Have I done the right thing??

[magpie215]

To cut a long story short

. Sell my car on ebay.

. little contact from buyer(Lithuania)other than to say he will organize pickup.

. Buyers car transport firm call and arrange collection.

. no further contact from buyer.

. Car transport firm advises over phone purchasers details which I fill into the V5 as a private sale.

. Transporter arrives loads car and driver hands over cash.

question is will they be able to export it with just the tearoff part of the V5?

Should I just send off the front page of the V5 with the new keepers details on it or hang onto it for a couple of days in case there is an issue?

[Eighteeteewhy]

Wibble

[MX7]

I'd send it off, but keep a note of the new owner.

You don't want a car to be in your name for any longer than necessary.

[magpie215]

Eighteeteewhy said:

Wibble

Erm thanks for that input.

[magpie215]

MX7 said:

I'd send it off, but keep a note of the new owner.

You don't want a car to be in your name for any longer than necessary.

Yes have taken a copy of the V5 frontpage will get it away on Monday and see what happens then.

[Marf]

Is the buyer in Lithuania or from Lithuania and in the UK?

If he is in Lithuania and the car is going to him then you should have filled in the purple section to notify the DVLA of permanent export and given him the remainder of the V5 to use when he attempts to register it in Lithuania.

Edited by Marf on Saturday 7th July 17:11

[ColinM50]

Don't think so, he's not exported it the new buyer has so it's up to the new owner to tell DVLA.

Silly question but you have received actual folding cash for this haven't you? Not some "cheque" or money transfer?

[Marf]

ColinM50 said:

Don't think so, he's not exported it the new buyer has so it's up to the new owner to tell DVLA.

No, I'm afraid that's wrong. Going by the OP he has sold the car to someone in Lithuania, effectively selling it for export.

Having sent cars abroad myself, to foreign buyers on the back of a transporter, you are supposed to fill in the purple section of the V5, post that to the DVLA in order to inform them the car has left the UK and give the foreign purchaser the remainder of the V5 for local registration purposes.

The DVLA don't care who is owning it abroad, they just need to know that it has left the UK and is no longer their concern.

Edited by Marf on Saturday 7th July 17:18

[magpie215]

Marf said:

Is the buyer in Lithuania or from Lithuania and in the UK?

If he is in Lithuania and the car is going to him then you should have filled in the purple section to notify the DVLA of permanent export and given him the remainder of the V5 to use when he attempts to register it in Lithuania.

Edited by Marf on Saturday 7th July 17:11

Buyer is in Lithuania and bought the car through Ebay.

He is the one exporting the car.

[Marf]

Ok yes then, you absolutely should have filled in the purple section, posted that to the DVLA and handed the transporter driver the remainder V5 along with the car.

You have exported the car. He is importing the car.

I have done exactly the same, sold a car to someone in Finland who organised collection and shipping himself.

He may have organised the logistics, but as far as the DVLA is concerned I sold the car for export and it was my responsibility to tell them the car is leaving the UK to be registered abroad.

Edited by Marf on Saturday 7th July 17:22

[magpie215]

ColinM50 said:

Don't think so, he's not exported it the new buyer has so it's up to the new owner to tell DVLA.

That was my thought initially hence why I filled in the new keeper details.

ColinM50 said:

Silly question but you have received actual folding cash for this haven't you? Not some "cheque" or money transfer?

Yes cash payment by the transporter driver.

[magpie215]

Marf said:

Ok yes then, you absolutely should have filled in the purple section, posted that to the DVLA and handed the transporter driver the remainder V5 along with the car.

You have exported the car. He is importing the car.

Oppps any suggestion as to what I should do...covering letter with the V5 to DVLA maybe??

[Marf]

You still have the V5, and transporter driver has the new keeper supplement yes?

If so don't panic. I reckon fill in the purple section and post it off to the DVLA and post the Lithuanian buyer the V5, but contact the DVLA to confirm this. You may need to get the V5 to the shipping company rather than the buyer. I'm not sure what documentation the shipping company would need to present to export the car if any.

Edited by Marf on Saturday 7th July 17:28

[road_rager]

This is how I sold my Blade, I was a bit worried so phoned the DVLA & told them it had gone overseas & they were cool with it...

[magpie215]

Marf said:

You still have the V5, and transporter driver has the new keeper supplement yes?

Unfortunately no I sent the complete tearoff side of the V5 with the car

Marf said:

If so don't panic. I reckon fill in the purple section and post it off to the DVLA and post the Lithuanian buyer the V5, but contact the DVLA to confirm this. You may need to get the V5 to the shipping company rather than the buyer. I'm not sure what documentation the shipping company would need to present to export the car if any.

one of the reasons I was going to hang onto the V5 front page for a few days was in case I got a frantic call from the driver saying he needed the other part of the V5.

It only dawned on me the following day that I may have cocked this up.

Edited by Marf on Saturday 7th July 17:28

[Marf]

OK Contact the DVLA and ask them for advice, at the very least you need to inform them that the car is leaving the UK.

[magpie215]

Marf said:

OK Contact the DVLA and ask them for advice, at the very least you need to inform them that the car is leaving the UK.

Cheers for all the advice..will give them a bell on Monday.

[Marf]

No worries, hope you get it sorted

[magpie215]

Just to Add

At no time has the buyer indicated it is a permanent export

at no time has he indicated he is a business buyer

the transport driver when asked if it was for permanant export just gave a puzzled look and shrugged his shoulders.

[Marf]

magpie215 said:

. Car transport firm advises over phone purchasers details which I fill into the V5 as a private sale.

What address did he give to fill in?