Rubber Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 I have had my car for 4 years and it has now come to sell. However, how do I know how many owners the car has had? Can I find this somewhere for free? I can't remember what I was told when I bought the car from a garage - I didn't get a HPI check or anything. Is it advisable to get one of these for new buyers? Cheers, Chris Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Chris, Front page of the V5C Section 2 Alex Quote
Tarmac@TarmacSportz Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 I didn't get a HPI check or anything. Is it advisable to get one of these for new buyers? Cheers, Chris It's advisable a potential buyer does his own HPI check, I would leave that to them. Quote
AMT Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Sorry to butt in here, wasn't there a thing about the V5s being changed to red due to fraudulant ones? Was everyone to get a red one? Cos' I don't and ill be hopefully trading my car in, in a couple of months. Any issues with this? Quote
ZMANALEX Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Sorry to butt in here, wasn't there a thing about the V5s being changed to red due to fraudulant ones? Was everyone to get a red one? Cos' I don't and ill be hopefully trading my car in, in a couple of months. Any issues with this? I am led to believe that the reds are only getting issued when a change of owner is notified or when you buy another car new or preowned. You will not have any issues when you come to p/x Alex Quote
yankeesiter Posted February 26, 2012 Posted February 26, 2012 Sorry to butt in here, wasn't there a thing about the V5s being changed to red due to fraudulant ones? Was everyone to get a red one? Cos' I don't and ill be hopefully trading my car in, in a couple of months. Any issues with this? I am led to believe that the reds are only getting issued when a change of owner is notified or when you buy another car new or preowned. You will not have any issues when you come to p/x Alex Alex, I got a unsolicited red one and I'm not selling the car. Don't know why. Quote
Lexx Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Loads of blank ones were stolen. So the DVLA sped up the roll out of the new red type. Quote
jumping350 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 yeah i got my red one for my 350 about 2 months ago none for my other cars though Quote
rabbitstew Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Sorry to butt in here, wasn't there a thing about the V5s being changed to red due to fraudulant ones? Was everyone to get a red one? Cos' I don't and ill be hopefully trading my car in, in a couple of months. Any issues with this? I am led to believe that the reds are only getting issued when a change of owner is notified or when you buy another car new or preowned. You will not have any issues when you come to p/x Alex Yep, its only for new logbooks issued. I moved house last year and had to send off all the log books for my vehicles (about 12 or so), and ended up with a massive pile of shiny new red ones. The red ones also state on the front in big letters something like "this does not prove ownership of the vehicle" which sort of puts you off a bit the first time you see it. Quote
Paddy78 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Sorry to butt in here, wasn't there a thing about the V5s being changed to red due to fraudulant ones? Was everyone to get a red one? Cos' I don't and ill be hopefully trading my car in, in a couple of months. Any issues with this? I got the new red ones a few weeks after I'd taxed each of my cars. Quote
spursmaddave Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Sorry to butt in here, wasn't there a thing about the V5s being changed to red due to fraudulant ones? Was everyone to get a red one? Cos' I don't and ill be hopefully trading my car in, in a couple of months. Any issues with this? I got the new red ones a few weeks after I'd taxed each of my cars. Taxed my Leon in December and nothing yet Quote
ilogikal1 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 I've taxed my other car twice (well, taxed once, sorn'd once but who's counting...) since the red ones came out (middle of 2010 iirc) but not got a red one for that still. Quote
AMT Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Ahh right... Thanks! So when I exhange my car and buy a ...350Z (its comin' ..be patient!! ) I'll get a red one for that then? Quote
ilogikal1 Posted February 27, 2012 Posted February 27, 2012 Yes, any V5 issued now will be the new red style one Quote
Rubber Posted February 27, 2012 Author Posted February 27, 2012 Cheers guys. I had looked through the V5C but had not checked the front page Oh, and I did get one of the red ones issued ages ago. Chris Quote
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