miniswift wrote:This reg belongs to me.
I sold body shell only and he tried to steal this reg from me.
DVLA contact me if I'm still the owner of this car or not. I have other body shell I will be making my car to RWD so I kept the reg.
If anyone buy this car and tried to register, the it will be a ringer.
I have informed eBay but they didn't take it off the auction.
Cheers
Atchi
Atchi,
I would be careful making comments like "he tried to steal this reg from me". Such a public accusation could lead to legal action and is the stuff of nightmares for forum administrators.
I don't know what was agreed between you and the buyer of the bodyshell when you sold it to him, but it was clear on the ebay advertisement that the car was being sold without a V5C. Therefore, there was no reason for ebay to remove the auction.
I would also point out that your plan, to transfer the registration is not legal unless you have already transferred the registration number on to a retention certificate. In which case the original vehicle would have needed a current MOT and the DVLA would have issued it with a replacement, age related,registration number. In other words the only legal way to transfer a registration number is by using the system for transferring personal number plates.
There are three parts of a vehicle's ID contained on a V5C, the registration number, the chassis number and the engine number. The V5C itself has a serial number which ties these three identities together.
The registration number can be changed, as mentioned above. The only legal requirement being that the replacement registration does not make the vehicle appear newer.
The chassis number can be changed, as in the case of a vehicle reshell such as an MG rebuilt with a heritage shell,or an accident damaged write off. The DVLA may ask for a vehicle identity inspection (not the same as an IVA), where they check chassis and engine numbers and check the paperwork and receipts to make sure that all is legal with the vehicle.
The engine number can be changed, which is probably the most common occurence. Usually, the DVLA are happy to change the engine number on the V5C so long as they are provided with a copy of a receipt for the engine. They are not too worried if the engine is a different capacity, configuration, or make, so long as it isn't stolen.
However, you cannot just transfer a V5C to a totally different car, which, it appears from your statement above, is what you seem to plan to do.