Selling Car, insurance and allowing test drives

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Never sold a car before and wondering how it works allowing someone to test drive your car if you don't know they're insured. Can anyone tell me what standard practice in when selling privately?

Del2005

You need to check if they have driving other cars extension on their policy, allowing someone to drive uninsured is an offence, and make sure that they have enough money to buy it if they crash it, you break it you buy it.

When meeting the potential buyers always make 1st contact away from your home, somewhere with good CCTV, in case they want the car but don't want to pay.

What happens in the real world is most people take a lot of risks

CiniO

Whatever others will tell you here, standards practice is that if someone wants to test drive the car and is interested in buying, you just give it to him and dont' ask any more question.
I'm not saying that it's legal and that's how it should be done, but I'm just saying that's what most people do in my experience.
It's absolutely natural thing to do, and it's a pity that Irish insurance system makes simple things difficult.

To Elland Back

As Del2005 states, it is an offence to allow an uninsured driver use your vehicle. That becomes your problem. Why would you do that for a stranger?

BMJD

and to add to the first reply, if a potential buyer has a problem with that, avoid them