Alter (copy of) V5 for non-nefarious purposes?

[Pete.]

I need to get a parking permit for my car but in my wife's name. It's actually her car but I bought it for her in my name and remains that way on the V5.

They (council) want a photocopy of the V5 for proof but since I have this car and my works van to get permits for and they only allow one permit per resident I'm thinking why not just photocopy the v5 then scan the black & white photocopy and change the name with software.

I don't want to change the 1-owner status of the car by transferring the v5 to my wife but equally I don't want to get caught out by some legality issue. I can't think of any way this could be illegal - I 'm not trying to gain a financial advantage or pass it off to a buyer, just trying to get a parking permit allocation, but I thought I'd throw it out here just in case.
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[chris-red]

The person who will be checking it probably does 100's a week and hates their job as long as it isn't a shit job they won't notice/care.
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[nowhere.elysium]

It's the council; it's not like they're real people.
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[Tamsin]

I had a similar situation, although my v5 is misplaced rather than in the wrong name.

I rang the council and had a moan at them for not processing my (non existent) application that I had "sent 3 weeks earlier" and got one in the post the next day

[P.addy]

I've never done this with an insurance document or bill, ever.

I've not spent hours in photoshop perfecting a photo ID either

If you want something done, feel free to PM me the one you have and the one you want it to look like (ideal if you have both names on a V5, 2 seconds job

[Pete.]

Done it - I figured that if they were going to cross-check the owner they would only need the reg so they'll take the v5 scan at face value, so I cut the watermarked box out with GIMP, blanked the name using clone tool to keep the fudgy background (actually the tick boxes from the other page showing through then copy-pasta'd letters to make the new name until all I had to do was make a B from a R, and a Z from a V and an E with a few added pixels.

Impressed myself with the result, but then just as if the forces of nature themselves had been outraged by my malfeous wrong-doings, the bloody printer has ran out of black in and it's printed out a nice shade of pink
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a.k.a 'Geri'

132.9mph off and walked away. Gear is good, gear is good, gear is very very good

[nowhere.elysium]

[yambabe]

But the V5 is not proof of ownership.

It says so on it..........
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[Pete.]

[smegballs]

[P.addy]

Yeah, I've never ever ever done that

[Llama-Farmer]

[Marmalade]

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[Llama-Farmer]

[STONEY!]

Many years ago someone I know got caught riding a cagiva mito without a cbt, tax, mot or insurance. Blagged a 7 day wonder and made up fake docs for all of the above with the exception of the tax which they used the fake docs to acquire.

Took em down the local cop shop just before closing time, rushed em through with the receptionist and got away with it.