Selling a car with no nct or Tax

shanye · 02-08-2013 10:47am #1

I have a car of the road for the last 15 months with no funds to tax it or Nct it so I have it for sale, last night a man rang and wants to buy it from me he knows there is no tax or Nct on it now its in good working order.

OK my worry is he wants to change his insurance over from his old car to my one which is ok he will have a copy of the log book signed by me and him but my worry is if he get pull over for not having no tax or nct who will get it in the neck for the guards..

Marcusm · 02-08-2013 10:52am

Where it's being driven on a public road, it's the person driving who commits an offence.

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 02-08-2013 10:52am

First of all, he shouldn't have the log book, you keep that. Unless you meant a photocopy, which is fine.

Secondly I wouldn't worry about it if he gets stopped going home. It's the drivers responsibility to make sure their tax/insurance and nct are all in order.

corktina · 02-08-2013 11:07am

once it is sold and you have the paperwork done, it's his pigeon if he takes it on the road...not your car, not your problem.

shanye · 02-08-2013 11:09am

It will be driving on the main road all right from Mayo to Cork. He has a disability and has special tax ? I don't no to much about that.

corktina · 02-08-2013 11:16am

not your concern....

bazz26 · 02-08-2013 11:18am

Do up a receipt of sale and get him to sign it. Also I'd take a photocopy of the Registration Cert when both of you have signed the Change Of Ownership section and then make sure to drop it in the nearest post box immediately rather than leaving it for a few days. Once you hand him the keys then it's no longer your problem.

serious3 · 02-08-2013 1:57pm

you don't need to photocopy anything, use his smartphone and take pics of the log book front and back after all the signing is done, then post the original yourself to shannon

RamblingRuairi · 02-08-2013 2:04pm

He should really put your car on a trailer and transport it that way but as others say, not your problem unless he starts looking for a better price because of the "extra" hassle. Having said that, you advertised the car as having no NCT or Tax (I assume) so there the buyer really doesnt have a case for you to drop your price.

Again with others opinion to the paperwork - just cover yourself that once the sale is completed, the car is his

coylemj · 02-08-2013 2:11pm

Don't give him the vehicle cert, then he can't show anything to the Gardai with your name on it, problem solved.

Was there a vague hint in your post that the buyer claims he needs the cert to change over his insurance? He does not, the insurance company doesn't need to see any documentation.

You don't hand over the cert anyway, read the instructions on the back for the procedure in the event of change of ownership.

If you give him the cert and he doesn't post it off, you will start getting letters about speeding fines, M50 tolls etc. so you have an big incentive not to hand over the cert.

Selling a car with no nct or Tax

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