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Car Documents

connacht100 · 2013-10-24 17:23:15

Hey all, At the moment I'm driving a car that has been in our family since the late 90s and I am thinking about buying a good second hand car. I was just curious to know what documentation and papers should I receive from the garage, owner etc when I purchase a car? Also a lot of the cars in Irish garages seem to be UK…

24-10-2013 5:23pm

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connacht100

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Hey all,

At the moment I'm driving a car that has been in our family since the late 90s and I am thinking about buying a good second hand car.

I was just curious to know what documentation and papers should I receive from the garage, owner etc when I purchase a car?

Also a lot of the cars in Irish garages seem to be UK imports so is there a difference between what documents I get when buying?

Thanks in advance.

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#2 24-10-2013 6:11pm

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You'll be send a registration certificate shortly after the purchase. This is irrespective of origin as the car will have been re-registered. There are no more log books.

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#3 24-10-2013 6:57pm

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#4 24-10-2013 7:35pm

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Well in buying 23 cars in my lifetime (that i can recall) the garage has never failed to ensure all documentation was correct and forwarded correctly. Of course when buying a car everybody should make sure the seller and car are legitimate but that was not what vi thought the OP was asking about.

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#5 24-10-2013 7:40pm

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Moved to the Motors forum - better suited there I think

dudara

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#6 24-10-2013 7:42pm

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Have a read through this sticky:

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056198864

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#7 24-10-2013 8:50pm

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There is only one document when buying a car - the logbook. Its real name is Vehicle Registration Certificate.
It has all the info on the car and also info on the owner.
Once a car is sold the buyer put their name and address in a section in the VRC. The seller then send the logbook to Shannon (Dept of Vehicles). Shannon processes it and send a new logbook to the new owner, after a few weeks.

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