Can you get fine if you apply for V62 months after car purchase?

KbUser

Hello
I have a quick yet important question.
My dad has purchased a car I think around end of November last year and I think to last owner did not really care tell dvla that he sold the vehicle because it was quite cheap car that needed some repairs.  As far as I know new owner should apply V62 form 4 weeks after the purchase if he did not get V5 yet . It has been many weeks more and I was curious if we write down honest date of purchase will it cause any trouble or fine? 

AdrianC

No, it'll be fine.

Has your father got the green V5C/2 slip?

If the vendor posted the keeper change to DVLA, it's probably still caught up in their backlog of paperwork. Online is almost instant.

Car_54

OP, has your father not taxed the car? That will certainly cause him problems.

KbUser

Car_54 said:

OP, has your father not taxed the car? That will certainly cause him problems.

Car is taxed and insured just there is no V5C yet in my dads name

williamgriffin

KbUser said:

Car_54 said:

OP, has your father not taxed the car? That will certainly cause him problems.

Car is taxed and insured just there is no V5C yet in my dads name

You do realise that tax is no longer transferable on selling a vehicle?

KbUser

williamgriffin said:

KbUser said:

Car_54 said:

OP, has your father not taxed the car? That will certainly cause him problems.

Car is taxed and insured just there is no V5C yet in my dads name

You do realise that tax is no longer transferable on selling a vehicle?

Yes I know. We paid for the tax ourselves on the day of purchase.

williamgriffin

KbUser said:

williamgriffin said:

KbUser said:

Car_54 said:

OP, has your father not taxed the car? That will certainly cause him problems.

Car is taxed and insured just there is no V5C yet in my dads name

You do realise that tax is no longer transferable on selling a vehicle?

Yes I know. We paid for the tax ourselves on the day of purchase.

And that'll probably be refunded to the previous keeper when you get the V5.

KbUser

williamgriffin said:

KbUser said:

williamgriffin said:

KbUser said:

Car_54 said:

OP, has your father not taxed the car? That will certainly cause him problems.

Car is taxed and insured just there is no V5C yet in my dads name

You do realise that tax is no longer transferable on selling a vehicle?

Yes I know. We paid for the tax ourselves on the day of purchase.

And that'll probably be refunded to the previous keeper when you get the V5.

Are you serious? We are paying monthly but nonetheless the car was untaxed when we got it. So why would the money go to previous owner ?

KbUser

And we taxed the car using green slip reference number so I do not see a reason why would old keeper get a refund

AdrianC

KbUser said:

And we taxed the car using green slip reference number so I do not see a reason why would old keeper get a refund

OK, that's the important information here...

If you taxed it as the new keeper using the V5C/2, then the tax is in your keepership, so no problem.
And given he has the V5C/2, the V62 is free - and is absolutely the right way to get a V5C in his name.
No, there's no repercussions from doing it.

molerat

Have you checked on line to see when the last V5 was issued ? https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/  From a relatives' experience paper based transfers can take 3 months for the new V5 to come through so there is still time yet.

As you taxed it using the new keeper slip then there should be no problems of a refund going to the previous owner.