Best way to sell car that is SORN?

Fellwalker

My friend has a very nicely kept Toyota Auris, a smidgeon under 4 years old with 18500 miles on the clock. It has an MOT to the end of this month, but is off the road because she has been advised not to drive for a period by her doctor.
She thought she'd be back to driving shortly, but that period has recently been extended.
Now she has decided that rather than hang on for possibly a year, she will sell the car and use buses and taxis.

I've put its details into webuyanycar, and it suggests £5600, but wants her to make an appointment to take it there for appraisal. As it is SORN, and hence not insured to drive, that won't work.

The local wbac is around a mile from her, as is her Toyota dealer from whom she got it. They are selling similar cars for around £7800, and she's going to have a chat with them.

Does anyone have experience of selling without being able to take the car to one of these places? Has anyone a better idea?

Tilt

Have a chat with the local Toyota dealer. They may send someone to take a look at it and could take it away on trade plates.

Alternatively advertise it on Auto Trader as a private sale for around £7k pointing out that the MOT expires soon and a potential buyer would be responsible for taxing it (as they would be anyway).

Fellwalker

Thanks Tilt. I've just 5 minutes ago said that to her! (about TOyota. I'd not impose the nightmare of autotrader on her. I tried to sell a car on that, and out of 20 calls, 19 were dealers offering to advertise it for me.)

The chap at wbac confirmed that the car has to be taken in to them; they don't do home visits.

Nodding_Donkey

Book it in for an MOT, get a friend with DOC cover to take it and drop in WBAC on the way back. A car with a years MOT will always be worth a significant amount more.

AdrianC

Not being taxed does not mean it's uninsured.

Herzlos

Know anyone with a car trailer - Local garage, farmer, etc? You could always bribe them to move it to the WBAC parking area. They might be suspicious about running condition though, and are sure to want to knock hundreds off due to it, so it's potentially a lot cheaper to just tax and re-insure it (if required).

Richard53

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

A car with a years MOT will always be worth a significant amount more.

This. I can't understand why so many people advertise cars with 'No MoT, but will pass easily'. A car with 10-12 months' MoT is worth a lot more to me than one without one, as it's a less risky buy, not to mention the convenience. If someone can't be bothered to spend less than £50 and an hour of their time to get a ticket, I will assume they know the car won't pass - and move on to the next.


That's not a comment on the OP, by the way, newish car and different circumstances. But I still think taking the time to get it MoT'd would be well worth while.

caprikid1

"Book it in for an MOT, get a friend with DOC cover "


They need to check their cover, most DOC clauses require the car is insured by the Owner also.

Nodding_Donkey

I keep seeing this but mine says:

The policyholder may also drive with the owner's permission a private motor vehicle not owned or registered by or hired to the policyholder under a hire purchase agreement.

And as far as I can remember I have had similar wording in the past.

dannyrst

Nodding_Donkey wrote: »

I keep seeing this but mine says:

The policyholder may also drive with the owner's permission a private motor vehicle not owned or registered by or hired to the policyholder under a hire purchase agreement.

And as far as I can remember I have had similar wording in the past.

Mine is similar to this. Says nothing about the owner of the car being insured.

jimjames

Tax for a month will cost a max of about £20, probably a lot less as even my old gas guzzler was £20. Worth doing so you can move it and as above worth getting MOT done.