Hi guys
First post, I've been lurking for years but usually just have a look at specific threads.
I had a strange thing happen to me and wanted to know if anybody has had this experience.
I had 2 dodgy guys of a certain type view my car on the 23rd December which I had up for sale, they looked at the logbook in front of me and at no time did they have the logbook without me being present. they made a silly offer which i refused and they went away. thinking back they were more interested in seeing the documents than the car!
Fast forward to this morning 15th Jan and DVLA send an acknowledgement that I am no longer the legal keeper of the vehicle and my road tax is cancelled etc.
I called up DVLA and they have said someone on the 25th December had transferred ownership online using the document reference number. They must of memorised the document reference number or something as they didn't have any phones out to take photos. Also only I've got access to my V5 and only took it out that day to show the potential buyer.
Is this potentially a scam to gain the logbook and clone another vehicle or take out logbook loans?
DVLA have frozen the logbook whilst they investigate but in the mean time my cars got no road tax and technically my insurance is void as I am no longer the registered keeper!!
Sorry mods if this is in the wrong forum section!
First post, I've been lurking for years but usually just have a look at specific threads.
I had a strange thing happen to me and wanted to know if anybody has had this experience.
I had 2 dodgy guys of a certain type view my car on the 23rd December which I had up for sale, they looked at the logbook in front of me and at no time did they have the logbook without me being present. they made a silly offer which i refused and they went away. thinking back they were more interested in seeing the documents than the car!
Fast forward to this morning 15th Jan and DVLA send an acknowledgement that I am no longer the legal keeper of the vehicle and my road tax is cancelled etc.
I called up DVLA and they have said someone on the 25th December had transferred ownership online using the document reference number. They must of memorised the document reference number or something as they didn't have any phones out to take photos. Also only I've got access to my V5 and only took it out that day to show the potential buyer.
Is this potentially a scam to gain the logbook and clone another vehicle or take out logbook loans?
DVLA have frozen the logbook whilst they investigate but in the mean time my cars got no road tax and technically my insurance is void as I am no longer the registered keeper!!
Sorry mods if this is in the wrong forum section!
