digging up the past

[GT_Jim]

ive heard that you can get copies of the MOT docs previous owners and any other history for a car but where do i go, what will i get and how much will it be?

[negri]

never heard about being able to get previous mot certs.

 

 

but im sure for a fiver the dvla will supply you the previous log books if you write to them .

 

ive never done it but it might be worth a call and ask what you need to put in the letter .

 

 

and unless you know the garage where it has been serviced and they have records there isnt a way of getting the service history back . even if they do have records you wouldnt get a stamped record book you would if anything just get an invoice with final prices on it .

[tim]

send £5 and a cover note to the dvla and they will send u copies of old v5 etc and what they have on record,they dont have old mot's tho

[flyingbanana]

you need to know which garage and time of year that they were done to get a 2nd mot ticket from the mot station....all mot's are logged into a book which the garage has to keep up to date...boring job filling those out

[V8ian]

You can get replacement MOTs from the garage they were initially issued at, not sure how far back you can go, but I managed to get a MOT backdated 2 years for an insurance related issue, I had assumed an accident where I had been rear ended had long been sorted, so the documents got binned, and about a week later I had a letter asking to provide the documents as the Photocopies I had sent were not acceptable,

MOT stations generally dont want to do this, as they need to know issue details, as the search is a maunal one, and the MOT books need to be searched to find the old MOT.

 

 

Or wot he said above

[negri]

mot books only need to be kept for 4- 5 years im sure .

 

after that they can go in the bucket , dont get sent back to vosa

[antz]

i know the full history of my car but only have the last 5 years worth of history which is when it changed hands from its original owner so im guessing he kicked the bucket and the car was sold off.

[GT_Jim]

thanks for that, ill try and get the old v5 details perhaps if i send a letter out to them im sure someone will write back with info

[flyingbanana]

when i was after some info on how to get a mk1 cortina back on the road after it was written off i sent them a email and they got back quite quick with the information i needed so email is one another way