What's the difference between a pre-registered car and a new car?
What, if anything, is the difference between a "pre-registered" car and a "nearly new" one?
Asked on 27 May 2011 by MD, Derby
Answered by
Honest John
A "pre-registered" car is an unused car that has been registered, usually to qualify for a dealer bonus for registering a certain amount of cars in a month. Anyone who buys it effectively buys a secondhand car with one name already on the V5C registration document and a warranty dating from the date of registration to the original keeper. A "nearly new" car is merely a used car that is "nearly new". "Nearly new" can be taken to be anything up to a year old.
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