Finding Previously Owned Cars

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

So has anyone ever had any luck finding a car they used to own. Out of the three 205s I have owned I fancy looking for my first a 1.6 white CTI. I loved the car but in was 18 insurance was huge fuel cost to much and I regret getting shot of it. Anyone know how to go about seeing if its even alive. Reg d154bpd

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

dvla website says its not on the database which probably means its been written off or possibly been changed to a private plate?

 

Vehicle details could not be found

As it has not been possible to locate the vehicle details, your enquiry cannot proceed and has been cancelled.

Edited January 23, 2014 by Slo

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Didn't realise I could search the data base. Well that sucks, the pictures in have will be the only memorys . thanks for that. I wonder if anyone else had had success though.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Check it out its free DVLA website

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Well that gives me 25 previous cars to look for.

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

https://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/app/enquiry?execution=e1s3

Yes!! One of mine is still alive I am now searching for that one

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

is it still taxed or sorned? cars scrapped many years ago will still show on the database. your link just shows the main page like mine did

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

I tired one of my old cars it came up with all its details but didn't say anywhere about bring scraped dose this mean it's still going

[Hheppy 9 1 Cars]

I saw my old beloved 1.6 GTi 4 or 5 years after I traded it in for a Saxo VTR, it was parked on a street in Leeds in a right state, someone had put steel wheels on and ruined it, it was a wreck, I was tempted to go and knock on the house door and offer to buy it on the spot. I didn't but wish I had!!

 

By the way, anyone in contact with Joe Howman (I think that's his name) I now own his 205 GTi which was featured in issue 120 of Torque, would be good to let him know where his car is as he took such pride in it, as I now do!!

Edited January 24, 2014 by Hheppy

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

H649hbj its showing that duty is not due. Its my olmlittle daily 1.1 i sold it to a girl called beth in lowstoft somewhere might try and find that one. Its nice to know theres places like this we can keep our eyes on old vehicles i like to know where they went.

[Ryan 99]

I tired one of my old cars it came up with all its details but didn't say anywhere about bring scraped dose this mean it's still going

 

I don't think it ever actually says "scrapped" on the DVLA site. But if it lists the "Date of liability" (i.e when the last tax disc ran out) as several years ago, and doesn't mention being SORN then it's reasonable to assume the car has been scrapped or broken.

[jamie_1992 66 1 Cars]

It says the date of liability is March 2014 so that means the car is still on the road

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Yeah mines july 2014 so im happy im going to go find her and buy her back.

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

What do youd think they would say "if" you could find out the address of the registered keeper and turned up at the door wanting to buy it lol. Imagine if a previous keeper came to your house and worst case scenario threatened to kill you if you wouldnt sell up. I think id protection can be usefull.

 

A bit ott maybe but it could happen lol

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Thats very true i mentioned to a guy once where i worked when i bought a car. He got a letter through about tax evasion came to my work and started Mouthing off and threatning everyone. Im asking around on forums and facebook pages if they would like to revial themselves to me

So be if not then ill

Have to find another

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

Fair play its would be nice to learn of our cars history, when i got my logbook i was horrified to see it had 14 previous owners

 

Sounds bad but in reality the car had been looked after quite well compared to some of the onion bargees i've seen come out of the woodwork.

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Saying that my daily a4 has has three owners including me. Its done 211000 miles and is a dog. Depends on how things are looked after milage and amount of owners don't mean anything to me. It could have 15 owners and the 14th may of restored it all.

[EarthMummy 0 1 Cars]

Ahhh! What a lovely topic! It's nice to know I am not alone in wanting my old car back...

What does it mean when it says 'date of liability' was a couple of years ago? Does that mean, after that date no one is liable for the vehicle = scrapped? It also says unlicenced and if a car is now SORN, it says so....

 

 

My second 205 (the one I desperately want back) is showing as 'sorn in place' Doesn't show a date of liability so I am guessing she is still someones responsibility...
I know deep down she is festering away somewhere in Wales (SW), Pontypool area ish! I'd give anything to have her back!

 

If you see her, graphite grey 205 5 door 1.8 turbo diesel. K773 LUF

[Slo 283 1 Cars]

no date of liability just means the sorn doesn't run out at the end of the current month, and a date of liability that is a couple of years old will pretty much mean that the car is history.

 

Although there's always a chance that someone could have bought it without the logbook and barn'd it for a few years

[EarthMummy 0 1 Cars]

no date of liability just means the sorn doesn't run out at the end of the current month, and a date of liability that is a couple of years old will pretty much mean that the car is history.

 

Although there's always a chance that someone could have bought it without the logbook and barn'd it for a few years

Well the car was sold in 2006 with the plans of taking it off road to race with, so I guess there's still hope that although the liability was a couple of years ago it could still be around.... (wishful thinking maybe)...

Poor 205 Just read the statistics of the 1.8 DT 205s on howmanyleft, gutted they are THAT rare now... there's more of my new styles on the road!

[minimaniacwhyard 17]

Yeah I'm trying to find my other half another diesel 205 after hers was written off by an idiot in a rover 25.