I am trying to get some insurance quotes, and the website is asking when I bought my car. I can't remember and I can't find receipt. Where can I find the date? Thanks.
Check a vehicle's details, tax and SORN status and expiry dates on the Driver Vehicle and Licensing Agency (DVLA) database - online and telephone enquiries
www.gov.uk
Stick the registration in and scroll down. It gives the date the last registration document was issued.
Yes, it would tell you the wrong date if you moved house, or indeed, if you had modified the car to the extent that you had to inform DVLA and they'd issued another V5C. However, assuming you can remember whether or not you've moved house, then the date the last V5C was issued, will be when you bought the car!
It tells me Nov 2018. I've had the car longer than that, I've not changed address and, I can't think why it isn't showing the correct date.
Edit; I bought the car in Oct 2016, a document was issued in Nov 2018, but I can't think why.