Advice re selling car with Road Tax

Meadows

I would have assumed that the road tax was part of the sale unless you clearly stated it was extra at the time of asking the price.

Norman_Castle

As above, you should have stated the tax was not included in the sale. Cars are sold as they are unless otherwise stated. The buyer will have included the £180 in the offer for the car.

Comstock

Meadows wrote: »

I would have assumed that the road tax was part of the sale unless you clearly stated it was extra at the time of asking the price.

Yep, another vote for this viewpoint. Tax disc included unless you specifically exclude it.

photome

NeverEnough wrote: »

Road Tax is not part of a car and is usuallynot included in a sale so I don't think it is "cheap and miserable" not to include it, and definitely not a scam. In fact, if the car was sold really cheaply, it is probably not worth the OP s while to let the £180 go like that- I certainly would not just give £180 away for nothing. If its a £20K car, thats a different matter.
The buyer actually sounds likethey are cheap and miserable and opportunistic, to be honest, just like you, legionaire.........

I am with neverenough FWIW,

At the end of the day its up to the OP what they do next.

If it was me selling though, I would have mentioned the tax, inc or not at the point of sale

Trebor16

Norman_Castle wrote: »

As above, you should have stated the tax was not included in the sale. Cars are sold as they are unless otherwise stated. The buyer will have included the £180 in the offer for the car.

The road tax does not add to the value of the car, it is a legal requirement that has to be paid to be able to use it on the road. The buyer should have clarified at the time if the tax was included.

prowla

Trebor16 wrote: »

The road tax does not add to the value of the car, it is a legal requirement that has to be paid to be able to use it on the road. The buyer should have clarified at the time if the tax was included.

It is a legal requirement to have tax on the car, so the seller was selling the car in an unroadworthy state if they cashed it in.

SteveJW

colino wrote: »

If you said in the ad taxed till ** or they viewed it with rent on the window, you are duty bound to sell it with the tax. .

Don't know where you get "duty bound" from
I would think this is covered by "mutual mistake" embodied in English Law

photome

prowla wrote: »

It is a legal requirement to have tax on the car, so the seller was selling the car in an unroadworthy state if they cashed it in.

Strange logic

Trebor16

prowla wrote: »

It is a legal requirement to have tax on the car, so the seller was selling the car in an unroadworthy state if they cashed it in.

So what happens when someone sells a vehicle that has been SORN'd? Are they breaking the law? I don't think so. I also wasn't aware that the addition of a little paper disc in the windscreen turns any car into a roadworthy one.

ashleypride

NeverEnough wrote: »

Road tax is an entirely separate issue to integral parts of the car like wheels and batteries. Cars are not normally sold with masses of raod tax on them and most buyers would expect to have to pay tax within a month or two at most, unless agreed beforehand. It should really have been specifically agreed as to whether you would include the remainder of the road tax or not, it is not obligatory and not an integral part of the car. Depending on the price of the car, I would not be giving £180 away as a gift to the buyer.
Perhaps you could agree to a price for the tax ? I do not believe you HAVE to provide the buyer with 9months free road tax as neither party actually clarified it was included. If I buy a used car I ask how much tax is left and if its included.

You go and see a car and notice it has 6 months tax on it, you make an offer, the buyer accepts, you give them the cash, they hand over the keys. They then say "hold on", grab the keys out of your hands and take out the tax disc. Would you find that acceptable?

Having said that the OP hasn't made it clear yet, if the buyer has paid / or made a deposit.