Potential Car Buyer Requesting Copy Of V5

[chrislane]

I have agreed the sale of my car subject to an independent inspection. Buyer has paid me a deposit and seems a genuine and nice chap (based on a couple of phone calls, an email exchange and an hour face to face meeting).

 

He has requested a photo of all of the pages of the V5. Is there any reason why i shouldn't provide this? I am probably being paranoid as i dont really know what i think could be done with a copy, but am a little nervous.

 

Cheers

Chris

[nickashton]

I wouldn't give him a copy just yet. Ask him to hpi the car if he has any doubts.

[kieranexige]

Well done on the potential sale Chris..

 

Normally all you need is the v5 number from the top right corner to run a hpi check. Thats all I've needed in the past.

[Reg]

Probably nothing in it, but it would make me a bit uneasy.

I can't really think of a reason that he would need all pages....

[scatty]

I've never been asked for that before...

 

Did you ask why??

 

Anything he needs doing can be done without having a photocopy of that....

 

That said its a lot of money when buying a car privately. If there is no harm in doing this for him, then why not.

 

 

**** fingers crossed it all goes through Chris....

[chrislane]

That said its a lot of money when buying a car privately. If there is no harm in doing this for him, then why not

I think you have hit the nail on the head here scatty. I think we are both being a bit cautious given the value involved.

 

He wanted it for part of the hpi check which verifies it is a genuine v5 against the dvla records by using a couple of references off the v5 itself, so seems genuine and checks out against the hpi website.

[MilesH]

I've had this before for the very reason you state. I scanned a copy for him (he was in Scotland) and never had an issue.

[The Cakes]

I'm really struggling to think what someone could actually do with the information on a V5? Maybe mainstream everyday cars where cloning might be an issue but what could they do with a v5 from a Lotus?

[chrislane]

I'm really struggling to think what someone could actually do with the information on a V5? Maybe mainstream everyday cars where cloning might be an issue but what could they do with a v5 from a Lotus?

 

You are probable correct (i hope!) and i am just being overly cautious

 

I've done it now anyway!

[The Cakes]

You'll be fine, I'd prefer to think when a buyer is requesting stuff like this they mean business and aren't messing you around.

[chumaxa]

If you want you can blank some infos before sending it, as your adress ...