Selling a car for spares / repairs query?

nobile

Hi

I'm selling my car which has a few issues with it as spares. I doubt anyone would be looking to repair it.

If & when the buyer comes to pay for the car, what is the paperwork process that I have to follow.

Car is on Gumtree so at this stage I have no idea if a private individual or someone from the industry will be buying it.

I havent sold a car for over 10 years so unsure of what to do

Warwick_Hunt

Is it roadworthy?

nobile

Warwick_Hunt wrote: »

Is it roadworthy?

Starts up but need a repairs. Would have to be towed away.

Is insured, taxed & has current MOT

Herzlos

nobile wrote: »

Starts up but need a repairs. Would have to be towed away.

Is insured, taxed & has current MOT

Would it pads an mot tomorrow?

You're presumably not selling it as scrap and the new owner may repair it, so you full out the V5 as any other sale. If it's not road worthy and needs towed away then you need to make that clear but realistically once they've bought it and got it onto the road there's not much you can do about it.

arcon5

Just advertise is as spares repairs and nature of fault and let buyer do the rest.
Don't let it be driven on road for test drive if not roadworthy. If he drives it away then he does so after ownership transferred.
Fill out v5 as normal.

AdrianC

nobile wrote: »

I'm selling my car which has a few issues with it as spares. I doubt anyone would be looking to repair it.

But it IS roadworthy and legal, right?

If & when the buyer comes to pay for the car, what is the paperwork process that I have to follow.

Exactly the same as ever. Change keeper online, give 'em all the paperwork and a receipt, wave goodbye, put the kettle on.

Car is on Gumtree so at this stage I have no idea if a private individual or someone from the industry will be buying it.

Makes no difference, bar a tickbox on that online keeper change.

arcon5 wrote: »

Don't let it be driven on road for test drive if not roadworthy. If he drives it away then he does so after ownership transferred.

If it's unroadworthy, and you allow them to drive it away, even after the keeper change has been done online - you're committing an offence.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/75

(6) A person shall not be convicted of an offence under this section in respect of the supply or alteration of a motor vehicle or trailer if he proves—

(b)that he had reasonable cause to believe that the vehicle or trailer would not be used on a road in Great Britain, or would not be so used until it had been put into a condition in which it might lawfully be so used,

nobile

Car is NOT driveable due to mechanical issue, so I would say NO, it's not roadworthy...but it is on the road legally (fully insured, taxed)

It's true, someone could buy it & repair it, so I'll bear that in mind.

Thanks guys

patman99

Make sure to state in the advert that it needs to be trailered away.

Joe_Horner

AdrianC wrote: »

If it's unroadworthy, and you allow them to drive it away, even after the keeper change has been done online - you're committing an offence.

https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1988/52/section/75

Technically, you commit the offence at the point where you sell it, not when he drives off. You only have a defence if, at the time of sale you have reasonable grounds to think he's not going to drive it.

Which is why just stating that it needs to be trailered isn't enough - if he doesn't turn up with a trailer then strictly speaking you should refuse the sale because it's pretty obvious at that point that he'll be driving it!

LandyAndy

Joe_Horner wrote: »

Technically, you commit the offence at the point where you sell it, not when he drives off. You only have a defence if, at the time of sale you have reasonable grounds to think he's not going to drive it.

Which is why just stating that it needs to be trailered isn't enough - if he doesn't turn up with a trailer then strictly speaking you should refuse the sale because it's pretty obvious at that point that he'll be driving it!

The OP has stated that the vehicle cannot be driven.