Money Moral Dilemma: Should I sell her my car?

bhayani

split this down .

1 selling the car. DON'T

2 she has admitted that she will be driving illegally - SHOP HER

3 sell me the car for £50 to bring this problem to an end.

Ebenezer_Screwj

Sell her the car but why at the lower price ? Exotic dancers make plenty of money and it's her decision if she breaks the law after the event. I'd ask her to do some exotic posing in the vehicle and take photographs as a memento.

UrbanFox

Fiona_T wrote: »

If you go ahead and sell it to her, I hope it's you she hits in it!

Well that seems just a tad harsh!
However, I would agree that you should stick to your principals on this one - her sulking can't be as bad as the feeling you'll get in the pit of your stomach when you find out she's done herself or someone else some serious damage in the car you sold her.

Jokey

You just need to think really, if anything ever happened while she was driving that car (hurt herself, a child etc) then I bet you would be consumed with guilt!

As much as it's a horrible situation, I think you need to stand by your word x

MattieCat

Yes, sell her the car and tell her that a condition of sale is that you will tell the relevant authorities unless she provides herself with the necessary legal requirements for owning a car.

norfythenorf

If you sell her the car and the next day she crashes into your current car/house how will you feel then? Simple, don't do it and if you see her driving another car, report her as again it might be you she crashes into.

elizabethhull

The difference in this situation from that in which you sell a screwdriver and they stab someone with it is PRIOR KNOWLEDGE. You can't un-know what your neighbour has already told you. You also can't prevent her driving uninsured, but you can certainly avoid knowingly helping her. There are plenty of ways you can express appreciation for the offer but decline it without falling out with her. As said before, posing the question here really means you already know the answer, but are hoping you can get out of it. Sorry, but moral behaviour can hurt, financially, socially, whatever. Which is more important - knowing you did the right thing or the extra money? It's not a frivolous moral stance here, either, as any victim of an uninsured driving accident will attest.

Nicki123

While I agree with those who say you might not know anyone else buying is legal and getting insurance, in this case you DO know.

There is so much going on that we people who do things correctly have to pay for - including uninsured motorists and people who cheat on insurance claims, etc. - that I wouldn't want to encourage or condone it.

It's the 'good people' who turn a blind eye or accept something discounted that 'fell of the back of a lorry' - STOLEN - that makes it easier for people to do it.

So you are not responsible for her actions, but effectively agreeing to help her I think morally does make you culpable, and costs the rest of us money.

So it's a delicate situation, but I would just say sorry, I don't feel comfortable knowing it's not going to be done legally. As others suggested, maybe she doesn't know the procedures and penalties and may change her mind.

Incidentally, I don't know why her profession has anything to do with it, good or bad.

k599rag

There is no law against buying a car without Insurance or a driving licence. Sell the car and take the money. There's no ethics in it, she's legally entitled to buy a car without insurance and a licence, so what's stopping you??

I agree that she should have a licence and insurance, but £1500 is £1500 and it's not your issue if she breaks the law, the sale of the car is legal. All you have to do is to make sure that the V5 document is updated so any fines go to her and not you!!

inicholson

Sell her the car with no road tax (if it' still got tax cash it in). Make it very clear to her that you've retained past of the V5 (as you're supposed to) to record the change of ownership with the DVLA and point out they will be expecting the new owner to tax the car. Put a note into the DVLA with the V5 of who you sold it to and mention that you didn't see the person's licence or insurance.

If the car's still not taxed a couple of weeks later (she'll need insurance to get the tax disc and insurance will be tricky without a licence) then report the untaxed car.