selling car - dont know buyers address

Ant555

Does anyone know if the online dvla service for selling a car requires you to input the address of the person buying my car?

Transaction due to take place later this week and when I was trying to get ahead with the paperwork, I sent a text to the person buying it asking what the address was and he was a bit vague - between addresses, my dads going to do it up first.

The online form help file suggests I simply pass him the new keeper slip, I fill out the online form and destroy the v5 rather than send to dvla - I can only go so far with the online service without actually doing the transaction so wondering if I will need his address on the day and I should push for one or is it not a big deal.

ie will DVLA be on my back if I cant tell them who ive sold it to.

Thanks

tizerbelle

DVLA are going to need a postal address for the new keeper otherwise how will they know where to send the new logbook too? Just ask him what address does he want his logbook sent to.  Not your concern if its not where he actually lives. 

neilmcl

All you have to do is hand over the green slip, your responsibility ends there. It's up to the the buyer to register the vehicle.

Martin_the_Unjust

neilmcl said:

All you have to do is hand over the green slip, your responsibility ends there. It's up to the the buyer to register the vehicle.

Please ignore this OP

Username03725

neilmcl said:

All you have to do is hand over the green slip, your responsibility ends there. It's up to the the buyer to register the vehicle.

…if you’re happy to deal with any parking tickets and speeding fines that drop on your mat.

AdrianC

The vendor's legal responsibility is to complete the new keeper's details.

Not only is it the legally required thing to do, it's the sensible thing... because how else do you ensure the car is taken out of your name?

How's the transaction actually happening? Is the money being transferred and somebody else collecting the car?

Don't do the paperwork in advance - do it at the time, online, while he's in front of you... Make sure he gives an address, and put it straight into the DVLA online keeper change. That is how the car ceases to become YOUR problem...

Flugelhorn

just say you can't do the change of ownership / keeper without an address 

Grumpy_chap

neilmcl said:

All you have to do is hand over the green slip, your responsibility ends there. It's up to the the buyer to register the vehicle.

Except, if the buyer does not do the transfer, the OP will get speeding, parking tickets etc.

Ant555 said:

Transaction due to take place later this week and when I was trying to get ahead with the paperwork, wondering if I will need his address on the day and I should push for one or is it not a big deal.

ie will DVLA be on my back if I cant tell them who ive sold it to.

I wouldn't process anything until the car is fully paid for and collected - Buyers don't always turn up.

You will need the Buyer's address.

The exception would be if the Buyer is a trader, but you still do the trader's details.

Ant555

Thanks to all for the info - ill text him to ensure that he is able to supply an address on the day.

The value of the car is £250 so if it starts to get silly then ill just take the hit and sell it to we buy any car for £50 less.

As already suggested, I simply dont want the hassle of any future speeding/parking/'not insured' notices coming my way.

Cheers to all

AdrianC

Ant555 said:

Thanks to all for the info - ill text him to ensure that he is able to supply an address on the day.

I wouldn't bother. He'll probably only lie, if he has no intention of giving you an address.

Simply don't exchange money for keys without an address to put on the keeper change.

If he refuses to give one, then you know his intent was to never register it. Bullet dodged.

If he gives a false address... not your problem.

m0bov

For the sake of £50 is it really worth the risk??