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Marcus Rockey is an accomplished automotive expert with a lifelong passion for cars. Growing up in the motor trade, he gained invaluable experience buying, repairing, and selling used cars. He was mentored by his father, Nigel Rockey, a respected motor trader in Bristol and South West of England. Marcus’s formative years were spent learning the intricacies of the trade, catering to both professionals and the public. Impressively, he made his first successful sale at 11, a 1992 Vauxhall Cavalier 1.6 L.
Marcus has also worked extensively in search engine optimisation (SEO) and is passionate about search engine algorithms and optimising websites to the top of search.
Recent work
Lost Car Documentation – What To Do.
May 15, 2025 | Blog
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...
BVRLA, DVLA & RMI Mileage Data Sets (New)
May 15, 2025 | Blog
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
May 15, 2025 | Blog
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
May 15, 2025 | Blog
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.
May 15, 2025 | Blog
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.
Feb 15, 2025 | Blog
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.
Jun 9, 2025 | Blog
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.
Jun 10, 2025 | Blog
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...