When you sell any vehicle in the UK you must notify the DVLA immediately that you have sold the vehicle. Doing so generates new paperwork in the name of the new owner. It is the responsibility of the person selling the car to notify them, but the paperwork you fill out has to contain the new owner’s details so you need their co-operation. You have to complete the bottom part of the V5C Registration Certificate at the time you sell your car. Many people forget to do this, not only does this inconvenience the new owner it can also cause problems for the previous owner. This is because should the new owner get a speeding fine or a parking ticket the registered owner is the one who is sent the fine. You can argue it was not you, but it is not an easy argument to win and you will usually end up having to pay the fine or parking ticket.
The DVLA has to be notified immediately when you sell a car. Fill out the form accurately and carefully. Read the instructions carefully if you fill it out wrong you will have to send off for a new registration document adding a couple of weeks to the whole process of re-registering your car. Keep a photocopy of the form you send off if you can just in case something goes wrong.
There are 3 kinds of Registration Document, which you have depends on the vehicle you own. They are the 2 part V5 registration document, the 3 part V5 registration document and the more common V5C registration document. The age of your vehicle is also a factor in which document you have. If you are in any doubt about which document you should use call the DVLA.
Because the documents you are sending to the DVLA are difficult to replace it is wise to send them using recorded delivery. That way should there be a delay you can prove that you sent the documents and the DVLA can prioritise sending you a new V5C to fill out and speed up the processing of that new document.
The DVLA website is a good source of information if you are in any doubt of how to complete the forms and send them off. The DVLA can also be rung on weekdays.
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