Help V5 for Europe

Pawsome
Pawsome Forum Participant Posts: 41
edited August 2014 in Caravans #1

Hi hoping someone on here can help. We bought our motorhome in June, the dealer sent off the V5 to DVLA to register into our name. We waited 8 weeks got nothing in the post contacted DVLA no record of them receiving anything. Problem is we are going to Europe,
France, Spain & Portugal mid September and now have no V5. The dealers today by recorded delivery resent and application to issue a new V5 to us. But it takes 6-8 weeks to process. I explained our situation to DVLA and they have said there is no way to expedite
an application. Can we still travel without a V5 we don't even have a copy of original as dealer didn't take one?

Also our Tax is due on 1st Nov and again we don't seem to be able to renew without either V5 number or renewal reminder number, which we wont now get in time either.

Hoping someone out there either works for DVLA or has experienced this? Thanks in advance.