CT Rules for used car sale
Discussion
Could anyone confirm that I'm understanding this right.....
If I buy a used car with a CT that has less than a year left to run, I'll need to get a new one before I can register it in my name?
Sister in France needs an uber cheap runaround and have found a French registered car just returned to Blighty for the right numbers, would save me a lot of hassle if I can make it work but CT expires this year.
Thanks in advance, any help much appreciated.
Duncan
If I buy a used car with a CT that has less than a year left to run, I'll need to get a new one before I can register it in my name?
Sister in France needs an uber cheap runaround and have found a French registered car just returned to Blighty for the right numbers, would save me a lot of hassle if I can make it work but CT expires this year.
Thanks in advance, any help much appreciated.
Duncan
melhookv12 said:
I won't start a new topic for now.
Looking at buying a french registered car (rhd) then bring it back here, register it mot and probably sell on. The car is approx 1990 vintage. I will Google search but just wondered if anyone has done similar. Thanks and happy Saturday.
It's pretty straightforward to re-import a French car to the UK, and more than likely you'll get the original registration back if it hasn't been re-assigned. Look at the DVLA website for details...Looking at buying a french registered car (rhd) then bring it back here, register it mot and probably sell on. The car is approx 1990 vintage. I will Google search but just wondered if anyone has done similar. Thanks and happy Saturday.
magooagain said:
To register the car in the new owners name (sister) the car must have more that 18 months CT.(mot)
Thats why most sellers get a new CT so to make it an attractive sale.
I've just discovered that collectors cars (with a 5 year CT) must have had a new CT within 6 months of the sale (rather than 18 months left). A minor point, but useful to know...Thats why most sellers get a new CT so to make it an attractive sale.
A word of caution. I bought a classic Mini on fleabay and got the car for a very good price. The car was CTd within last 6 months so all good.
I have finally, after 12 month delay, got the engine out of the mini to do a refresh. I know that a CT, like an MOT, is a spot check so no guarantee if the state the next day, however some of the things I have seen on the car would suggest that the CT was not done very stringently. For example drive shaft boots inner and outer, both track rod end gaiters disintegrating. These are things that do go with time but with very low miles since CT it would suggect they werent't looked at very closely.
I have finally, after 12 month delay, got the engine out of the mini to do a refresh. I know that a CT, like an MOT, is a spot check so no guarantee if the state the next day, however some of the things I have seen on the car would suggest that the CT was not done very stringently. For example drive shaft boots inner and outer, both track rod end gaiters disintegrating. These are things that do go with time but with very low miles since CT it would suggect they werent't looked at very closely.
I wouldn't disagree about being cautious, but I maintain my old Punto myself, and although I check brake wear and so on before the CT, I rely on Dekra to find anything obvious under the car, and what you said struck a cord, because on two separate occasions they've told me about drive shaft gaiter leaks, and on another about general corrosion under the floor.
They haven't picked up intermittent faults fortunately; electric pas sometimes cutting out on full lock, dip lamps occasionally going out when main beam comes on, the clutch pedal not returning after a few miles......perhaps, as one of the Dekra guys has an even older Punto they just thump it and it's "repaired".
Are the testers qualified mechanics? I've explained a few things to them in the past that they didn't seem to be up to speed on.
Steve
They haven't picked up intermittent faults fortunately; electric pas sometimes cutting out on full lock, dip lamps occasionally going out when main beam comes on, the clutch pedal not returning after a few miles......perhaps, as one of the Dekra guys has an even older Punto they just thump it and it's "repaired".
Are the testers qualified mechanics? I've explained a few things to them in the past that they didn't seem to be up to speed on.
Steve
Expatloon said:
Le Pop said:
I've just discovered that collectors cars (with a 5 year CT) must have had a new CT within 6 months of the sale (rather than 18 months left). A minor point, but useful to know...
Would be if it were true !Le Pop said:
Expatloon said:
Le Pop said:
I've just discovered that collectors cars (with a 5 year CT) must have had a new CT within 6 months of the sale (rather than 18 months left). A minor point, but useful to know...
Would be if it were true !Hello,
Sorry, didn't find english translation of these pages.
Foreign CT validity :
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F1...
French CT validity :
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F2...
General rule, CT/MOT/whatever must be less than 6 months old to sell a car.
éric Masson
Sorry, didn't find english translation of these pages.
Foreign CT validity :
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F1...
French CT validity :
http://vosdroits.service-public.fr/particuliers/F2...
General rule, CT/MOT/whatever must be less than 6 months old to sell a car.
éric Masson
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