Whats a keeper / owner

[kwd1954]

What is the difference in DVLA terms between the "owner" of a vehicle and the "keeper" of a vehicle??

[Kos]

Take a company car for instance, you are the keeper but the company owns it

[sddsddean]

The registered keeper is the person(or company) whose name appears on the V5 Vehicle Registration Document. This is not necessarily the owner. The most common example is if you have a vehicle that you are paying off over, say, 5 years with a finance company, they are usually the legal owners until the final payment.