Invoice when selling a car privately?

[Marcellus]

Having seen all the various topics about buyers coming back and having a go I wondered what the invoice should say when you come to sell the car to try and reduce the chancers.

[Magic919]

Now fk off.

[Amused2death]

Which car, sold by and to, mention "no warranty implied or given"

Dated and time sold

2 copies, one for you, one for buyer.

[littleredrooster]

A good starting point:
http://www.theaa.com/resources/Documents/pdf/motor...

[Butter Face]

It's irrelevant really.

What you say in the advert/when talking to a buyer is what matters, not what you write on a scrap of paper TBH.

[TooMany2cvs]

Receipt, not invoice.

And it can say as little or as much as you like - it'll make zero difference whatsoever to the buyer's legal rights.

Just go with...
"Received from <name>, £<amount> for <make, model, registration> on <date, time>" and have both you and the buyer sign a copy each.

[trickywoo]

Wording as above is good.

Its more important to have in case the buyer does a hit and run on the way home than any later combeack as regards faults.

[Marcellus]

Magic919 said:

Now fk off.

Great idea, perhaps i could soften it with "I've got yer cash, now fk off"!

(Cheers for the sensible replies too guys, think i'll print out 2 copies of the AA reciept and complete sign them..

[Engineer1]

Butter Face said:

It's irrelevant really.

What you say in the advert/when talking to a buyer is what matters, not what you write on a scrap of paper TBH.

Provided none of it is an outright lie as a private seller you are fine. From a garage there is an assumption of automotive skill and knowledge.

[jjr1]

I sold a car privately last week and gave him the relevant part of the V5 and we shook hands and I wished him luck.

This is the same way I have sold tens of other cars.

Don't over complicate the matter......

[roofer]

I always date and time receipts, to many speed cameras for a new owner to get caught by until DVLA have received the change of ownership details from me.

[velocefica]

I usually do the

This car has been driven and approved on *insert date* by *insert name*.

Both signed and dated.