Money Moral Dilemma: Should I sell her my car?

bennett2kuk

Sell the car and let the system find her out. I agree with the comment above. If some random turned up off the street and paid cash then you probably wouldn't demand to see their licence or make sure they were insuring it. Tell them perhaps that sooner or later they'll get caught and probably banned. I got hit by an uninsured driver and just sued the MIB, it's what we pay insurance for.

Johan

Sell the car, if you don't someone else will. You can then give the police an anonimous tip off that she is driving without licence and insurance! Make sure you get the change of ownership details sent of to DVLA asap. Sell the car for £1500 and then hand her back £850 for insurance and offer that you will get qoutes for insurance for her, and get her a form for licence renewal.

Gillsx

If it was just the insurance then I would say its not your problem and sell her the car, but stress the importance to other road users not just her. As she doesnt have a license I would not sell her the car at all. It's dangerous and irresponsible, not to mention the trouble you potentially could get into if it was found that you had willingly sold the car to someone who didnt have a license and you were aware of this.

aliasojo

Gillsx wrote: »

.......not to mention the trouble you potentially could get into if it was found that you had willingly sold the car to someone who didnt have a license and you were aware of this.

Can I just ask...is this an actual crime? Is there a law against selling a car to an unlicensed individual? (Genuine question, I honestly don't know much about this.)

savagej

I bought my car from Arnold Clark without showing my driving license they dont need it. All I showed them was my insurance document.

You would need to complete a V5C form and send it to the DVLA to report who the new owner is, once it is sold, that is your responsilbility over with.

Everything else is down to the new owner, if they want to keep it in their drive they need to apply for a SORN which states it is off the road and hence does not require to be taxed (you dont have to be insured if you are doing this), if they put it on the road it is their legal responsibility to get it taxed, insured and MOT'd.

Once the change of ownership is registered with the DVLA using the V5C form it's not your problem!

dogagilitymad

No. If she had an accident in that car and had no insurance, you would feel the guilt. Let her buy a car from somewhere else and then your conscience is clear.

Evilm

Purely for selfish reasons I wouldn't. What happens when she has an accident and it involves you and your new car? You'd be gutted.

gazzebo69

I wouldnt sell, it is those with no insurance and licenses pushing up the price for everyone else.

If she has got money, sell it to her for £650 quid instead of £1500 on the proviso she uses the rest to get her license sorted out and get back on the road legally.


Job done.

kaardiff_boy

To me the critical thing is her intention not to insure it. She could drive down the road and knock a child over, leaving him/her with serious and irreversible brain damage, requring care for the rest of his/her life. An insurance policy would pay for that - without it, the child's care would be an enormous burden to others. We all think it'll never happen to me. I would point out to her that it does happen, and that's why it's vital to be insured, and I wouldn't sell without her sorting this part of her life out.

housesitter

I've sold cars to people without licenses in the past. Kids who want something cheap to do up for when they pass their test.
Nothing immoral about it.

If she chooses to break the law it's her choice.
You have no moral responsibility due to her own actions.
Your conscience should always be clear if someone else takes their own actions.
I really cannot understand the people in this thread suggesting you are some how culpable for somene else's actions?!?!?

I wouldn't have even gone as far as telling her I felt she was wrong.
No point arguing with an idiot.
Clearly she is one if wanting to pay you over double it's worth and I'd be happy to take advantage of that stupidity.

Take the money without comment.
Let plod know a few weeks later you suspect an uninsured driver anonymously.