Selling a vehicle that is still registered

What you need:

• Sample vehicle sales contract

If you sell your vehicle and it is still registered with the vehicle registration office, you should, if possible, provide a sample text for a written vehiclePurchase contract use.

Use a sample contract to sell

• The purchase contract regularly includes the obligation of the buyer that he must immediately re-register the vehicle in his name with the vehicle registration office after the takeover.
• You also oblige the buyer to continue or terminate the motor vehicle liability insurance that is still in your name. The insurance contract is initially transferred to the buyer. He is entitled to terminate your contract within one month.

Inform the vehicle registration office after the vehicle has been handed over

• In any case, you should inform the vehicle registration office and your liability insurance immediately if you sell your vehicle. Your insurance branch will provide you with specially designed forms that you can send by post. These forms are usually attached to the model vehicle sales contract as an attachment.
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• From the time the vehicle is handed over, responsibility and liability in the event of damage are transferred to the buyer. However, you are still registered as the owner of the vehicle for the time being.


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• So in the worst case, you must always expect that in a traffic accident caused by the buyer as a Keeper formally held responsible by the injured party involved in the accident solely because of your owner status will. Or imagine the buyer taking over the vehicle and using it as an escape vehicle to carry out a bank robbery. It is in the nature of things that you then have to answer unpleasant questions to the police.
• So always make sure of the buyer's identity. Have your identity card shown and note the details in the sales contract.

Handover when the vehicle is no longer registered

• In this respect, it is always better if you exclude any risk. The best way to do this is to de-register the vehicle at the vehicle registration office. Ask the buyer to get a red number so they can pick up the vehicle.
• If the vehicle is no longer registered, you can also send the Vehicle registration papers are handed over so that he can deliver the vehicle himself directly to the vehicle registration office in his name can register.