Originally Posted by
Rich170
Course you own it, when you hand the money over to whoever you are buying it from and they give you a receipt. You are then the legal owner of the car, the logbook just proves who is responsible for it at the time.
When you claim an abandoned car for example by applying for the logbook, although you can become the keeper, you don't legally own a car, and it is theft!
its not theft!!not when the dvla will send you out the books etc.you were right in your first statement tho.you are the keeper but not the owner if you do that.the owner can come back with original docs and you screwed.