I sold a car last week… buyer STILL hasn’t collected!!

Dump it on the road.  SEP, Someone Else’s Problem.  If you’re really concerned about the legal ramifications of driving it ten yards, push it there.

Yeah just roll it.

Sounds like the buyer isn’t quite ready and is scrambling for somewhere to put it. Or has realised that transport will be a pain in the hoop.

Tell him its on the street and you left the keys on the wheel while you are away on holiday.

Have sent a few more messages…complete radio silence for >36 hours 😀

What an odd situation!

DrP

Does sound a bit weird as he’s paid for it .I’d leave him a message telling him that it will be removed from your property by X date if not collected.

How did he pay? Is it possible he might try and recall the payment?

I must admit I’d simply have rolled it into the street to get it off my drive… SEP if something legal happens.

very strange….. maybe he’s ill?

he paid via bank transfer at the time of sale…

I live in a cul de sac, so rolling it into the immediate street will be just as annoying, and p off the neighbours!

I’m in Hove, so I may actually just roll it into the sea…

DrP

Leave it long enough and the sea air will rust it into oblivion for you anyway DrP 🙂

rolling it into the immediate street will be just as annoying, and p off the neighbours!

Still SEP, it’s not your car.

If you’re really concerned about the legal ramifications of driving it ten yards, push it there.

You’re still in control of the vehicle, so no avoiding your responsibilities that way I’m afraid.

Collect within 10 days or I’ll sell it again would be my take.

I can’t sell again..I don’t have the v5!

DrP

I’m in Hove, so I may actually just roll it into the sea…

At this glacial rate of pickup the sea might come to you.

Tell the new owner you’re going to phone the council and say someone parked on your drive; get it towed away.

Shocking your ass like a faulty vibrator…

How far to the nearest road where you could leave it where it wouldn’t be obviously pissing off any residents? ‘push’ it there and post the bloke the keys?  IANAL

I’ve had similar – bulky item paid for and then not moved for ages – problem is it’s now their property and you are the caretaker (ie possibly liable if say you did roll it into the sea) – to deal with it you need a ‘charge’ (reasonable to a court) to off-set the cost – so for example you write via ebay (doesnt matter if they dont respond, you have it on record) that the car now needs to be removed and the removal quote is equal to or higher than the cost of the item and they have 2 weeks say to collect the car otherwise they will owe you money to cover the cost of removal etc – it worked for me but they did turn up in the dead of night on the last day.

hths

ahem – wrong thread, soz

Phoned him again just now.. reminded him if he doesn’t get it by tomorrow I’ll move it to the nearest road… Which is just at the end of my cul de sac…

He didn’t seem too bothered about that…but did seem frustrated I want him to take his car away ??

Numpty!

DrP

There’s some odd folk in this world…

I’ve had enough!

I told him I’d move it…and I have….

Parked on the road outside our close…

The car remains untaxed, and doesn’t have a permit (which is fine today, but come Monday….).

He messaged me earlier saying he would “try to collect at 5pm”..

I told him I’m not worried anymore… He can take his time as it’s not on my drive ?

DrP

Ha nice, like I say, I’d just tell him that the keys are in the post.

Assuming he’ll need to come to you to get the key then you probably need to be slightly bothered as you’ll be sitting in the house doing not a lot waiting…

5 steps ahead lafs….

Keys are hidden on the car somewhere. He knows where…

DrP

Is he definitely the one responsible for any fines, or could it be you, since you put it there?

BitD my old man sold his old car to a guy  at work who then disappeared.  We just held on to it and it was my learning hack until a Range Rover lost control in the snow and smacked it into a neighbours garden.  My old man just kept winning with this car, sold it for good money, the insurance paid out good money, he then bought it off of them and we stripped it and sold all the parts.

About 10 years later he turned up as a Bristol City Councillor on TV.  He never came back for his cash or car, odd people out there

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Is he definitely the one responsible for any fines, or could it be you, since you put it there?

Sorry, I’ve misled you…

The car just so happened to move there. I was out.

But it’s not my car…no link to me…so I’m as confused as you….

DrP

So what happens when the car disappears but he claims he hasn’t collected it. Someone could have found the keys and stolen it…

Is he definitely the one responsible for any fines, or could it be you, since you put it there?

Still not the OP’s car.

So what happens when the car disappears but he claims he hasn’t collected it. Someone could have found the keys and stolen it…

Still not the OP’s car.

Aaaaand…. He’s taken it!!!!

Nothing like being responsible for something (as opposed to ME being responsible) to make you crack on and sort it out!

DrP

How’s his toothache….. any better?