cheers lads i have just got off the phone from him he filled in the log book so he has seen it ,check with tax says it was taxed in 2006 and he has all the mots untill 2006 when it was parked up due to the owner being to ill to drive he passed away last year and my brother then got the car ,he also has a sales recipt from a garage in 2003 thanks for your help it has put his mind at rest