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Get advice on selling your vehicle from our Driving Instructors Halifax

Our driving instructors in Halifax will tell you there are two ways which you can sell you car, privately or through a motor trader.

Our driving instructors have many years of driving experience under their belt, and have sold a fair few cars in their lifetime. They have sold cars both privately and through motor traders, however they have always told the DVLA when they sell any car. You are obliged to tell the DVLA upon completing the sale of your car so that they know that you are no longer responsible for the road tax, or any penalties that are received on the vehicle due to not paying the road tax.

Our Halifax driving instructors understand why this is so important and would like to pass their knowledge on to you. As well as been responsible for your vehicle's road tax you will also receive mail related to any motoring offence committed in the vehicle. Our driving instructors in Halifax always notify the DVLA when they sell any of their vehicles.

There are a few important points to consider when selling your vehicle, firstly it's worth remembering that you should be weary of all buyers, although most buyers are decent and genuine, thieves may pose as potential buyers and steal your vehicle. Our driving instructors in Halifax would never let anyone go out on a test drive with their car alone, this is how thieves might get away with your car. Another point to consider is when someone is viewing your car never leave them alone with the keys in the ignition. In addition whenever driving instructors sell their cars they make sure that cheques or bankers drafts clear before the buyer takes the car away. It would not be an unreasonable request if you asked to see identification from your buyer, or if the buyer asked to see your identification.

Be careful, the DVLA has specifically said that in a small number of cases people are using counterfeit DVLA payable orders to purchase vehicles with, you shouldn't expect to receive any money from this. These are usually handed out to customers of the DVLA that are due a refund or overpayment has been made to the DVLA by accident.

If any of our driving instructors in Halifax have any personalised number plates they know to transfer or retain their personalised licence plate, before they sell the vehicle. You should do the same if you have one! If you fail to do this then you will lose your entitlement to the registration plate.

So remember whenever selling your car either privately or through a motor trader don't trust your buyer too much. Our Driving instructors try to teach you about the dangers of this but they can only teach you so much, the rest is up to you!

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