need help please!!!!!

[old skool freestyler]

when i brought my anglia the bloke i brought it off had the log book for it and we both signed it but i never recived one and the car has not got one of those vin plaes on it ( and does this matter???) but anyway is it easy to get a lag book cause if i cant get one me restoring the car is a waste of time

[over_head_cam]

Have you contacted DVLA? You should be able to just apply for the V5. Did you get the little green slip from the previous owner?

[old skool freestyler]

nope didnt get any thing i had the outher side of the log book but i sent it away to see if they would send me one and i didnt hear any thing from them

[tim]

you should of kept part of the log book before it got sent off,ring them in the morning,shuld be able to help you via the reg number

 

when was it sent of?

[old skool freestyler]

begening of the year i thort it might take a while as my starlets one was gone for ages but this is stupid do i have to have my debit card ready when i ring them???

[over_head_cam]

You shouldn't do mate, but if they have no record of the transfer they will class it as a lost V5 and charge 20 quid or something I think.

 

Logbooks normally only take 2 weeks

[old skool freestyler]

cheers bud thort it was gona cost me about that but at least i know i can get one happier now

[105Speed]

Ah.. 'The Great Lost Log Book Swindle'

 

 

This happened to me recently, I sent a log book back to have a couple of amendments made, engine size and colour and it never came back.

 

Contacted DVLA and the first thing they said was... 'Did you send it recorded delivery ?

 

To which I replied 'No.... Should I have ?

 

 

'Well if you could prove we received it we would send you a replacement log book free of charge but there is nothing to say we lost it, so thats £19 please'

 

 

And this got me thinking... what a scam that would be... just 'lose' 1% of the log books that pass through DVLA and think of the revenue that could be generated replacing 'lost' books

 

 

Call me paranoid but that is one cracking 'stealth tax' as no one will question 1% error.

 

 

But in short, you just apply for another log book with a form from the post office and send a cheque off for £19 and in no time you'll have a log book back.

[Vista]

Ah.. 'The Great Lost Log Book Swindle'

 

 

This happened to me recently, I sent a log book back to have a couple of amendments made, engine size and colour and it never came back.

 

Contacted DVLA and the first thing they said was... 'Did you send it recorded delivery ?

 

To which I replied 'No.... Should I have ?

 

 

'Well if you could prove we received it we would send you a replacement log book free of charge but there is nothing to say we lost it, so thats £19 please'

 

 

And this got me thinking... what a scam that would be... just 'lose' 1% of the log books that pass through DVLA and think of the revenue that could be generated replacing 'lost' books

 

 

Call me paranoid but that is one cracking 'stealth tax' as no one will question 1% error.

 

 

But in short, you just apply for another log book with a form from the post office and send a cheque off for £19 and in no time you'll have a log book back.

 

Good point! Note to self always get proof of postage when sending a log book, this is free and that way if DVLA want £19 for a new logbook you can claim it back from Royal Mail

[Retromotorsport]

Neil, you as suspiscious as me ... dont pay for recorded.. just take it into the post office and ask for proof of posting.. its a little card with the address on.

 

I got that once from them though.. and i just said " prove i didnt post it, your the ones who want me to loose it, not me.. i have nothing to gain by not posting it and evething to loose.. i'm sorning a vehical.. its in my interests to sorn it, or i'll get fined, you lost it, you pay your own fine !!"

 

"we'll look into it sir"

 

"thank you"

[ADY]

I got that once from them though.. and i just said " prove i didnt post it, your the ones who want me to loose it, not me.. i have nothing to gain by not posting it and evething to loose.. i'm sorning a vehical.. its in my interests to sorn it, or i'll get fined, you lost it, you pay your own fine !!"

 

"we'll look into it sir"

 

"thank you"

 

Quality,