Motor Ownership History Check

Peter256 · 13-08-2022 3:21pm #1

I did a motor history check online for a vehicle I have went to view. It did show a few suspect recent ownership changes. It's showed the recent owner has the car 1 month and before that a garage held it for only 3 days with the owner previous to that owning the car for 5 years.

The lad selling the car said it was previously his father's car but had a recent ownership to his name but he decided to sell it because he doesn't really need it as he drives a van.

I questioned him about the 3 day garage ownership and he told be that his farther lost the vehicle cert recently and that it had to go through a garage code to get a knew one. I am not familiar with the procedure of getting a new vehicle cert but does anyone ever hear of this having to get one through a garage code ?

User1998 · 13-08-2022 3:32pm

Its a possible story but its more likely that he’s a trader and the car was taken in somewhere as a trade in. Although traders usually don’t sign the logbook.

Is the car registered in the sellers name? Is there any proof that the father owned the car for 5 years? Have you viewed the car?

Peter256 · 13-08-2022 3:54pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119468247#Comment_119468247

I have viewed the car and its in great condition inside and out. I also brought it for a drive and it had no obvious faults although I know it would need a mechanical check. There isn't any proof who owned it for the 5 years but he did seem to be familiar with the car and didn't seem like someone who only knew the car for a month. The other thing is he said they owned it for around 2 years not 5, unless he wasn't sure when his farther bought it. He did seem a genuine lad and said the car was well looked after and said he'd welcome a mechanical check.

The car is now registered in the sellers name ( not under garage). When I look online about the procedure for getting replacement log book it says you fill in a form that is witnessed at Gaurda station and you send to the motoring department. I can't see anywhere mentioned that you need to go through a garage when looking for a replacement tax book.

Peter256 · 13-08-2022 5:30pm

He has told me now that getting the replacement log book through a garage was the quickest way to get it

User1998 · 13-08-2022 5:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119468333#Comment_119468333

Yeah thats right you get a form stamped by Garda for a replacement logbook. But I think if the owner knew someone with a garage code they could get a logbook that way also.

If your happy with the condition of the car then I wouldn’t let it put you off buying it.

Peter256 · 13-08-2022 6:57pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119468884#Comment_119468884

Yeah I am happy with the condition of the car and I have seen any service history documents he had.

I have just another thing I wonder should I be concerned about. I worked out that the car has done very low mileage in the last 3 year's. I calculated it has only done on average 6000 KM per year. And the car is diesel so I am thinking that there could be DPF trouble ahead.

bazz26 · 13-08-2022 9:03pm

OP, has he any connection to another seller you where interested in buying from recently: 😁

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058254708/car-purchase-history-check

There are alot of chancers selling cars these days with stories that are as dodgy as the cars they are selling.

Peter256 · 13-08-2022 9:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119469803#Comment_119469803

Yeah there seems to be a lot of dodgy sellers online these days and lots traders pretending to be private sellers. That other lad that is selling the Honda, I actually rang him on a different phone yesterday and he told me a different location address to what he told me originally. He also told me he owned the car 2 years but the history check showed he has the car 6 months and is a trader. The owner before him owned it 7 years. So I am thinking the car could have started having DPF issues and that's how he ended up with it, even though those Honda's are supposed to be very reliable.

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