Ensure you keep this paperwork in a safe place for the lifetime of your ownership of the vehicle. Oh No, Javascript is Disabled! Share on:. Fuel Type:. Find My Dream Vehicle. The DVLA emphasizes that the person who is named on the registration document, which is sometimes also known as a V5 document, may not necessarily be the owner and that a V5 is not proof of ownership.
For example, this is the case with a company car. The car is owned by the company, but the registration documents the V5 should show the registered keeper to be the person who uses it on a daily basis, such as an employee.
When a car is used by a married couple, the ownership of any property is typically classed as joint. If the husband was driving the vehicle and stopped by the police for having no insurance, the police would normally accept that he was a joint owner of the vehicle and not investigate the wife for further offenses, such as the owner permitting no insurance.
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Request information about a vehicle or its registered keeper from DVLA. But the most vital piece of paperwork is the V5C logbook. It will have the information about the car that your potential buyer will want to know. This section then tears off as a slip that you give to the buyer.
It's important to remember that the V5C is not proof of a car's ownership, it says so in large letters on the document so it's hard to forget. The V5C shows the car's registered keeper, the person who will be responsible for any motoring offences related to the vehicle, and the vehicle's keeper is not always the owner.
When you buy or sell a car you must complete the V5C paperwork so it's part of the ownership transfer process but don't take it as proof that the registered keeper owns the car.
A car could be owned by a finance company, a fleet operator or by another third party and the V5C would name the person who uses the car as the registered keeper.
It is not advisable to buy a car that doesn't have a V5C document but the presence of the V5C is no guarantee that the seller is actually the owner. We'd recommend shredding the old V5C just to be sure it won't get into somebody else's hands. If your car's V5C logbook document has been lost, damaged or destroyed, there's a straightforward process for getting a new one.
Applying online is the quickest route to getting hold of a replacement and should take around 5 days. Alternatively, you can fill out a V62 form and send it to the DVLA, although this process can take up to six weeks. It is common knowledge that you need to update your V5C when buying or selling a car.
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