Who is the rightful owner of a car, the person who bought it or the person who is registered inl log book?

rowdy

Same as anything else - the person who paid for it (assuming it wasn't stolen when bought, in which case it belongs to the person it was stolen from).

The person on the logbook is simply the registered keeper, and not necessarily the owner. If you take the trouble to read it it says so.

oadbywonder

If you take the time to read the registration document , it says "the registered keeper"
the rightful owner would be the one with the proof of purchase

clare w

No matter how you look at it if the person who bought it has proof of purchase any court will say it's there's i know personally just cause someone on log book don't matter only registered to them to drive it.

chip2001

Good question - the person on the log book (V5) is the registered keeper, not necessarily the owner.
We bought a car for our son to drive. The car belongs to us. However, for insurance purposes we were advised to have our son's name on the V5; it was cheaper to insure him as the registered keeper of the car. Nowhere on the V5 does it refer to our son as the OWNER of the car.

Neil

In the UK there is no official "title" document.
The "registered keeper" listed on the V5c (logbook) is not necessarily the owner - I was the registered keeper on my car from new, but I didn't actually own it until I had paid off the finance.
If the car has been bought on finance there should be paperwork to support the finance company's ownership of the car (the finance agreement). If the car has been bought by someone else (e.g. a parent for a son or daughter) then proving ownership may be difficult, unless there is a receipt from the purchase with the buyer's name on it.

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This site may help.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAndSellingAVehicle/AdviceOnBuyingAndSellingAVehicle/DG_4022406

chunky

The person on the log book as that is why dvla says to fill in the part of the registration form yourself and send it in when you sell the car.

poppie

The person who bought the car. I'm in the same situation i am just the registered keeper not the owner, and as others have said before it tells u on the document.

Nancy

This web site may help answer your question. just choose your state under the "Registration and Titling" section.

http://www.dmv.org/vehicle-registration.php

Moofie's Mom

Hi!

The person who is registered in the log book.

Hope this helps!