Salesperson prevented me from seeing Car Logbook

paul_c123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092104#Comment_82092104

Service history isn't personal information, it relates to the car, not the person who owned or serviced it. For example, a BMW service history is digital and stored on the car itself, and simply consists of a list of maintenance items and date/mileage they were performed at. Similarly, many manufacturers now do digital service history (they will provide a service/portal where interested and relevant parties can log in and obtain data on the services performed - that data being limited to type of service, maybe work performed, date, mileage, maybe dealership performed at. And of course, before digital many cars have a service book which is stamped by the garage along with date/mileage/items done.

Flugelhorn

I always have a ferret in the glove box when trying out a car - often the service book in there with a location / name - it is more whether it has been with some company etc - I had one that I later found had been with a rental company in the IOM and was reregistered in the UK

PTP123

To be fair to the OP, there are reasons to see who owed the car last. There's areas of the UK you should avoid buying cars from

born_again

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092104#Comment_82092104

Full service history means nothing.

One service can be taken as the selling dealer has full service history. 🤷‍♀️

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092585#Comment_82092585

Got a list of these areas?

Or indeed any evidence at all for this huge generalisation?

sheslookinhot

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092811#Comment_82092811

Only if the car was young enough in age or mileage that it only needed one service, otherwise it did not have a FSH.

Car_54

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092585#Comment_82092585

Having a reason is irrelevant, you still can't see the data.

Anyway, the V5C doesn't tell you who own(ed) the behicle.

PTP123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82092860#Comment_82092860

Scottish cars tend to be rustier.

flaneurs_lobster

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82093142#Comment_82093142

I'll take that as a 'no' then.

PTP123

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/82093148#Comment_82093148

Yes, this is generally true. Cars in Scotland and coastal areas are more prone to rust and corrosion due to the higher rainfall, persistent dampness, and widespread use of road salt during winter. [1, 2, 3]Data from MOT tests and vehicle history checks reveals several specific details about this:

• The Rustiest Areas: Studies tracking MOT corrosion defects in the UK frequently highlight Scotland as having some of the highest concentrations of rusted vehicles. Banffshire, Fife, Midlothian, Roxburghshire, and West Dunbartonshire top the list. [1]
• The "Aberdeen" Effect: Coastal and northeastern cities are particularly harsh. Research tracking corrosion rates found that cars in Aberdeen rust at almost twice the speed of those in cities like Dundee. [1]