Buying a car privately correct procedure?

SimonAW · Post by **SimonAW** » Wed May 31, 2023 8:58 pm

I be viewing a car on Friday and potentialy buying it from a private seller. It has been a while since I bought a privately advertised car and things were more analogue back then..so can you tell me if the below is correct and if not explain like i'm a five year old so I can enjoy the drive home without worrying!

Presuming I buy the car....

1 Seller goes to DVLA website and fills in the details to say he has sold the car to me.
2 Seller gives me the new owner slip from the V5C.
3 Tax gets cancelled immidiatley due to point 1.
4 We both get an email to confirm the change of owner.
5 I get on my phone immediately and tax the car using the new owner slip / email details?
6 I ring my insurer and get the car insured?
7 Drive home in a new Coupe and enjoy the ride!

Anything I am missing?

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Wed May 31, 2023 9:14 pm

Yep that is about it. As long as the seller does part 1 immediately (which is in their interest as that is what generates their RFL rebate).

If you ask the seller nicely to delay letting the DVLA know until you get home, you don't have to tax it until then if it is currently taxed. Even if he did and you haven't taxed it, the Police will generally be generous as when you do tax it it will be taxed from the 1st June anyway.

Buying a car privately is actually very easy these days, as long as both parties play nice!

SimonAW · Post by **SimonAW** » Wed May 31, 2023 9:18 pm

Great, thank you.

enuff_zed · Post by **enuff_zed** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:27 pm

Yes I have sometimes asked to do a test drive then ring when I arrived home and said yes I’ll have it, at which point the tax is safely cancelled.
Of course I have already left a 100% deposit

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:35 pm

For the tax, the previous owner waited to cancel it until the last day of the month, and I taxed from the first day of the next so neither lost out.

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:17 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 2:35 pm For the tax, the previous owner waited to cancel it until the last day of the month, and I taxed from the first day of the next so neither lost out.

Neither lost out but you gained by driving around on the tax that the seller had already paid for however many days until the month end.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:43 pm

Indeed, I hate the double paying that the Government is forcing now. When I sold my previous X5, I did the same

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:49 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:43 pm Indeed, I hate the double paying that the Government is forcing now. When I sold my previous X5, I did the same

That's why I arranged to get my new car yesterday, but it didn't work out!
Getting it tomorrow now so the seller is going to lose virtually a full month tax.

pvr · Post by **pvr** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:55 pm

Didn't he SORN it then? I would do that if I had sold a car and not driving it anymore

Pondrew · Post by **Pondrew** » Thu Jun 01, 2023 5:32 pm

pvr wrote: ↑Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:55 pm Didn't he SORN it then? I would do that if I had sold a car and not driving it anymore

Haven't checked TBH! Doesn't affect me so......

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