Car dealership issues

boobyd

Op,you have no documents what's so ever?.
Not a purchase receipt nothing?
If you have,have you shown the dealer ?
Even if purchased remotely on line you would have email ,receipts etc.

tightauldgit

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can worry about whether you are due anything from the dealership once you've got yourself back on the road. 

Alderbank

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

tightauldgit

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

To me that sounds a lot better than waiting months for a dealer who doesn't seem to know their backside from their elbow to sort themselves our or begging for a courtesy car that they may or may not offer. 

Alderbank

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

The internet says a lot of things but the DVLA says only the registered keeper can tax it with a V62.

The dealer must have the V5C otherwise they would not have been able to tax the car for 6 months. They just cba to look for it.

tightauldgit

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

The internet says a lot of things but the DVLA says only the registered keeper can tax it with a V62.

The dealer must have the V5C otherwise they would not have been able to tax the car for 6 months. They just cba to look for it.

'Current keeper' not 'registered keeper' if you were the registered keeper you wouldn't need to make a V62 application. I haven't done it myself so obviously can't say for 100% sure but it seems to be the way to do it. Unhelpfully the DVLA do throw in a 'you may not be able to tax it if you aren't the registered keeper' but don't give any indication as to why or when the 'may' applies.

Yeah I agree the dealership should do it but they're being useless and the OP has work to get to. There comes a point where it's easier to DIY than keep chasing someone else to do their job. For £25 I would do the v62 and see how it goes then look at what the dealer owes me. 

sheramber

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

The internet says a lot of things but the DVLA says only the registered keeper can tax it with a V62.

The dealer must have the V5C otherwise they would not have been able to tax the car for 6 months. They just cba to look for it.

the dealer never taxed it for 6 months or a year - presumably because they discovered they didn't have have the V5C

Alderbank

sheramber said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

The internet says a lot of things but the DVLA says only the registered keeper can tax it with a V62.

The dealer must have the V5C otherwise they would not have been able to tax the car for 6 months. They just cba to look for it.

the dealer never taxed it for 6 months or a year - presumably because they discovered they didn't have have the V5C

The original post says  'I phoned up the dealership and enquired why and they fobbed me off saying that they were only taxing it for 6 months. Which means I have been driving around without tax for 5 months!'

I took that to mean the dealer had taxed it from August to January. Have I misunderstood?

tightauldgit

Alderbank said:

sheramber said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

The internet says a lot of things but the DVLA says only the registered keeper can tax it with a V62.

The dealer must have the V5C otherwise they would not have been able to tax the car for 6 months. They just cba to look for it.

the dealer never taxed it for 6 months or a year - presumably because they discovered they didn't have have the V5C

The original post says  'I phoned up the dealership and enquired why and they fobbed me off saying that they were only taxing it for 6 months. Which means I have been driving around without tax for 5 months!'

I took that to mean the dealer had taxed it from August to January. Have I misunderstood?

It's not super clear but I think this must have been a line from the dealer - otherwise OP should have a valid V5C in their name, no?

Alderbank

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

sheramber said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

Alderbank said:

tightauldgit said:

If the dealer isn't being helpful then you should be able to do this yourself with the DVLA surely? You need to get the car registered and taxed. From what I can see you can get a V62 apply to DVLA for a new log book and use that V62 to tax your car. Then you'll be legal to drive. 

You can but it takes ages.
DVLA are (rightfully) suspicious of any deal where someone has acquired a vehicle without going through the proper legal channels (is it stolen?) and they do a lot of checking including writing to the last registered keeper to confirm the sale.

Possibly but the internet says you can tax it with the V62 application (doesn't need to be approved) and you are good to go so it solves the problem. Having the actual registration documents in your name isn't really a problem unless you are planning to sell the car in the next few weeks.

The internet says a lot of things but the DVLA says only the registered keeper can tax it with a V62.

The dealer must have the V5C otherwise they would not have been able to tax the car for 6 months. They just cba to look for it.

the dealer never taxed it for 6 months or a year - presumably because they discovered they didn't have have the V5C

The original post says  'I phoned up the dealership and enquired why and they fobbed me off saying that they were only taxing it for 6 months. Which means I have been driving around without tax for 5 months!'

I took that to mean the dealer had taxed it from August to January. Have I misunderstood?

It's not super clear but I think this must have been a line from the dealer - otherwise OP should have a valid V5C in their name, no?

The dealer can tax the car using the data from the V5C which he received from the previous owner. They always do this before the new owner can drive it away. This is a legal requirement, they can sell an untaxed vehicle on within the trade but a retail sale the vehicle must be taxed before being driven on public highway.

When I bought my current car the dealer taxed it but forgot to send the change of registration details to DVLA, so I didn't receive a new log book as expected. I phoned him to complain and he did it while I was on the phone. You can see this in real time on the DVLA website. Previously I had seen the last change of registration was when the former owner bought it new. When the dealer updated, the last change of registration became that day's date.