Selling a SORNed car, no insurance, no tax, no MOT

Selling a SORNed car, no insurance, no tax, no MOT

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JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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I am looking to sell my car that's currently sitting on a private road:

- MOT expired a few weeks ago
- Battery drained, so won't start (and so will be a challenge for prospective buyer to test drive)
- SORNed (so prospective buyer can't 'take it for a spin')
- Not taxed
- Not insured
- Not under breakdown cover (so can't get AA/RAC to come over and start up the car)

What would be the best way of selling it on without breaking any laws (and without being liable for buyer doing so)?

It's a pretty old car, with a fair number of miles on it so not expecting more than a few 100 quid for it, so would prefer to avoid MOTing it if at all possible.



lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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Tell potential buyers they will need to trailer it away.

If by chance you get it running,do NOT go for a test drive.

Hub

6,411 posts

197 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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Don't expect much for it unless it is rare/desirable (what is it?)

Call a scrap car collection company for maximum convenience - or eBay no reserve spares/repairs 'barn find' etc!

JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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Hub said:
Don't expect much for it unless it is rare/desirable (what is it?)

Call a scrap car collection company for maximum convenience - or eBay no reserve spares/repairs 'barn find' etc!
Yep, a few 100 is all I really think I will get. will try scrap car car collection co. - how much do they typically pay?

JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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lucido grigio said:
Tell potential buyers they will need to trailer it away.

If by chance you get it running,do NOT go for a test drive.
Thanks. I guess that would further reduce the attraction and the pool of prospective buyers, but will probably have to go for that option unless there's a better idea or sequence that someone suggests

paulshears

804 posts

196 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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It's basically scrap I'm afraid, so worth about £80 if it's a Fiesta sized car

You maybe lucky and get someone thats into doing up car's to take it off you for a bit more if they think they can make money on it

Best bet is to stick it up on a "Cheap car's for sale" page on Facebook in your local area

Put as much details on as you can to avoid messers

JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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paulshears said:
It's basically scrap I'm afraid, so worth about £80 if it's a Fiesta sized car

You maybe lucky and get someone thats into doing up car's to take it off you for a bit more if they think they can make money on it

Best bet is to stick it up on a "Cheap car's for sale" page on Facebook in your local area

Put as much details on as you can to avoid messers
Thanks, I'm rapidly recalibrating my expected price as the responses come in on this thread rolleyes

InitialDave

11,853 posts

118 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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Depends what it is.

cologne2792

2,126 posts

125 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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I've just done this and the buyer trailered it away.

Got a couple of grand for it too.

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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InitialDave said:
Depends what it is.
This.

If it's something generic, then don't expect to be inundated under interest. Weigh it in.
If it's something that's got any kind of following at all, then you'll get more than just weigh-in. But...

It all depends on the type of "following"... Put it on eBay or on a specialist FB group or whatever, and if the car is the kind of thing that has the halfwits interested, then you will soon wish you'd weighed it in.

If it's something relatively interesting, though, you might find it being saved by somebody who you might actually be glad to deal with.

So... what is it? Y'never know, somebody here might be interested...

If you're thinking of actually flogging it, rather than weighing it in, then putting a battery on it will be worthwhile - or, at least, chucking some charge into the battery so it can be started.

OddCat

2,515 posts

170 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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i can't believe no one has yet asked what car it is.....

JBlogs

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96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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It's a Toyota Avensis 1.8 SE Limited Edition 5dr - 127000k run

Well it *is* a Limited Edition...

TooMany2cvs

29,008 posts

125 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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JBlogs said:
It's a Toyota Avensis

InitialDave

11,853 posts

118 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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I'd stick it on ebay with a brutally honest description and a £100 starting bid. If it doesn't sell, call the scrap man.

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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Unless you find an Avensis fanboy needing a spares car,yes it's almost worthless as a non runner,non mot car.

Try the selling methods mentioned above,FB groups etc or weigh it in.

JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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TooMany2cvs said:
biggrin - a picture is worth a thousand words more than the car

JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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lucido grigio said:
Unless you find an Avensis fanboy needing a spares car,yes it's almost worthless as a non runner,non mot car.

Try the selling methods mentioned above,FB groups etc or weigh it in.
Any chance it will be worth more than scrap if I get the battery going so someone can at least drive it around and drive it away (obviously direct to a pre-booked MOT, after getting their own insurance and tax)?

lucido grigio

44,044 posts

162 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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A runner will always be worth more than a dead one,assuming the engine doesn't rattle like a bag of spanners.

JBlogs

Original Poster:

96 posts

84 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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lucido grigio said:
A runner will always be worth more than a dead one,assuming the engine doesn't rattle like a bag of spanners.
ah ok, let me try that then, thanks. The engine is quite decent for the miles it's lived

JM

3,170 posts

205 months

Saturday 14th October 2017
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Why not jump start it and take it for an MOT ?