How do I handle vehicle transfer when buying a new vehicle?
Hello, I bought a car on Saturday and I'm not sure how to go about it all. So, the background: I test drove the car on Saturday (private purchase) and thought it was great. The seller just wants to sell the car as quickly as possible, no matter who it is to, so I have to drive 200km on Monday and pay the rest. My question is: can I drive the car back then? It has his license plate, but unfortunately I don't know anything about it and have no way of preparing much except by 3pm tomorrow, otherwise he'll sell it to one of the other interested parties who were there on the same day.
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If the seller gives you the registered license plate, you can drive with it (make sure to check beforehand, not all sellers do this).
Otherwise, it is possible to purchase a short-term license plate in the seller's town (valid for 5 days, but quite expensive).
The last alternative would be to transfer the money to the buyer, who would send you the documents including the old license plate. You then re-register the vehicle in your name and pick it up with the new license plates.
The seller doesn't accept bank transfers, only cash. I've already tried that option.
Then clarify Option 1; it would be the easiest way for you too. It basically only has disadvantages for the seller.
To do that, he would have to validate the letter and receipt to get the codes. And you're taking both with you as valid documents. So he can't deregister it anymore.
Or would that not work
But the seller could then simply deregister it online with the purchase contract
The vehicle remains registered to him, including tax and insurance, and only you can re-register it whenever it suits you. Or sometimes not at all and disappear. It's all been done before.
I asked what disadvantages this would have for him?