Bought a car with no logbook

Herzlos

iwb100 said:

Tax is no longer transferable. So your car is untaxed. You can’t drive it until you can tax it. That’s the bottom line. If you drive it now you won’t be insured because it’s not taxed appropriately. 

No, there's no distinction on tax like that.
It's taxed until the ownership changes, so it'll become untaxed with no notice.

The bigger problem with insurance is that until you get the V5 you aren't and don't know the registered keeper and I can't see many insurers allowing that. 

Herzlos

shiraz99 said:

Herzlos said:

For future reference; don't buy a car with no log book. Even cars at auctions have them. 

Basically you can't tax the car until you get the V5, which will take 5 weeks unless the previous owner objects. If the previous owner lost the car due to a repossession you're stuffed. 

It's very common they don't.

It's certainly possible they don't but they usually do. 

I'm somewhat skeptical that a reputable dealer would buy one without a logbook due to the risk/hassle.

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Herzlos said:

shiraz99 said:

Herzlos said:

For future reference; don't buy a car with no log book. Even cars at auctions have them. 

Basically you can't tax the car until you get the V5, which will take 5 weeks unless the previous owner objects. If the previous owner lost the car due to a repossession you're stuffed. 

It's very common they don't.

It's certainly possible they don't but they usually do. 

I'm somewhat skeptical that a reputable dealer would buy one without a logbook due to the risk/hassle.

Cat-S never have a V5, but the replacement comes in a few days (whilst they are repairing it). Probably when the insurer surrenders the V5 the car becomes a Ronin.