Is the name on the vehicle license necessarily the owner of the car?
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Is the name on the vehicle license necessarily the owner of the car? The following is relevant information: Processing: The vehicle license can be processed at the traffic management department of the public security authority or the local vehicle management office. You need to bring your ID card and the invoice for the purchased vehicle to complete the processing. Importance: The vehicle license is important, as it serves as the vehicle's ID card, which can be used to identify the vehicle's status, whether it can be driven on the road, and whether it is a qualified motor vehicle. Legal provisions: Article 17 of the "Road Traffic Management Regulations" promulgated by the State Council stipulates that vehicles must pass the inspection by the vehicle management authority and obtain license plates and a vehicle license before they are allowed to be driven.
Last time I accompanied a friend to handle the transfer, I found this quite interesting. Generally, the name on the vehicle license is indeed the owner, but there are special cases: for example, company vehicles may have the employee who handled the procedures listed on the license, while the actual owner is the company. There are also cases where you buy a car with a loan—even though you drive it every day, the green book (vehicle registration certificate) might still show the financing company's name until the loan is paid off. The most interesting scenario is cars registered under minors; legally, the license bears the child's name, but the actual operations are handled by the guardian. So, the vehicle license only proves the current registered owner. To confirm true ownership, you still need to check the vehicle registration certificate—that's the ultimate proof.
I used to think that the name on the vehicle license indicated ownership, but then I experienced something: when my cousin got divorced and divided property, the car was registered under her husband's name on the vehicle license, but the court ruled that it was purchased with their joint savings during the marriage, so it still had to be divided. So, the vehicle license is more like the 'ID card manager' of the car, which is different from the property ownership certificate of a house. Pay special attention to three scenarios: 1) company cars registered under the name of the handler, 2) cars purchased with loans where the ownership is mortgaged, and 3) cases where someone else borrows a name to buy a car. To truly determine ownership, you need to look at the purchase invoice and financial transaction records—that's the reliable way.
