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  Is it safe to buy from internet car dealers? 24 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  Internet dealers quote keen prices but most are "pre-reg" meaning no V5C for several months. With £20,000 or more sent in advance of seeing car and then...
• Phoning the DVLA 25 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  I traded my Picasso in 2 weeks ago & sent the yellow part of the V5C off to the DVLA (by recorded delivery !) to notify them of the change of ownnership. They say to allow 4 weeks for them to send conformation that they have received it and have ammended their records, but as i hadn't heard from them & am about to go on holiday i thought i would phone and check that it had been done.
• Ford Focus RDS 5000 VIN Number Storage 16 Jan 2006 (Forum)
  After following the instructions in the Ford Audio Guide supplied with the car, I have discovered that the VIN on my V5C & VIN Plate is 17 characters in length, and the RDS 5000 only has a 16 character memory, 16 also being the max. length stated in the Audio Guide. Am I missing something simple, or is there no way to store the full VIN on the radio, making this useful security feature a waste of time?
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  Fine hell curtains? 18 Jul 2009 (Ask HJ)
  Back in December I sold a Volvo Estate. I wrote to DVLA next day and informed them (just plain first class post). A few months later they sent me a letter...
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  How can I check if a used car attracts a tax premium? 7 Nov 2024 (Ask HJ)
  When buying for example a two year old car is the seller either private or a dealer obliged to inform you that when new it's list price was over 40k and...
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  Private number plate swap - how does it work? 18 Feb 2022 (Ask HJ)
  When I bought my car it was brand new and I put my own private number plate on it. Now I am changing my car and want to take my private plate off the old...
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  I want to buy a UK registered car in Spain but it has no paperwork - what can I do? 19 Jul 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have been offered a 1982 Renault 4 GTL but it has no paperwork. The car is in Spain on UK-plates. Can I somehow get new papers for this car so I can...
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  My car has been cloned - I have told the police but do I need to tell potential buyers? 20 Jun 2019 (Ask HJ)
  My car number has been cloned - I have notified the Met Police and been given a crime reference number - the vehicle was picked up when it entered a bus...
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  I'm purchasing a car through a broker but something doesn't seem right - what do you think? 19 Oct 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I am thinking about purchasing a car through a broker. He informs me I will be the first registered keeper. However the car will be registered in my name...
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  How do I apply for tax and MoT exemption on my SORN'd 1967 Austin Healey Sprite? 27 Apr 2018 (Ask HJ)
  I purchased a 1967 Austin Healey Sprite Mk4 in September 2017 and it has since been SORN'd. How do I apply for tax and MoT exemption when it comes into...
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  Car is wrongly listed on the insurance database - should I be worried? 16 Nov 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I recently bought a used Volvo S60 R Design. The insurance database has it listed as an S60 R Design Premium, but it's just a standard R Design (with a...
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  Taking my car to university - do I have to tell my insurer? 4 Oct 2016 (Ask HJ)
  I am currently looking to purchase a new car but beforehand I want to ensure that I'm doing the documentation for it correctly. My driving licence is addressed...
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  Buying a car online - is it safe? 2 Feb 2014 (Ask HJ)
  I am considering replacing my current vehicle with a Hyundai i40 Tourer Premium SE Blue Drive (136PS). Although a mouthful to say, I really like the car...
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  Can emissions be reduced by fitting Michelin Primacy 3 tyres? 5 May 2012 (Ask HJ)
  You printed a letter I sent you regarding larger wheels fitted with low profile tyres increasing exhaust emissions, and pushing vehicles up into the next...
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  Is my 2006 BMW 335i\s 228g/km emissions rating accurate? 20 May 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I have a 2006 BMW 335i SE Coupe E92. My V5C shows the CO2 as 228g/Km but all the calculators I have used show 218. Any ideas? Could this be the result...
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  Just checking 13 Feb 2010 (Ask HJ)
  I am going to soon purchase a second-hand car from a Vauxhall main dealer. He says the car has been HPI checked as are all the second hand cars they sell....
• Volkswagen Golf GTD MK7.5 - ULEZ PCN Appeal help 17 Feb 2022 (Forum)
  Hello everyone,I'm hoping someone could help me,I've received a PCN for driving in a ULEZ zone and I want to appeal as my car is compliant,it's a 2017 diesel but my problem is it says when going to appeal to provide evidence but on my V5C certificate the EURO category of my car is not stated I've checked online and it's 6b I've driven on this same road that I got the fine on for more than 6months with no issues same in other parts of central London and never got a fine to say I was shocked would be an understatement.Does anyone know what would be deemed acceptable for them as proof that my car is compliant.
• Bought used car didnt received V5 1 Jun 2021 (Forum)
  Hi I bought used VW Golf in April from car dealer not private seller and still haven't received V5C document. So I filled out and sended V62 form and I added New Keeper green slip. But problem is I forgotten to actually fill out green slip. So new keeper details were blank. Of course I put all details in V62 form but is there gonna be problem because green slip was blank?
• Vehicle check question 8 Feb 2016 (Forum)
  As the vehicle is 250 miles away with a dealer (I plan on going Tuesday).  Do I go there and inspect the VIN printed on the V5C to the VIN on the vehicle? Which I would have done regardless as part of my check.   Quote: Finance agreement recorded They have provided the details so I will ring tomorrow (in a few hours) to confirm if settled in full and if so confirm by email.
• Police recovery of stolen vehicles 17 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  If you look to the right you'll see a link to a story about a specialist national police unit set up to counteract vehicle crime: "Stolen V5C etc". {here's the link as it won't stay on the RH side of your screen forever:- http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/news/item.htm?id=6023 } The story says that the unit has recovered 1200 stolen cars since it was set up in December 2006.