Sold car - gave buyer V5 - bad idea

MandM90

If you sold via ebay, regardless of how they collect/pay, usually ebay shows you the name and address registered to the account. Can you check and see if you have it?

Geodark

MandM90 wrote: »

If you sold via ebay, regardless of how they collect/pay, usually ebay shows you the name and address registered to the account. Can you check and see if you have it?

By the sounds of it though he didnt sell it on ebay, he advertised it on there, the guy turned up and he sold it cash outside of ebay - unless I am adding 2 and 2 and getting 5. Must still be a message from the guy somewhere though to arrange popping to see the car surely?

chuffniut

knightstyle wrote: »

You can just write a letter telling the DVLA time, date and details of who you sold the car to. you will soon get a letter back confirming you no longer own the car.

The sensible answer.

Write and say you're no longer the registered keeper, you did not have the V5 at the point of sale and the chap buying it from you was a trader and he said he didn't mind taking it without one. Ask for confirmation back that the car has been placed in the trade and you're no longer the registered keeper.

chuffniut

Also, there's every chance he's already put the car in the trade and and even bigger chance he won't be racking up speeding tickets and parking fines in it.

shaun_from_Africa

chuffniut wrote: »

The sensible answer.

Write and say you're no longer the registered keeper, you did not have the V5 at the point of sale and the chap buying it from you was a trader and he said he didn't mind taking it without one.

So lying to the DVLA is the sensible answer?
The OP has already stated that they did have the V5 and this was given to the buyer.

chuffniut

shaun_from_Africa wrote: »

So lying to the DVLA is the sensible answer?
The OP has already stated that they did have the V5 and this was given to the buyer.

Oooh, lying?

The car has been sold to a trader, the OP has made an oversight and just needs to sleep at night knowing he isn't liable for parking fines/speeding tickets.

waamo

chuffniut wrote: »

The car has been sold to a trader, the OP has made an oversight and just needs to sleep at night knowing he isn't liable for parking fines/speeding tickets.

Not strictly correct. The car has been sold to someone claiming to be a trader.

It is possible that the person isn't actually a trader but, in fact, someone who wants to avoid speeding tickets and parking fines by driving round in a car registered to someone else.

wild666

waamo wrote: »

Not strictly correct. The car has been sold to someone claiming to be a trader.

It is possible that the person isn't actually a trader but, in fact, someone who wants to avoid speeding tickets and parking fines by driving round in a car registered to someone else.

If plod pulled him over for speeding then they get the keepers details from the DVLA and it's not the person named on the V5 and they have previous ticket for parking and speeding they will be detained. They could be stopped even if they are driving within the speed limit if there is a check on vehicles on a stretch of road and they check the registered keeper with DVLA or an officer knows him from previous brushes wih the law.

waamo

wild666 wrote: »

If plod pulled him over for speeding then they get the keepers details from the DVLA and it's not the person named on the V5 and they have previous ticket for parking and speeding they will be detained. They could be stopped even if they are driving within the speed limit if there is a check on vehicles on a stretch of road and they check the registered keeper with DVLA or an officer knows him from previous brushes wih the law.

Criminals do stupid things. That's how they get caught. Speeding might be well down the list of nefarious activities the unknown buyer gets up to.

a.turner

wild666 wrote: »

If plod pulled him over for speeding then they get the keepers details from the DVLA and it's not the person named on the V5 and they have previous ticket for parking and speeding they will be detained. They could be stopped even if they are driving within the speed limit if there is a check on vehicles on a stretch of road and they check the registered keeper with DVLA or an officer knows him from previous brushes wih the law.

That'll come back to the OP and they'd have no reason to stop it.