Advice please! - bought a car registered as scrapped

[Pillock]

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I don't really get most of this.

So it's been listed as scrap, can't it be unscrapped?

If it can't why not? It's still a car and it can still go for an inspection or something so what's the problem?

If it definitely can't be then accidentally change it into another car

 

No, officially once scrapped it stays scrapped - otherwise it would be a ringer's dream, a scrapyard basically turns into a purveyor of new identities. As shown, you can undo the marker - but it takes a friendly DVLA bod, a willing scrappy and lots of luck.

[Alexg]

Write back to the DVLA with pictures of the car, chassis plate and copies of any paperwork telling them it's as large as life and to update their records. Failing that just punt on as a 'not for road use / offroad use only' sale, and some mud-plugging nut will have it for that.

 

Failing that, if it's solid, just ring the frigger with a terminally rotted example.

[Mr_Bo11ox]

^^^^^^ Sensible advice - Nowt else you can do really.

[Alfamale]

Update: it's all turned out reasonably OK. At first they were just claiming it was an error and it was sold as seen but offered £100 back as a gesture of good will.

 

However, after I quoted tnis advice:

 

The other problem here is that a CoD makes a car into controlled waste. Yards are not allowed to sell "destroyed" cars except to a licenced waste carrier so they could be in the shit with this one. As I mentioned though, mistakes do happen and can be rectified.

Suddenly a full refund was offered. The car has been returned this evening and the full price returned. So it turned out ok in the end but lessons have been learnt.

 

Thanks to all for the advice, the value of a friendly, informative and helpful forum such as this can never be overestimated.

[Cavcraft]

Glad it turned out ok, and nice one to SOC for the helpful advice.

[JohnK]

I bet their arses fell out when you raised that point with them!

[scaryoldcortina]

Suddenly, the value of the car is insignificant compared to the cost of losing their ELV licence.

[Alfamale]

It was amazing how quickly a full refund was offered as soon as that was mentioned! thanks again for the advice Mr. Cortina!

[DSdriver]

This could turn into a fun game. Who's turn is it next time they advertise it "due to ebay nobheads"?

[New POD]

A £3 text check has never seemed more appealing

 

VOSA have a FREEPHONE number FFS http://www.customerserviceguru.co.uk/vosa-helpline-phone-number/