Someone is selling MY car in ebay, can somebody please reasure me this is not something I should worry about?

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Basically the question is, the car is still registered as mine as I sold it to this person as scrap last weekend.

The guy is advertising it as in good working order but the driving wheel can stop working at any given time, hence why it was scraped it was too expensase to fix.

I sent the change of owner documents to the DVLA this morning, just realised I forgot to sign them ( I'm having one of those days...) have rang the DVLA but the line just forwards me to their website.

How does it works? The car will be registered for a month as mine at least considering my error, are things going to be ok? I'm afraid of someone having an accident, and also, about still being registered as the owner even if the car will exchange hands for the second time by the end of the week.

Can some one please explain to me how do this work?

Don't you have to fill in the buyers details and the date of the sale on the form plus get them to sign it before sending it off?

Surely they won't be able to sell it on until they received the new Registration certificate

inform ebay

I would inform eBay, the police and dvla. If they are selling that car as roadworthy and it isn't, then someone could be killed. Irresponsible, greedy bastards! (not you, the eBay seller)

Agree with Tryharder. And I would do it now.

I also agree. Pretty sure this will be illegal in some way. Plus dangerous!

Maybe call 101 and ask for advice?

Inform the police and ebay. Meantime open another Ebay account with dodgy details and a completely new email address and enter a really high bid that no-one will beat. Then give the guy the run-around about collection, say you'll collect but can't until, eg, the weekend after next. At least that way you're delaying the sale of the vehicle while the guy taps his foot and you have a chance of the authorities catching up with him and with your DVLA paperwork.

Can you email DVLA too?

And is the car advertised as with or without tax? If it doesn't say, message the guy from that new dodgy ebay account and find out. If it's untaxed that's more to tell the relevant authorities you could tell them that you know for sure the vehicle's on the public highway.

An internet search for the DVLA came up with this, from the Consumer Action Group forum:

" CEO of the DVLA (Simon Tse was Noel Shanahan)-- 01792 782798 -- [email protected] (was Noel shanahans personal assistant )[email protected] .uk (CEO's Office)
Head of Local Services Network (David Marshalsay)( also Ann Jones)- 01792 788 233 - [email protected] k
Head of Customer Services and Compliance(Mrs Alison Wolley)---01792 788 225
Drivers customer services----01792 782 255
Switchboard? --- 01792 772232
Always ask to be transfered internally and do not allow them to put you off by ringing the 0870 or any other number.

    Don't forget to put 141 in front of the number so that the recipient cannot tell that it is not an internal call"

Thank you all.

I contacted the guy via ebay and explained about the driving wheel. The guy, who is a mechanic, told me they have noticed the problem and replaced the piece. I'm inclined to think he is telling the truth as he noted how expensive the repair has been. BTW he didn't have a dodgy look, quite the opposite.

WRT to registering ownership, how do car dealers do? I'm sure I have checked cars that 'just arrived' to the dealerships, so I suspect they don't wait for the paperwork to arrive either before the car goes in sale?

Or am I wrong on that?

Ok, just talked to the dvla... Wrt the signature, they will send a letter back asking me to sign it. Wrt selling before they have the paperwork confirming their ownership, dvla said no need to worry as it is unlikely the new buyer will drive away with the car without a log book.

Hope that's right...

Can you declare it SORN? (I did mine online)