sonus
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Feb 28, 2021 22:04:13 GMT
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I am considering purchasing a car in the Czech Republic that was shipped out of the UK in september 2018. Since that time it has only been SORNed and not marked at the DVLA as exported. The car has never been registered in the Czech Republic and the UK V5C is not with the car. What do I need to do legally to buy this car? Can I apply for the V5C as a foreigner? I live in Norway.
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Not without a UK address to get a V5 sent to, does the seller not have one? Are they able to tell you what address it is registered to?
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mht
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Buying an SORNed car abroadmht
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Not without a UK address to get a V5 sent to, does the seller not have one? Are they able to tell you what address it is registered to? As dodgerover says I don’t see how you could do this without you having access to a UK address. Assuming you did, you should be able to request a logbook via a V62 application (https://www.gov.uk/vehicle-log-book) that would then send a new one in your name to the address you’ve provided. That should at least be a decent starting point to then get it exported to Norway. |
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sonus
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I do have the name, e-mail address and telephone number for the last owner in the UK. Should I give him a ring since he hasn't replayed to my e-mail?
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Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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mk2cossie
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Buying an SORNed car abroadmk2cossie
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It is always worth a try  Just be prepared for the previous owner not to answer the phone, thinking it is some scam/potential fraud line  |
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sonus
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It is always worth a try Just be prepared for the previous owner not to answer the phone, thinking it is some scam/potential fraud line With my broken English that might be closer to the truth than you could imagine  Might be that my e-mail also has ended up in his spam folder. |
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Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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sonus
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It is always worth a try Just be prepared for the previous owner not to answer the phone, thinking it is some scam/potential fraud line Well that worked out fine. Got in touch with the previous UK owner and he was more than happy to help with info  He was well impressed with my sleuthing  |
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Last Edit: Mar 2, 2021 13:49:37 GMT by sonus
Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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sonus
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Mar 26, 2021 12:58:29 GMT
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Update on this. Seller does not have the V5C nor will they spent time getting one 🙄
Previous owner in the UK hasn’t replyed to anymore of my e-mails.
I can use my sisters UK address in Oxford to send of a V62 to the DVLA. Doesn’t say on the V62 that it is illegal to apply for the V5C if you do not own the vehcle 🤔
Guess I`ll try and see what happens 😁
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Last Edit: Mar 26, 2021 12:59:13 GMT by sonus
Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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bstardchild
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Mar 26, 2021 18:50:51 GMT
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Update on this. Seller does not have the V5C nor will they spent time getting one 🙄 Previous owner in the UK hasn’t replyed to anymore of my e-mails. I can use my sisters UK address in Oxford to send of a V62 to the DVLA. Doesn’t say on the V62 that it is illegal to apply for the V5C if you do not own the vehcle 🤔 Guess I`ll try and see what happens 😁 I'm easily confused so let me just say what I think will happen - fit the pieces around it You apply for V5 using your sisters address and your name DVLA write to "current keeper" using name and address on last issued V5 No response and they issue a new V5 in your name to your sisters addresss At this point you need to SORN it on line again using the V5 ref number At that point you are now registered keeper in the UK and you can submit the V5 to say exported |
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sonus
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Mar 26, 2021 19:33:01 GMT
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bstardchild Am I committing a crime doing this? Genuinely curious as I am dealing within laws of another country.
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Last Edit: Mar 26, 2021 19:34:41 GMT by sonus
Current
1968 TVR VIXEN S1 V8 Prototype
2004 TVR T350C
2017 BMW 340i
Previous
BMW 325d E91LCI - sold
Alfa Romeo GTV - sold
Citroen AX GT - at the breakers
Ford Puma 1.7 - sold
Volvo V50 2.0d - sold
MGB GT - wrecked by fire
MG ZT 1.8T - sold
VW E-golf Electric - sold
Mini Countryman 1.6D -sold
Land Rover Discovery TD5 - sold
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Mar 26, 2021 22:26:10 GMT
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No you aren't doing it with any intent to defraud.
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bstardchild
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Buying an SORNed car abroadbstardchild
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bstardchild Am I committing a crime doing this? Genuinely curious as I am dealing within laws of another country. Nope - perfectly ok The only issue I can see is whoever is on the V5 raising an issue - but then if that was the case how did it end up abroad |
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Mar 27, 2021 10:30:56 GMT
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Agree with above. I did exactly this a few years ago to bring a UK car into France for re-registration.
The car is most likely a casualty of brexit in that the owner drove it over pre brexit and left it on UK reg. It is now more difficult (expensive) to re-register, and viewed as not being worth the trouble. There are lots of UK plated cars still in France being advertised on FB for this reason, especially now with the "mega death virus of doom" making them stand out like a sore thumb.
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