Dealer asked for new logbook and I bought the car before he received it

colino

Go to garage, get the V5C, call Swansea, tax the car there and then and then sort out the paperwork.

sush40

I think it's still under the previous keeper's name, so I'd rather go and sort out the paperwork at the garage. Plus, if I understood, the trader is in charge of sending the V5 to the DVLA, not me?

I will check if the V5 is the original one like he said, how can I tell if it's a duplicate?

I will carry out a full HPI check just in case. The trader did one (using Autocheck) but apparently logbook loans don't show on a basic HPI check..?

sush40

Ok, I picked up the V5 at the garage yesterday.

It was the original one with the name and signature of the keeper, so the garage didnt fill out anything. I kept the green slip and went to the post office to tax and send the V5 to DVLA.

I checked the V5, everything matched with the car (VIN, registration etc..), but the engine number was different from the one I had on the receipt... ??

atrixblue.-MFR-.

sush40 wrote: »

Ok, I picked up the V5 at the garage yesterday.

It was the original one with the name and signature of the keeper, so the garage didnt fill out anything. I kept the green slip and went to the post office to tax and send the V5 to DVLA.

I checked the V5, everything matched with the car (VIN, registration etc..), but the engine number was different from the one I had on the receipt... ??

check it against the cars physical engine number, search google to find its location on your model and engine, then see if they match if it doesn't, then uh oh its had a an engine replacement sometime in its life, no biggy though I wouldn't be bothered.

Rolandtheroadie

Just found this.


https://www.gov.uk/car-tax-disc-without-v11-reminder


Looks like you could have filled out a V62 at the post office and got tax.

sush40

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

check it against the cars physical engine number, search google to find its location on your model and engine, then see if they match if it doesn't, then uh oh its had a an engine replacement sometime in its life, no biggy though I wouldn't be bothered.

Yeh but if the engine was replaced, I should have certainly received another piece of paper proving it? (like a bill or something?)
I haven't been told about this at all when buying the car from the garage. (im assuming they probably didnt know as well)

sush40

I double checked the car's paperwork again and nothing mentions an engine replacement

atrixblue.-MFR-.

sush40 wrote: »

I double checked the car's paperwork again and nothing mentions an engine replacement

Have you opened the bonnet and looked for the engine number and checked it against the v5c if you have and they don't match but it matches that of the invoice you got then ask questions towards the dealer you bought it from.


if its relatively new car then I would say the value just dropped to rock bottom if the engine and v5c numbers don't match.


if its a budget car then forget about it its not going to affect resale.