Sticky: Reporting V5c/Logbooks for sale on Ebay.

[In the shed]

Hello folks.

Like a lot of you, I have a mini which I am very proud of and it would be sickening if it was stolen.

I keep seeing registration documents for sale on eBay and I am totally miffed by why it is seemingly allowed, given the very stiff penalties advertised on such documents.

It appears that eBay don't really care. They'll take it down, but they come back.

DVLA seem pretty phlegmatic about it also.

Here is a quote from one of their emails.

Whilst I appreciate your concerns and thank you for bringing matters such as these to our attention, I am afraid that the DVLA cannot govern what is advertised for sale on the Internet or via other media sources.

DVLA does write to all reported Internet sites informing them of the unlawful sale of tax discs or VIN plates and V5C Registration Certificates. However, we can only make a note of the transaction on the vehicle record when a customer informs us of the misconduct and states the vehicle registration number concerned. I can assure you that DVLA will continue to do everything it can to prevent the illegal trading of government documents on the Internet, however, DVLA continues to be restricted to the amount of action it can take.

In cases where the vehicle registration number is provided, DVLA can place a marker to automatically block any transaction from taking place. This would mean that cases could be thoroughly investigated to prevent any illegal activities from taking place.

So, whilst they aren't bothered about stuff in general, they will act if prompted.

Here is the link to the form for reporting such a thing.

https://emaildvla.direct.gov.uk/emaildv ... _2_28.html

Fill in the gaps and off you go.

I know that there is a varied attitude to this phenomena.

I'm keen on not having my car ripped off.

It was this which prompted me to actually do something about it.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1961-Smoke-Gr ... _500wt_949

Forget informing eBay. Inform DVLA via the link.

In The Shed. (still)

[In the shed]

Mini Seven 4103 PX
Mini Minor Deluxe 60 STJ
Morris Mini Van 891 FWT

All reported.