How do I know if my V5C is valid?
A genuine V5C will have a DVLA watermark, so hold the paper up to the light and ensure the watermark is visible. It will also have a serial number, printed on the top right corner of the first page of the document.
What is Section 9 of a V5C?
Section Nine of Your V5C: Selling Your Vehicle To A Motor Trader, Insurer Or Dismantler. Section Nine is the section you fill out when you are selling the vehicle to a motor trader, insurer or dismantler. Both the current keeper, and the new keeper, must sign this section.
What does validation character mean on V5?
It is a validation character for the document. It helps prove it is valid. I would think the plate is tranferable to a car no younger than it.
What type of information does a V5C contain?
The V5C or vehicle registration document registers your vehicle with the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA). It contains all the essential information about your car, such as the date it was first registered, its manufacturer, and the colour and engine size. It also shows who the vehicle’s registered keeper is.
How do I know if my logbook is real?
Firstly it is recommended to check for the watermark. Do this by holding up the V5C up to the light to check if the ‘DVL’ watermark is there. If it isn’t, the V5C may be a forgery. The watermark is in the top left corner of the document – but it should also be visible across the entire document at various places.
How do I find my validation character?
The ‘Validation Character’ – found next to the registration number on the vehicle’s logbook (V5C) The space to enter the expiry date of the vehicle’s road tax. The Purchaser’s signature area to authorise changes or an assignment.
What does it mean validation character Q?
DVLA issues ‘Q’ registration numbers to vehicles whose age or identity is in doubt. If this happens, any original vehicle registration number will become invalid and you must not display it again. To get a ‘Q’ registration number, your vehicle has to pass a type approval process.
What document shows proof of car ownership UK?
Every vehicle on UK roads is issued a Vehicle Registration Certificate, which is also known as the V5C, or more commonly as ‘the logbook’. The latest examples are red, blue, pink and yellow in colour, having taken over from the previous blue, green and cream style by late 2014.
What does Section 5 of a V5C mean?
Section Five of Your V5C: Registered Keeper. Section Five repeats the current registered keeper’s name and address. It also contains the date the current keeper acquired the vehicle. Section Six of Your V5C: New Keeper Details. This section is used for registering a new keeper, or changing details (such as a name or address) of the current keeper.
How do I complete the V5C form when selling my car?
In any case, completing the V5C paperwork when you sell your vehicle for salvage is not as complex as you might think. Simply fill out section 4 of the form (on earlier versions of the V5C, section 9 is the one to complete). The purchaser will also need to complete this section of the form.
What is Section 4 of the V5C for part exchange?
Section Four of Your V5C: Selling, transferring or part exchanging this vehicle to a motor trader Seeing the words “part exchanging” and “motor trader” might make you think section four of the V5C is only for when you part-exchange your old car for a new one.
What if I don’t have a V5C?
If your vehicle doesn’t have a V5C, you can download a V62 ‘application for a vehicle registration certificate’ form or pick one up from a Post Office. Complete all the relevant sections on the form and send it to the DVLA along with the V5C/2 (if you have it), otherwise you will be charged £25.