Registering Frames?

If i buy a frame with no log book is there a way to register it or could it be "stolen"?


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Depends what it is?

just a typh frame am buyin off a guy on here but he dint say if he had log book or not

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Then it will already be registered so you will have to send off for the log book and pay something like £25. However I wouldn't buy a bike without a logbook as it's a pain in the arse. The log book takes ages or doesn't turn up and it's very easy to get scammed.

is there anyway to check to see if the bike is stolen or not?

to apply for the log book you need the reg number. if you have that you can check it for a HPI check :good:

i have the same problem with a frame i have i dont know if its legit so ill take it round to the cop shop and ask them to check the vin. ive done this with a crosser me and a mate found and we were told it wasnt nicked so we could keep it if it wasnt claimed.
anyway id ask him for the reg number if he has it.
is it a 50 or 125 frame

takes around a month or so to receive the logbook and you need to know the vin no and the reg no

Month if your lucky. Can be more like 6.

northrider said:

takes around a month or so to receive the logbook and you need to know the vin no and the reg no

As Terro said above, more like 6mths. My mate brought a peugeot 106 from a dealership, they didnt send off the logbook or it got lost. My matey had to pay £25 to the DVLA and had to wait a little over 6mths before it turned up, it sucked too because he couldent drive as the tax was out of date & you need the V5 to get road tax.

Even worse, he paid upfront £1800 for fully comp insurence and hes not been able to drive for 6mnths.

shoulda taxed it online?

cant tax online without reg doc.

you CAN however tax at the same time as applying for a logbook if you go to your DVLA local office.

personally i'd risk it, send off for it and if it's nicked you lost £25, if not you are sorted. plus frames with a dodgy history are usually written off as a loss and many can have a change of owner if you can prove you are an innocent party. get a receipt from the previous owner too, you can claim your money back if there's a problem.

thats a piss take 6 months you have to pay and on top of that they fuk around lyk that i had to get mine once it took me a month and i was pissd

it's usually 6 weeks max, they have to write to the previous registered keeper, if he/she doesn't claim it within 4 weeks then they send you the logbook.