Want to sell my car but it has no MOT, advice?

LiveOnce

Hi all,

I want to sell my car but it has no MOT.

It passed the last 3 MOT's.

I already have a new car so don't see the point in investing in an MOT to sell this car.

Does it turn buyers off? How can I counter this issue?

Any advice on selling this car would be great.

Herzlos

Get an MOT. If you try and sell it without, it'll go for scrap (~£40), as it won't be testable, and will need a trailer to remove.

If you don't think it's worth fixing, why would a buyer?

rich13348

Is it likely to fail its MOT if not, get it tested. A known working car with a long MOT will sell much better than a car with no MOT and no ability to test it on public roads.

Ebe_Scrooge

As above, if it'll pass the MOT without anything too expensive being needed then do it - you'll more than recoup the cost when you come to sell it. Failing that, you can advertise it as "spares or repair", and the buyer will have the added hassle / expense of having to arrange a trailer to transport it away. It depends on the general state of the car, of course, but generally it'll be well worthwhile to get a new MOT on it.

LiveOnce

Solid advice from all of you :-)

Thank you chaps :-)

forgotmyname

Nope it wont put buyers off, if it runs i will give you £30 for it.

parking_question_chap

I guess it depends what it failed on.

prowla

It will put some buyers off, for instance anybody who might have to travel a distance to it won't be able to drive it home. In fact they wouldn't even be able to take it for a test drive.

They'd also have to cover any work which needed doing for the MOT, which is effectively an unknown for them, and thus a risk.

Way better to sell with a MOT.

If tyres need replacing, then you might be able to get used ones for it.

consumers_revenge

Having been looking for cars this weekend I've been put off soon as I see less than 5 months MOT.


At least if you put it in and it fails you can tell the buyer....'it needs x amount to pass' and then set a sensible price.


But really go and get it 12 months MOT :-)

bigjl

I can't see why it would be a waste of £35/40 to stick a fresh ticket on it as it will add an awful lot more than that to the sale price.

Having a year instead of 6months will make a difference of more than that aswell.

With an MOt the buyer can insure, tax online and leave.

Without it is trailer time as already mentioned, unless they want to book it in for an MOt and drive straight there.

Though I have just thought, as far as RFL goes, does it even need an MOT to get taxed? I have been told that you don't need to be Insured for the new online system, which could be true as I taxed the Picanto (or CG did) a few minutes after I Insured it and I can't see MID being updated that quick and the pre purchase checks I did included a MID check and it showed as uninsured.

londonTiger

Herzlos wrote: »

Get an MOT. If you try and sell it without, it'll go for scrap (~£40), as it won't be testable, and will need a trailer to remove.

If you don't think it's worth fixing, why would a buyer?

This, there is a very narrow group of people who have the resources to buy a non-motd and make use of it by getting it back on the road. Ususally professional traders and they will pay peanuts for it.