At what point does the car I've sold transfer to the new owner?

I've just sold my car to a buyer in South London but I'm uncertain as to when my liabilities will transfer to the new keeper. I prepared a handwritten receipt, which both buyer and seller signed at the...

Been offered a car with EU plates. What are the implications?

I have been offered a Mini Cooper 06 plate, registered in Republic of Ireland. I am in GB. What are the implications of transferring the registration of the car to the UK. Are there any charges I should...

How can I contact the DVLA to tell them I've sold a car?

In March I was having my car touched up and improved at the motor engineers I have used for some years, Simon Green Ltd., Leeds. Whist there a motor dealer who was obtaining a MoT for another car spoke...

After I received a new registration document for my Volkswagen Golf, how do I know the new document is accurate?

After reading BW of Plymouth’s email and your reply, I feel a little concerned. I too bought a Volkswagen Golf 1.4 TSI DSG Match in November of 2010 from my local main dealer. On receiving the registration...

Transfer of registration

My son has negotiated to buy a used car from a dealer who acquired it with a cherished number. Having had ownership transferred to them, they now have a V5 with the cherished number, but their attitude...

Transferring numberplate from an old vehicle

I wish to sell a registration number from a motorcycle that has not been on the road for many years. How do I go about this?

Should my son transfer the personalised number plate on his written-off BMW to another car?

My son’s old, special edition BMW has been written off after being ploughed into at speed on the M25 by an idiot who didn’t notice the stagnant queue of traffic. The insurance company has agreed that he...

I bought a car with a badly chipped windscreen - can I reject it?

I just went to the local Nissan dealer to trade in my Nissan, and purchased a Vauxhall. I saw the Vauxhall on Sunday and everything looked ok. I went into the office to finalise the paperwork today and...

How can I get a motorcycle registered in my name without a V5?

I swapped my running moped for a spares or repair motorcycle. When I swapped we did not fill in the V5s or send them off because he did not have his V5 on him at the time and i forgot to get a receipt....

I've received the wrong MoT after changing my number plate - is this an admin error?

I assigned a number plate to my vehicle on 20 August and was given the new MOT and tax disc on that day, as I did it at my local DVLA office. Today I have received another MOT certificate with my new number...