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• KIA Picanto - New car purchase procedure 1 May 2012 (Forum)
  What happens if it is damaged between the day I paid and the day I pick it up, which due to,work commitments will be about a week? Have their been any changes to how a V5C is completed? E.g dealers won't do this until the balance has been paid? Thanks for any comments.
• Confirmation that car sold re dvla 23 Jul 2007 (Forum)
  In case its not understood about rolling car tax and recorded keepers i have today been in touch with swansea regarding v5c documents that get lost in the post both sent on different days both different vehicles. you have to phone 6 weeks after the confirmation letter is received or its too late (i phoned 7 weeks after- ha-- too late they say) the dvla blame the post office for non delivery but still tell you the new keeper will have to fork out £25 before they get the log book so they can retax the car in 6 months/a year.
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  I bought a stolen car based on an inaccurate history check. Is the company I checked with liable? 4 Mar 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a car that turned out to be stolen. I did a full history check on it - which gave me a £30,000 guarantee for any clones as it came out clear....
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  Is my Euro 6 diesel car exempt from the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) charge? 19 Nov 2021 (Ask HJ)
  I own a Hyundai Tucson diesel vehicle. Having checked the Transport for London (TfL) ULEZ site I find that despite my vehicle being registered post-2015...
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  If I replace an engine, do I need to tell the DVLA? 10 Nov 2020 (Ask HJ)
  The engine in my Fiat Doblo van has broken down and the local garage that I trust has told me it needs replacing. I will do this with a reconditioned unit....
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  I need to tax my car but the V5C is with the DVLA 11 Aug 2020 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a car on the 6th of August and taxed it on the 7th when I also gave post office the logbook of my vehicle that I had part exchanged. The car I...
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  How can I sell a number plate that's on an old car that has been stored for 20 years? 7 Oct 2019 (Ask HJ)
  I have an old car in the shed that has not run for 20 years and would like to sell the number plate which has some value. How can I do this?
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  Speeding ticket confusion 11 Jan 2015 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a second hand car last week and today (seven days later) I was driving (all legal - taxed, MoT'd and insured) and unfortunately got flashed by...
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  Where can I hire a car which I can drive in France? 24 Aug 2013 (Ask HJ)
  Last week I had to donate my 1996 Volkswagen Golf to a breakers' yard in France because the cost to fix it would be much more than the car’s value. We...
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  Why won't Volkswagen UK help with rust problem on my UAE-import Golf? 25 May 2013 (Ask HJ)
  I have hit a brick wall concerning my 5-year old Volkswagen Golf. I bought this car brand new from Motorpoint, Glasgow. It was an import from the UAE and...
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  We don't want our car written off. 18 Feb 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My daughter had her bag stolen from her local gym. Her car keys were in the bag and the car was subsequently stolen. It is a 51 plate Toyota Yaris previously...
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  Why won't our dealer release a Skoda Citigo for sale to us for three months? 12 Jan 2012 (Ask HJ)
  My wife has agreed to buy a Skoda Citigo Elegance ex-demo and has paid a deposit of £500. The car was advertised on an official Volkswagen / Skoda site...
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  Too much to ask 19 Sep 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Last Thursday I took my 1-year-old Audi A3 (8,200 on the clock) for its first annual service at the Audi dealers where I bought it. On Friday morning...
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  Is it true that the DVLA will supply driver details to car parking enforcement companies? 24 Dec 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My wife was recently fined £60 for parking in Waitrose for 2.25 hours. I have no quibble with this. However the parking company (Europarks) stated that...
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  Are the CO2 emissions recorded wrongly for my partner's Volkswagen Eos? 12 Aug 2010 (Ask HJ)
  My partner has a Volkswagen Eos 2.0 TDI 140 PS DSG and I have a Volkswagen Passat Estate 2.0 TDI 140 PS Manual. She pays £200 a year car tax and I pay...
• Auction problem 13 Mar 2012 (Forum)
  Car was purchased, v5 filled in and handed back to cashier (with convienent £26 handling charge) and v5c handed over with key pass, service book, etc. Its now been 6 weeks, still no sign of new V5 and no acknowledgement letter of DVLA. Questions 1. When is it safe to assume the V5 has 'gone missing' from auction centre to the DVLA?
• BMW 5-Series E60 (2003 - 2009) - BMW 520d M `07 plate - power & emission 8 Apr 2009 (Forum)
  Even when I insured the car they told me that comes up on their system as 177 bhp. Today I`ve received from DVLA my V5C and Iwas very urprised to find out that: instead of 177bhp only have 163= 120 kW ; and another disapointement was on emissions: instead of 147g/km CO2, car band tax C, I have 185 g/km CO2 car band tax E.
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  Keeping the number plate from a write-off 8 Dec 2011 (Ask HJ)
  Just been advised by my insurer that my car has been declared a write off. Insurer is asking for the V5C and MOT etc. to be sent to them. The vehicle...
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  I was told my new vehicle had one previous owner, but it has two - will this affect resale value? 8 Jul 2017 (Ask HJ)
  I bought a four year old mini motor caravan from a reputable dealer in May. It was advertised as one owner, but I had to wait a number of weeks before...
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  Cat C Write Off Repaired 2 Jun 2011 (Ask HJ)
  My girlfriend’s car was recently hit up the rear, whilst stopped at lights by a closely following car. Her insurers Quinn direct are having difficulty...