madkayaker
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Well, the car is sold, I've invoiced him, signatured it all and the guy was made aware it was sorned, he turned up, test drove, paid and loved the car, signed the paperwork over and drove off. Hes text me back saying how he loves the car and I've looked after it very well, etc. He's a welder by trade too, works for JCB on the big stuff. So he understood where I was coming from when I said all the welding was done. 
He said He'd sorn it for a month before retaxing it (taxing it right now would see you losing a month of tax due to it being the end of the month)
Just out of interest, I got a quote for my car from I.J. Kayes 'show us the metal, we'll show you the money' we've all heard it, they'd pay me £80 for my car...
He said He'd sorn it for a month before retaxing it (taxing it right now would see you losing a month of tax due to it being the end of the month)
Just out of interest, I got a quote for my car from I.J. Kayes 'show us the metal, we'll show you the money' we've all heard it, they'd pay me £80 for my car...
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I still don't understand why you think it needs retaxing. Unless you have surrendered the tax disc for a refund, the disc remains valid until its expiry. When you SORN a vehicle, you are SUPPOSED to submit the disc for refund, but if you didn't, it's valid.
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If you uninsured a vehicle you need to surrender task disk these days (even if its a free one)
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If its a do one and last for ever job now I'm not so fussed
Its not quite that.
Its do one & last till the registered keeper changes.
If only the people that keep bringing out all these new regulations would "do one".........
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It'll only have been changed to save the guv'mint money, no need for all those SORN reminders means they can probably close an entire department somewhere.
You can bet if the system falls over it'll somehow be the vehicle owner's fault.
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As there is no longer a vehicle it's unlikely to change keepers until I kick the bucket then its not my problem
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As there is no longer a vehicle it's unlikely to change keepers until I kick the bucket then its not my problem
Unless a clone appears and you start getting the fines, for the sake of a bit of paper work I think you should get it off the records.
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don't work that way as long as you are classed as registered keeper it's still down to you hence why i say copy the V5 with the signatures on it
take it to the post office get a certificate of posting it's free
that way you have proof you posted documents to dvla
it saved me a fine for failing to change the keeper
so unless you get a letter saying you are not the keeper it's down to you
It's only down to you as far as chasing them if you haven't had an acknowledgement letter confirming you are no longer the registered keeper within 4 weeks of you sending the V5 (or current equivalent - V5c?) off. That's what I suggested he did. Legally at this point you've done what you need to and you come off the record as registered keeper.
Proving you've done this or that you haven't is as always another matter so by all means get whatever proof you want. It has been tested in court and was deemed that since DVLA could't prove that the guy DIDN'T post the docs there was no case to answer. I believe that was when they added the extra step and text on the paperwork telling you that if you haven't had an acknowledgement letter in 4 weeks get back to them.
Personally if I don't still have a vehicle or enough of it to resurrect it at some point then I get it out of my name as simply owning too many vehicles can be used as "evidence" that you are trading in some way or another and if you aren't...... A mate fell foul of this by quite legitimately having a number of vehicles registered to him at his home address (all classics or toys of some variety and it wasn't a huge number). The tax man came chasing over income from his non-existant "vehicle business". That's one area where it's not so much down to them to prove you did something naughty as it is for you to prove that you didn't.
Iain
Proving you've done this or that you haven't is as always another matter so by all means get whatever proof you want. It has been tested in court and was deemed that since DVLA could't prove that the guy DIDN'T post the docs there was no case to answer. I believe that was when they added the extra step and text on the paperwork telling you that if you haven't had an acknowledgement letter in 4 weeks get back to them.
Personally if I don't still have a vehicle or enough of it to resurrect it at some point then I get it out of my name as simply owning too many vehicles can be used as "evidence" that you are trading in some way or another and if you aren't...... A mate fell foul of this by quite legitimately having a number of vehicles registered to him at his home address (all classics or toys of some variety and it wasn't a huge number). The tax man came chasing over income from his non-existant "vehicle business". That's one area where it's not so much down to them to prove you did something naughty as it is for you to prove that you didn't.
Iain
Trouble is new owner especially if he's come some distance won't be too happy waiting to drive the car that he's paid for while this is going ahead and what if the deal is done after 5pm on a friday etc?
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you keep the v5 you only give the owner the small green new keeper bit
so you can go to the post office Saturday or later all you are doing is covering your rear
you keep the v5 you only give the owner the small green new keeper bit
so you can go to the post office Saturday or later all you are doing is covering your rear
I thought the reg doc (V5) had to be in the post on it's way to DVLA before the vehicle could be accepted as off your hands.
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you have to post it to dvla yes but there is not a time limit as long as the seller and buyer has filled in the form and signed and dated it
the seller keeps the main part of the log book the buyer get the small new keeper part that can be used to tax it
(i still think it's wise to add in the time it's sold as well in case the new buyer gets caught speeding etc)
this should answer all your questions
https://www.gov.uk/browse/driving/number-plate
Ok. Thanks very much........
