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How to verify engine & chassis number

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  • 07-03-2016 1:15pm
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    Debub
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭


    Hi - need some help from folks here, the story is that we bought a car (Used) from a private seller and paid cash, the seller sent it off to the tax office for change of ownership.
    Now the Motor tax office sent it back to the owners address due to lack of some detail - that original address is not the current address of the seller and they have moved out of Ireland to UK - so that is now lost.
    The motor office has given us a list of things to do to be able to obtain a duplicate reg cert - one of them being getting the engine and the chassis number validated from a vehicle testing centre or something like that.
    Can anyone tell me how to get this done as the car is just sitting there and cannot be used unless this is done.

    Thanks


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    colm_mcm
    Registered Users Posts: 73,387 ✭✭✭✭colm_mcm


    They used to allow you to get a main dealer to verify it. That would be the most straightforward way if they still allow that.


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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,309 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    A main dealer for the car in question will be able to do it. Is there a possibility the car is stolen and cloned?


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    Debub
    Registered Users Posts: 706 ✭✭✭Debub


    No - its not stolen (or cloned), I have had a Garda check done on it, only one owner from new


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    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users Posts: 81,309 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
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    Debub wrote: »
    No - its not stolen (or cloned), I have had a Garda check done on it, only one owner from new

    But did you check that the chassis and engine numbers are not modified or altered on the car itself? The original car you clown from will show up fine.


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