vechicle reg. document

[goldheart]

A good friend of mine sold her car to another friend of mine (more an acquaintance than friend) however,the two dont know eachother - because of work schedules they couldnt actually get to meet so I helped out.I forwarded the name and address of the new owners was to my friend so she could fill in the Vehicle Reg.document and send off to the DVLA.. anyway she is a bit scatty and managed to lose this address!

The problem is that on Friday the new owner was pulled over by the police for having one break light and then gave them a PG9 (I think thats what its called) so they have 7 days to produce MOT and Insurance etc, then the car has to be inspected at an MOT station...

The new buyers bought the car thinking there was about a months MOT left on it,as my friend couldnt find the certificate at the time. She was honest and told my partner she wasnt 100% sure when it ran out. My partner told this couple that it has some MOT but not much anyway my friend found the certificate last night and told us that it had in fact run out on 5th May,the couple bought it about a week before this.

However, my friend still needs their address, and knowing that later on I have to tell this new owner that the MOT has run out they may not give it me again! If she doesnt forward it, what can be done? Can my friend write to the DVLA and tell them she doesnt own the car anymore? I have done this in the past and they have accepted it,has it changed?

Any ideas on what to do to help this new owner? I feel bad for her as she was driving thinking it was MOTd - Any suggestions what she can tell the police?

She is moving from her current home and gave us her mum's address to register the car and I dont know where it is. I know her boyfriends parents address (he used to live with them until about 2 months ago) but he has a ban from driving.

[Cockney_si]

Usually driving a car with no valid MOT carries a moderate fine.  The new owners should have insisted they fill in all the details of the log-book at the time as it's the law and if there was any query the new owners should have sent off a form to the DVLA along with the new keepers supplement to apply for a new log-book.

Best the previous owner confirm with the DVLA that they no longer own the car too.  They will need a date that it was handed over.

[Tim Baxter]

Tell everybody, your friends and the police the truth.  It's a mess, inadvertantly committed, sometimes the plod does understand.  If they don't the worst is no MoT, you're not likely to be sent to prison for it!  Good Luck