

espresso wrote: »

Perhaps they are issuing them to the more recently registered cars first? I only know of my brothers, which he got in September two years after first registration.

Oh this wasn't just out of the blue, I had just bought the car and the V5 I got was red. Wasn't a new car either.

espresso

pulliptears wrote: »

The one I got yesterday was for my 12 year old Clio so I assume if they were going by age that would be way down the line yet. That said, I've not had the one for my 1982 TR7 yet.

Interesting - probably completely random then. Out of our five cars only the two year old one has had the new red V5 so far.