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• Motoring School and the V5C 12 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I know that this car was very popular among motoring schools. Obviously i do not want one with such a past history. Does the V5C say whether the car has been used as such. What other ways can i find out whether a car has been used as such.
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  Why is my insurer asking for a copy of the V5C? 21 May 2023 (Ask HJ)
  My granddaughter has just become 17 and is learning to drive. As my wife is no longer allowed to drive we have made her car available for her to learn...
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  The V5C of the Audi TTS I'm about to purchase states it is the wrong colour - will this appear on HPI as a colour change? 25 Feb 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I put a £200 deposit on a 2012 Audi TTS, which I had seen online from a dealership, so they moved it to my local garage for inspection. The car looks great,...
• VW Transporter - Advice: Buying van with wrong colour on the V5c 26 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  I am going to see a VW Transporter which was a white van according to the HPI checks but is now sprayed orange.  The seller has claimed he forgot to change the V5C which still claims its a white van.  Am I able to buy the van and then change the colour with the DVLA?  Cheers
• Taxing an ex-Motability car (tax class 'Disabled') 22 Dec 2014 (Forum)
  Hi all, At the weekend I bought a used car from a dealer, it is an ex-Motability car so the taxation class on the V5C is still 'Disabled'. The dealer has the V5C and will be sending that off to DVLA, and I will then receive the new V5C with my details on it.
• Renault Megane Fidji - V5C Registration Document Problem 24 Sep 2010 (Forum)
  3. Any problem in future that original owner claims that his car is stolen(becoz he didnt signin in V5C)?
• Peugeot 307 SW - Bought a trade car with no V5C 13 May 2021 (Forum)
  Hi A friend has just bought a car privately from someone who works in the motor trade who was running the car himself and he in turn appears to have bought the car from a friend who is another dealer as a trade car and has been running it as such (i.e. he never bothered to get the V5C). So the problem is there is no  V5C with the car and obviously my friend is obviously trying to get the thing registered in his name. The last V5C was issued in 2011. It was suggested that he fill in a V62 application for registration certificate which he did but when he took this to the local post office the DVLA system declined/rejected it.
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  Is my 1978 car now tax free and how do I go about applying? 18 Jan 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have a Mk4 Ford Cortina registered in 1978. When is it tax free and how do I go about getting it registered as tax free?
• vauxhall zafira sri - car wrote off v5c not in my name yet 9 Sep 2018 (Forum)
  is it a case of it just taking longer to recieve the money as i have to wait for the v5c or can they now refuse to pay me? very worried and very confused im insured by esure many thanks for any advice
• Any - V5C 27 Aug 2016 (Forum)
  Is there any problem with giving a prospective purchaser the document reference number.  They reckon they need it to check the road tax.  I...
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  Why does my insurance company require my V5C two years running? 23 Mar 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last year I received a letter from my insurer threatening to cancel my policy if I failed to send them a copy of my V5C within seven days. I complied and...
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  Kaptive audience 24 Apr 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a Hyundai i10 on 1st November 2008 and the dealer assured me it had the new Kappa engine. Is there any easy way to identify the new engine? I...
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  I lost the V5C to my car, which has been abroad for 10 years - how do I get it back to the UK? 19 Mar 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My 10-year-old car has been in Spain for nine years and 11 months. I've lost the V5C, so what do I say at Dover when I try to bring it back to the UK?
• MOT certificate no longer online without V5C 6 Jun 2019 (Forum)
  Checking the Govt MOT history site today I see you now need the V5C number to access the certificate. Previous years' history is still there but presumably that will disappear on a rolling basis in future years. Unless I've missed something this change hasn't been mentioned in this forum so this must have changed very recently.
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  What do I need to do to make sure my classic car is tax exempt? 11 May 2018 (Ask HJ)
  My 1978 Vauxhall Cavalier Mk1 is eligible for tax exemption from April 2019. How do I obtain a Build Date Certificate to prove to the DVLA when it was...
• Do not have the V5C yet but needs to tax car. 26 Aug 2010 (Forum)
  I do not think i will receive a reminder from the DVLA, to take with me to tax the car. How do i tax the car if i only have the V5C/2 (the little green slip) and the docs mentioned above without the reminder from the DVLA.    
• 2016 - Bought the car 30 Nov 2024 (Forum)
  So a family member bought car. The seller provided a fake v5c logbook, only the person realised afterwards as they tried to come and tax the vehicle. The reference from the v5c isn’t working. At this point we didn’t think it was stolen. I checked HPI clear no stolen We applied for v62 , after month delay send the letter to provid the pictures of the car with vIN number of back and forth with all the pictures everything provided, they finally I got the v5C , then after I sold the car for need the money , after few days I got the letter from DVLA said the inspection team we’ll contact you for the car but I already sold the and transferred to the person who bought it , so today the person send the message said the police is coming don’t worry , I sold the car legally with v5C on my name , any advice what should I do please ?
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  Change of ownership after lease expires - do I have to notify the DVLA? 30 Apr 2022 (Ask HJ)
  I have just bought my car after its three year lease expired. Do I have to notify the DVLA?
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  I bought a car and the dealer still hasn't sent the V5 - how do I source a replacement? 30 Oct 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a car from a dealer and completed the V5, but after weeks I have not received the document. The dealer claims it's not his responsibility....
• Ford Fiesta - NIP for Speeding - sent to unupdated address 3 Sep 2017 (Forum)
  Got an NIP for speeding, but sent to my parent's address, since I hadn't updated it on the V5C yet. My address is updated on the license and insurance, but I clean forgot about the V5C - which is obviously the address that was given when they ran the plate. The question is this: which box do I tick for the question 'Are your above details correct?'