The point I was kind of getting was that I'm sure a lawyer could think of something to argue to try and get a better solution for the guy.

Sure thing. A lawyer would be glad to argue it for ever - and charge his £150 an hour to do it. And he'd have to pay for Seat's lawyer as well when he lost the case.:eek:

Sure thing. A lawyer would be glad to argue it for ever - and charge his £150 an hour to do it. And he'd have to pay for Seat's lawyer as well when he lost the case.:eek:

£150 an hour... what are you smoking?

As far as I know, barristers don't usually get paid by the hour, the get paid by the case.

I was thinking you could find a conditional fee agreement lawyer (no win, no fee) who would pick this up and run with it. They would look at it and say no if they didn't think they could win and yes if they could.

The poster on the other thread wouldn't lose out just by asking.

£150 an hour... what are you smoking?

As far as I know, barristers don't usually get paid by the hour, the get paid by the case.

yes they get paid by the case but their charges are calculated by the hour, swmbo's brother in law works these charges out, you don't want to pay them.

What do insurance companies ask? Os it if you're the keeper or the owner? I can't remember!

Insurance companies usually want you to be owner, or the person it is "leased to under a finance or hire purchase agreement".

yes they get paid by the case but their charges are calculated by the hour, swmbo's brother in law works these charges out, you don't want to pay them.

I know a few barristers some very well and I assure you they get a fixed rate per case which is agreed before they take it. If it takes half an hour or 5 hours it's the same fee.

Also as I said find a conditional fee agreement solicitor (no win no fee) and they will tell you if you have a case very quickly. If you win and get costs too, you don't pay and if you lose you don't pay.

What do insurance companies ask? Os it if you're the keeper or the owner? I can't remember!

I think they tend to ask if you're the 'main driver'.

I imagine this whole situation is a bit like taking out a mortgage on a house & then knocking walls down etc without getting the correct checks done first. Modding usually devalues the thing being modded or makes it more difficult to sell, so the owner (building society/dealership/whatever) takes exception.

I guess they come down hard on people in order to dissuade others from doing the same.

If you hold the V5, in your hand with your name & address on it, then you're the owner as far as the DVLA and insurance are concerned.

However, as far as any finance on a car then the credit firm is the owner until you pay them the full amount specified in the agreement. If you got a bank loan then you do away with any restrictions as you own it outright to do with as you wish.

But this doesnt help with warranty issues from modifying.....

I guess we are all lucky on here re skoda being some customer friendly with cars

Ive read many threads on here (ot yet found the infamouse 109 rely thread yet though) and it seems that the skoda dealers are very helpfull iresective of mods.

I intended on buying a vrs from a dealer i hope (Simpson Skoda in colne seems to get rave reviews and there not to far from me) and from what i gather it will only have 3 months warrenty as a used car so i can get my local garage to do what i need to the car.

re puchase on car credit- well my old corsa was heavilly modded yet the finace company were fine with that as i checked with them time after time when ever i did any tweaks to it.

Just my experiance really

If you hold the V5, in your hand with your name & address on it, then you're the owner as far as the DVLA and insurance are concerned.

As I earlier mentioned in this thread the V5C shows you as the registered keeper, not the registered owner. Taken from the Registration Guidance notes " Sections 1 and 5 of the certificate shows the name and address of the registered keeper ( the current keeper). The registered keeper is not necessarily the legal owner of the vehicle"

Which is why I said " as far as the DVLA are concerned"

Just asked the guy taht sorted our personal lease, IF I buy the car did the lease firm register in my name with their address, or would I be the second owner?

How do the DVLA know, and thus the police, know I have the car when the lease firm owns the V5 and gets the road tax reminders to send me the disc.