I have done everything i can to prove to him, even recorded the conversation with the bank and sent it? And can the police really do anything as there is nothing in writing stateing any sort of aggreement? And if he did declare the car as scrapped, what is the procedure of getting it back on the road legally?

Assuming you have no part of the V5/C at all you could apply to the DVLA for a Registration Document for the car. This will cost you £25.00 and there's a form to fill-in.

Problem might come in that they will write to the previous registered keeper and ask whether he has any objection to the new V5/C being issued. If he says it's OK or does not reply within two weeks they will issue the new V5/C anyway. However, if he objects, there could be problems.

Did you realy swap cars, send the other party £250, not take the apropriate part of the V5c and not insist on a reciept ???

Sounds like you are victim to a scam to me !!!

Your only option is to send him proof that the payment has been made (printout from bank transfer), and to tell him that if he does carry out his threat, then you will involve the police in his attempt to defraud and blackmail you.

You've been a bit foolish. The V5 quite clearly says that the new keeper is responsible for sending off the form - them keeping the form was wrong, and it could have all been safeguarded by a simple act of taking pictures with a phone of the car handover, which would then be date and time stamped as proof.

I'm a bit mystified on something else : as you may know, car tax does NOT transfer to a new keeper. So your car is not taxed. So you need to get a new V5 and tax it BEFORE you can use it on the road.

Get this form :

www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attac...f

fill it in, and send it off TODAY. You will then have to wait until the new V5 arrives until you can tax and use your car. That may take 4-6 weeks, or it may only take a week.

When I had a car scrapped I seem to remember the scrapyard had to fill in an official form to let the DVLA know. Therefore I doubt they will take any notice of the guy you swapped with, without offical confirmation scrappage has taken place.

Sounds like he is trying to blackmail you. Suggest you get advice from the police or a solicitor.

Google "car swap scam" and see if anything seems familiar, it certainly sounds like there's a risk it's a variation on the theme.

If it's a scam, it's a damned stupid one. Bank account details, beautifully traceable.