The Law

[les1]

Hi guys,just sold my sons car for him,it doesn't have any tax on it ,so when we finalise tomorrow and he is stopped driving it home who would be prosecuted

[Simeon]

He does'nt need to be stopped. If you had'nt declared SORN ie off the road for whatever reason, then as the current owner your son is responsible. As a saftey measure I would annotate on a bill of sale that the purchaser is aware that the vehicle is not taxed and get him to sign it. This may help you argue a case that you were selling the car and did not want to re-tax it yourself.

[wallis1007]

when you sell the car, give a receipt for it stating price, date and the time of transaction. From that point the new owner shall be responsible for the vehicle.

[Agent-47]

Also a good habit to get into is do a sold as seen piece of paper and get both people to sign it.