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CarVeto is a car history database for private motorists and supported by a small team of automotive professionals. With 30-years of experience in the second-hand car market, our blogroll contains detailed guides on the facets of buying, selling and maintaining a vehicle.
If you are at the point of buying a new car, we encourage you to access our database to check its history. All you need is a vehicle registration number to access a free online report.
Lost Car Documentation – What To Do.
Lost logbook (V5C) Selling a car without a registration document. How to apply for a new vehicle logbook via DVLA form V62 If you have defaced or lost your vehicle V5C logbook, you can still transfer ownership of your car or sell it to a third party. It’s also...
Car Finance Checks.
Outstanding car finance check Learn about outstanding finance car loans Steps to buying a used car safely and legally Check a vehicle before you buy: Hire Purchase Logbook loans Any contract purchase lending such has PCP Any other type of car finance Our car...
BVRLA, DVLA & RMI Mileage Data Sets (New)
BVRLA, VOSA and RMI mileage combined data Enhancing Car History Checks with Additional Mileage Data: Combating the Growing Problem of Clocked Vehicles in the UK The latest extensive mileage data alerts are provided by CarVetoIntroduction Car history checks are crucial...
Transferring car owner or address
Tell DVLA of a change of ownership from a sold, purchased or transferred car DVLA and changes of name or address to the V5C logbook How to report vehicle changes online and offline Part of every sale and transfer of a used car involves telling the DVLA....
Registered keeper versus legal owner
DVLA registered keeper vs the legal owner of a car. How DVLA and Police regard car ownership. Who owns a car when the main driver is not the DVLA registered keeper? The V5C logbook provided by DVLA is not evidence of legal car ownership. Instead, it states the...
DVLA Logbook Checks When Buying a Car.
Case study: V5 check car logbook. DVLA V5C registration certificate vehicle check. A recent customer was planning to buy a car from a local dealer in the Midlands. He spoke with the dealers for an on-the-phone V5 check to confirm the date of...
Subject Access Requests to the DVLA.
What is a subject access request to DVLA?Authored by Marcus Rockey, covering the automotive sector for more than 30-years. Published 18th February 2023.The DVLA holds certain information about you and your vehicle (which is registered in your name via the V5C DVLA...
Buying Car No V5C.
Should I be buying a car without a V5C? The 5 things you need to avoid when the seller doesn't have a DVLA log book Buying a car privately comes with risk. A new car is a significant financial investment that is not easy to reverse should you hit...
Road Tax No Documents.
Taxing a car without a V5 logbook, V11 tax reminder or green slip (new keeper supplement). It is against best practice and government advice to buy a car without its DVLA V5C registration certificate, informally known as the logbook. It becomes especially...
New Style Logbook From DVLA.
Latest V5C DVLA Log book explained. Definitions of each section of DVLA's new car log book V5C document. How to replace, update or change a car owner's name or address from a sale or transfer of ownership.What is a V5C? The V5C log book registration document,...
DVLA and Selling Your Car
I've sold my car DVLA Sold car notification Driver Vehicle Licensing Agency are responsible for retaining vehicle details and owner information in the UK. Detailed data is held on the gov.uk website. Motorists are expected to notify DVLA when they have bought...
SORN with DVLA
How to SORN my car with DVLA. Take your vehicle off the road legally. SORN means you don't need road tax, a valid MOT or insurance.Notes on Sorn: You'll get any full months of road tax refunded If you have already sold a car, you don't need to Sorn it, rather...