Sobco Posted August 5, 2015 Report Share Posted August 5, 2015 (edited) Hi, car that have never been licenced must not be older than 5 years old. My question is:How exactly the car must not exceed the 5 year limit? to the year or month? for example today is 5.08.15, so do i have to buy a car that was made after 08.10? or just a car from 2010 and month of production doesnt matter?i know this question may be silly, but i just want to be sure that i wont have any problems with licencing my car.Regards, Arek Edited August 5, 2015 by Sobco Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUED Posted August 6, 2015 Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 I don't think the production date matters (the car could have been sitting at an airfield for months before it was sold), but the date of first registration as shown on the V5 logbook. So that would be registered on 06.08.10 or later. If you're planning to get a car for Uber use, I wouldn't buy a five year old one in case as they may deactivate them imminently. Best to get a 2 or 3 year old car, if your budget allows so you know you'll get at least another 2 or 3 years out of the car with Uber. They've already deactivated 09 plate Lux cars - they're probably more lenient with X cars for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobco Posted August 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 wow, so they dont care about date of production, but date of first registration? and at least it must not be longer that 5 years from 1st registration exactly to 1 day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUED Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 How would they know when the car was made? I don't think it's on the logbook anywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobco Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 There must be year of production. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUED Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Had a look at the V5. There is just the date of first registration (and date of first registration in the UK - which would be the same, unless it's an import).Nothing on production year/date.Though it can be found out by looking at the VIN No. I expect. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sobco Posted August 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 So there is no official answer to my question, and the best would be to buy 2011 car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUED Posted August 7, 2015 Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Nope Yes, with the 2011 year car, you've got at least a couple of years left to Uber in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
