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car sold, not collected
xxwelcomexx
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in Motoring
A week ago my teenager sold his car (privately). It was not taxed. The buyer gave him the cash. My son gave him a receipt and sent off the docs to the DVLA.
The buyer is a bit of an oddball. He left the car with us, saying he'll get it taxed and insured and come and collect it. He hasn't done so, although has developed a habit of 'popping round' to look at it. He's now saying he doesn't know if he can afford to tax and insure it and can't remember how to drive!
I want it off the driveway. I've told him, but he won't commit to collecting it. Am I allowed to put this untaxed, uninsured car out on the road?
The buyer is a bit of an oddball. He left the car with us, saying he'll get it taxed and insured and come and collect it. He hasn't done so, although has developed a habit of 'popping round' to look at it. He's now saying he doesn't know if he can afford to tax and insure it and can't remember how to drive!
I want it off the driveway. I've told him, but he won't commit to collecting it. Am I allowed to put this untaxed, uninsured car out on the road?
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if i had the cash in my hand, and the car was in his name i would just move it
If hes the sort to come back and demand his money, be careful0 -
If you are caught driving an untaxed, uninsured vehicle on the public highway, it'll be you as the driver that is in trouble.
If you do so with the owners permission, the owner may also be in trouble.
If you do so without the owners permission, you may find yourself in court for twoc.
Why don't you come to an arrangement with the buyer to establish when he will arrange its collection? (Your son really should have agreed this at point of sale)Whether he can afford to tax it, insure it or even remember how to drive is not important - none of that is necessary to arrange the removal from your property.
... and don't pander any more to the owners whims of popping round just to look at it."Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
Does sound like a complete oddball?!
I would put something in writing and get him to sign saying you want the vehicle moved in X days otherwise you will get it scrapped.0 -
xxwelcomexx wrote: »A week ago my teenager sold his car (privately). It was not taxed. The buyer gave him the cash. My son gave him a receipt and sent off the docs to the DVLA.
The buyer is a bit of an oddball. He left the car with us, saying he'll get it taxed and insured and come and collect it. He hasn't done so, although has developed a habit of 'popping round' to look at it. He's now saying he doesn't know if he can afford to tax and insure it and can't remember how to drive!
I want it off the driveway. I've told him, but he won't commit to collecting it. Am I allowed to put this untaxed, uninsured car out on the road?
technically,no you cant move it onto a public highway as you would be commiting an offence of driving an uninsured vehicle,
however if nobody was about;);)I
MOJACAR0 -
yeah shove it out on the road.. and say id get that taken round your house before it gets towed , explain how cars get taken these days0
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Someone in the motor trade can move it with trade plates, are any of your friends in the trade?0
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Well Premier, quite...and that's the problem. He was supposed to have collected it the following day. Doesn't help that son is away for 2 weeks and I'm left to sort out the mess.
Battery is flat too; the oddball just came back with a new battery (intending to drive it away untaxed and uninsured!) but had bought the wrong battery. Can't believe he handed over £1,100 in the first place for a car with no tax, MOT and a flat battery so had never even started the engine. Duh!0 -
xxwelcomexx wrote: »Well Premier, quite...and that's the problem. He was supposed to have collected it the following day. Doesn't help that son is away for 2 weeks and I'm left to sort out the mess.
Battery is flat too; the oddball just came back with a new battery (intending to drive it away untaxed and uninsured!) but had bought the wrong battery. Can't believe he handed over £1,100 in the first place for a car with no tax, MOT and a flat battery so had never even started the engine. Duh!
send him round to me,Ive got a couple of cheapies he can buy:rotfl::rotfl:I MOJACAR0 -
Ah, as that was already agreed as part of the contract, simply write to the owner giving him say 7/14/21 days to collect the vehicle after which storage charges will accrue and/or you will arrange for the vehicle to be disposed of at his expense.xxwelcomexx wrote: »Well Premier, quite...and that's the problem. He was supposed to have collected it the following day. ...
Technically this should probably come from your son as he was the seller."Now to trolling as a concept. .... Personally, I've always found it a little sad that people choose to spend such a large proportion of their lives in this way but they do, and we have to deal with it." - MSE Forum Manager 6th July 20100 -
hartcjhart wrote: »send him round to me,Ive got a couple of cheapies he can buy:rotfl::rotfl:
what are they, where are you0
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