I Sold My Car and The Buyer Did Not Give Me Legible Transfer Forms [VIC]

Lnirmalak on 17/04/2022 - 11:41
Last edited 17/04/2022 - 14:47 by 1 other user

I sold my car on 14 April 2022. But buyer filled the transfer forms in illegible manner. When I asked buyer to provide a filled transfer form in legible hand written, he is saying that he has bought the car for someone else. But he is not giving me the details of the buyer. I do have transfer formed filled illegibly. I haven't provided those to Vicroads. He does not have a Victorian licence. He has an overseas licence. I do not know whether Vicroads will accept the transfer forms. I do have a photo of his overseas license.

Since this is Easter holidays. I have to wait till Tuesday (19 April) to provide the transfer forms to Vicroads.

What are your thoughts? Please help me. I can not take risks of traffic fines and illegal activities.

Automotive

Comments

  • SBOB on 17/04/2022 - 11:59
    +9

    can you not do a notice of disposal online?

    Step 5 - https://www.vicroads.vic.gov.au/registration/buy-sell-or-tra…

    cant read the details, enter them as closely to what you can read as possible?

    otherwise, yes… you're waiting till a vicroads office is open.. not much ozb can do about that

    • Jimothy Wongingtons on 17/04/2022 - 12:10

      He couldn’t verify what he wrote even verbally?

    • solidussnake on 17/04/2022 - 14:28

      Don't you need to hand in the plates if you are doing it this way ?

  • nirmalak on 17/04/2022 - 12:00

    He does not have a vic license or customer number

    • SBOB on 17/04/2022 - 12:02
      +15

      or "you don’t know the buyer details."

      though no idea why you'd hand over keys without having a form completed in a manner so you can read it.

      • nirmalak on 17/04/2022 - 12:17

        He has only an oversease license. I do have details of that license. I have a photo of that.

        • bobbified on 17/04/2022 - 12:42
          +10

          I'm assuming that you got paid by that person? Then THAT is who you sold it to. Complete the Notice of Disposal in that name and they can dispute it with VicRoads.

          Don't let go of the car next time until you've got everything you need!.

  • AndyC1 on 17/04/2022 - 12:03
    +5

    Call the buyer and say that if you do not get the details within 24 hours you will cancel the plates and therefore it will be illegal to drive the car.

    This will hopefully get them to give you the info required.

    • Muzeeb on 17/04/2022 - 12:17
      +2

      This is the way but I'm sure to cancel the plates in Vic you have to physically handover both number plates to VicRoads.

      • AndyC1 on 17/04/2022 - 12:29
        +2

        Hopefully the buyer does not know that.

  • elgrande on 17/04/2022 - 12:07

    Double demerit weekend …

    • bobbified on 17/04/2022 - 12:10

      Luckily, that's not in Vic!

      • elgrande on 17/04/2022 - 13:10

        Really.. good to know. Must be a trade off for unmarked speed cameras and mandatory u-turns.

        • pjetson on 17/04/2022 - 16:43
          +1

          mandatory u-turns

          How often? Continuously?

          • elgrande on 17/04/2022 - 16:58

            @pjetson: Yep. Every 50 metres in Melbourne there is a U-turn bay..

  • SuperMick on 17/04/2022 - 12:16

    Just watch that he or she, doesn't get caught for speeding, or any other breach of the road rules. You could find that you get the infringement notice, and you have to fight that.

    • AndyC1 on 17/04/2022 - 12:29

      This is why OP wants to get it sorted.

  • brendanm on 17/04/2022 - 12:47
    +5

    Why give them the car without valid forms?

  • Drakesy on 17/04/2022 - 13:31
    +1

    sounds like you need to do it online

  • screensaver on 17/04/2022 - 16:52

    Use the details he gave you on his licence, that is legal ID

    • MrBear on 18/04/2022 - 21:02

      Is a license from another country legal ID? I doubt it.

      • screensaver on 18/04/2022 - 21:20

        in this situation, yes

  • reactor-au on 18/04/2022 - 07:52

    Could threat to report the car stolen since the buyer doesn't want to take ownership

  • Waltervp on 18/04/2022 - 08:37
    +2

    Well if it is hard to read just take the details from the licence. No rules about who you sell it to. Just say I couldn't make out the foreigners writing but assumed it was same as licence.

    I'd do it on line asap, why waste time gong there yourself.

  • ColtNoir on 18/04/2022 - 16:55
    +2

    I had a similar issue when I sold my first car, only it was legible.
    At the time, the system couldn’t recognise the international license details, so I just did my best.

    As long as you’ve given the notice that you’ve sold it online, it’s now onto the new owner as they have 30 days (from memory, please correct me) to transfer the rego.

    Just keep the notice of disposal and the phone number of who you dealt with and pass those details on if anything goes wrong.

    I never heard anything after I sold that car. Fingers crossed nothing happens soon after sale.
    Also keep note of any bank deposit/transfer etc to further prove date of sale.

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