Hi

I going to check a car out next monday in Leeds.
HPI is good.
Except the V5 registration is on the sellers brothers name.
Bill of sale is on the sellers name.
He tells me that that was done for better insurance/tax rates.

Is this a problem or not ?
I am from Belgium and going to export the car to Belgium.

Grts
Patrick

 

I doubt it is a big problem

 

V5 is not proof of legal ownership, it is just a document that shows who is responsible for keeping the car insured, taxed and mot'd.

Proof of ownership would come from the owners bill of sale or receipt from purchase etc.

 

This ^^, registered keeper and legal owner are two different things.

Martin

 

Should his brother sign off the V5 or can he ?
As the car is sold to me for export; i have read he has to tear of a part of the V5 end resend it to the DLVA ?

 

Yes you both should sign it and he then posts it to the DVLA to have it updated into your name (you can do it online now)

As far as I am aware he only needs to fill in your details as the new keeper, once you get it back in your name you can then apply to exportit. I stand to be corrected on that bit though.

 

you will have to have a UK address for them to put it into your name.