v5 registered in someone elses name

[arcam2004]

hello I purchased a car in 2002 but never had the registerd documents for
it at the sale. the car broke down after about 6 months and was kept at home in the back yard the
landlord evicted me and I had no access to the vehicle I was later told it
had been seized for no tax as it had expired. I had tried previously to find out about my vehicle but as i didnt have the document or the vin number my back was against the wall. And i had to accept that the car had gone.

I have since seen someone driving the vehicle and want to know what I can do as I have never sold the vehicle so how did they manage to register it in 2004 I did a vehicle check to get this info hope someone can help

[tiglet]

Bump

[Conniff]

The only ones who would be likely to cease it are DVLA so write to them and ask did they take it and resell it and then you can decide if the landlord stole it or not.

[wino]

I thought that untaxed cars were crushed not re-sold

Arcam2004: How did you buy the car in the first place? Was it a private sale or through a garage? How did you pay cash, cheque or card?

I'm asking this to see if you can prove you were the legal owner of this car.