Sold SORNed car - any comeback

oldhand

If he is using the car its a danger to yourself and others on the roads so if your sure dvla knows you have sold it an anonymous phone call to the local police station may put an end to it....

Custard_Pie

NewUserHere wrote: »

A few mornings ago I sold a car. Was a runner with a couple of minor problems (speed sensor, bushes and shocks).
It was SORNed and has been for a few months now.

I was approached by a local to me about it a couple of weeks ago for his son. I explained it's not taxed or mot'd, he bartered on price and said that's fine.

Couple weeks later , son comes to house. Told guy of this and the faults. Said no tax or mot. He said not to worry its fine. Told him if he parks it on a public road it'll probably be seized. He wasn't concerned.
Slightly dodgy character but lives near by and from what a gather from locals he's not really a hardened criminal. Just a scrounger.

I wrote on the receipt 'sold as seen, sold with faults and SORNed to be towed away'. We both signed. He has receipt, I have photocopy z
I also wrote time of transaction on v5 , green slip and receipt.

Guy came the other morning to pay up, about 430am as I leave for work at this time and he wanted to sort it that day. sorted paperwork out. I got ready for work and he was gone with the car ten mins later when I left house.

I guess I was hoping he would take it later in the day and he wasn't concerned because he was taking it to off road storage or an mot station or something. Or to his mates to repair - his mate is car savvy, as I knew his mate from a vehicle engineering course we was both on a while back.

So the car is parked not far from me now on the road. No tax or mot. Doubt any insurance as well. He uses it.
Weirdly since seeing police cars around the town I live in is not uncommon. Especially at night!

So could any of this fall back on me?

I guess I should have followed my gut instinct. But kinda wanted the money

If it was SORN, you sent off the V5 to DVLA and have sold as seen receipt dated, etc then you are covered as keeper liability has ceased. DVLA are normally pretty quick with V5's, but like any big government organisation do make mistakes. Keep everything until they write to you to say that their systems have been updated.

specialboy

Tilt wrote: »

I think it's only a trader (car sales business) that can't sell/allow an un-taxed/un-insured car to be driven away by a member of the public.

It applies to a private sale too but enforcing it is another matter.

specialboy

oldhand wrote: »

If he is using the car its a danger to yourself and others on the roads so if your sure dvla knows you have sold it an anonymous phone call to the local police station may put an end to it....

Bit of a sweeping statement don't you think? Why is it a danger to other road users?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

Personally I would have told anyone coming unannounced to buy my car at 4:30am to jog on.


in this case, if you did your end of the bargain, then there nothing to worry about.


"If he is using the car its a danger to yourself and others on the roads so if your sure dvla knows you have sold it an anonymous phone call to the local police station may put an end to it...."


wow its danger! quick everyone off the road theres A car being driven with no MOT (a fine nothing else no points no prison time doesn't invalidate insurance) no tax (again a fine not points or prison time does not invalidate insurance) is being driven by someone who may have a license and is totally competent to Drive and may have insurance and is waiting on a pre booked MOT date (so he can fix the known issues) in order to get his car taxed with a new MOT cert, lets jump call the cops quick don't give him a break we all know everone has access to off road storage!!NOT.

mgdavid

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

Personally I would have told anyone coming unannounced to buy my car at 4:30am to jog on.
........

and no doubt the OP would too; did you imagine you read it, dream it, or just make it up?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

mgdavid wrote: »

and no doubt the OP would too; did you imagine you read it, dream it, or just make it up?

paragraph 5...


"Guy came the other morning to pay up, about 430am as I leave for work at this time and he wanted to sort it that day. sorted paperwork out. I got ready for work and he was gone with the car ten mins later when I left house"
now I wonder how you seemed to think it wasn't there?

LandyAndy

atrixblue.-MFR-. wrote: »

paragraph 5...


"Guy came the other morning to pay up, about 430am as I leave for work at this time and he wanted to sort it that day. sorted paperwork out. I got ready for work and he was gone with the car ten mins later when I left house"
now I wonder how you seemed to think it wasn't there?

I have to say I thought the highlighted bit was meant to indicate the purchaser came by prior arrangement because he knew the OPs work pattern.