So, dear old lady’s company bought the car, however she was meant to be shown as the registered keeper. Unfortunately, it appears Tesla ballsed up and have shown the company as the registered keeper. Our insurance has been purchased on the basis that the company is the owner, however wife is the RK. Should we simply change the registered keeper, once the V5 arrives? If we do that, won’t it show a previous registered keeper, which could affect resale values? Is that actually a thing? Thoughts?
I had the exact same thing. So I phoned Tesla and they sent a letter to me addressed to the DVLA stating that, due to an error their end, the car was registered to the company not to me. Tbh I haven’t yet sent this letter to the DVLA, but will soon. Pm me if you would like a copy of the letter.
I had exactly the same issue in 2019 with company name only on the V5. I sent the form to DVLA, asking to chage name from company to my name so that the insurance would be ok. As you rightly point out, DVLA then recorded it as a change in keeper, despite the address being the same. I was then the second keeper. I currently have an M3LR on order to be dlivered this month. I have asked Telsa to put me on the V5 instead of the company. I'll not hold my breath as I think they just don't do it. Which is a PITA. As Philip P rightly points out, DVLA will only amend it with a letter, otherwise its a change of keeper.
Having the DVLA record it as a change of keeper can knock a lot off the value. I've just bought a car that has a handful of miles on the clock (less than the average Tesla delivery mileage) for about £18k under list price, because it was registered at the end of December 2020. Most of that price reduction is because I will be the second owner, despite it having just sat in a showroom for a couple of months or so.