I've just received my new red V5C document this morning that replaces the old blue one, but when I checked inside there is a mistake on the model of my car, I looked on the document and on the single piece of paper that came with it and there doesn't seem to be any direction as what to do in this case.
Has anyone had to change their car details on the V5? Should I ring the general number or is DVLA all automated and I won't be able to speak to a person.
|
"Should I ring the general number or is DVLA all automated and I won't be able to speak to a person."
If you ring the number you will find out.
|
|
Of course I did check the website first, but as I said it doesn't allow the option of updating the car model, the form shows I have a EOS TDi whereas I have a Golf TDi, I guess it won't be a problem until I come to sell the car (if I check my reg on MID it shows I have a Golf so the two sites can't talk to each other).
|
|
You didn't buy it from Inchcape did you ? They managed to totally confuse my first wife's car with a Jetta which confused the HPI people even more.
|
|
No, brand new from dealer.
|
>>I guess it won't be a problem until I come to sell the car (if I check my reg on MID it shows I have a Golf so the two sites can't talk to each other).
>>
Could affect the insurance.
IIRC it is not a big problem to get things corrected.
I have just been reading on a Jaguar forum that a large number of cars were incorrectly described just a few years ago by Jaguar and the owners are now trying to sort things out.
Some have been lucky ( Soverign but paid for lower SE) but others not so happy.
www.jaguarforum.co.uk/f26/sovereign-thats-se-41923.html
|
|
One of my cars is a TDI(indirect injection)but the V5 shows it as a TDDI(direct injection)-the problem is all the sites that use DVLA info also refer to it as having direct injection!
|
|
Perhaps the relevant question is what problem, if any, will the error cause. My document just says that the colour is red, but that's not the manufacturer's name for it.
Last edited by: L'escargot on Sun 20 May 12 at 07:31
|
|
DVLA have always used basic colour words. So for something the maker calls "stunningly pure lime and lemon metallic" which actually is more green than yellow, DVLA will just say the colour is green.
|
>>"stunningly pure lime and lemon metallic" which actually is more green than yellow, DVLA will just say the colour is green.
Most of us still think a certain beemer looks grey. ;>)
|
New red V5C - Bromptonaut
