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Car log book -selling car

  • 29-10-2015 9:33pm
    #1
    tinca10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭


    I'm looking for some advice please. Am selling my car and an interested party is looking for a copy of the log book before they've even viewed the car. Is this an unusual request? Thanks.


Comments

  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,762 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Yes I wouldn't send a copy, could be trying to clone it, did they say why they wanted it? Is it a run of the mill car or something special?


  • #3
    robtri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,473 ✭✭✭robtri


    yep, very unusual, I wouldn't send a copy.....


  • #4
    tinca10
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3 ✭tinca10


    Thanks for the replies...they didn't say why they wanted it but thought it was unusual


  • #5
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    There is absolutely no reason I can think of why a buyer would need to see a log book before even viewing the car.
    If you think they're genuine, photocopy it and black out part of the chassis number and engine number and the serial number and your name/address and send them it. They can do nothing with it then although I still can't see why anyone would want it.


  • #6
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,861 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    Not a hope. They are free to do a data check if they wish.


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  • #7
    jimgoose
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,195 ✭✭✭✭jimgoose


    Under no circumstances. Folk are quite free to verify VIN, etc. on-site.


  • #8
    biko
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 81,220 ✭✭✭✭biko


    There may be a valid reason for them to view it beforehand, I just can't think of one.


  • #9
    sunnysoutheast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭sunnysoutheast


    Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »
    There is absolutely no reason I can think of why a buyer would need to see a log book before even viewing the car.
    If you think they're genuine, photocopy it and black out part of the chassis number and engine number and the serial number and your name/address and send them it. They can do nothing with it then although I still can't see why anyone would want it.

    The only warning I would give with this was something I found out accidentally a while back. I copied bank statements to support a loan application then blacked out the a/c numbers etc. with a permanent marker. When I scanned the redacted docs. to send off by email the a/c numbers etc. were clearly visible in the scans! I had to cut out the sections and scan them again.

    I think it might have been because the copies were done on an inkjet printer.

    Also, no I wouldn't send off any copy of the reg. cert.


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