Someone has brought my Bike

[tingle]

Hi all,

I have just sold my motorbike on an online auction.

The buyer wants to test drive the bike tomorrow and possibly drive the bike away.

However I do not have insurance for the bike and I do not have road tax for the bike. (The bike is currently registered as sorn)

Will this be a problem in anyway if he wants to drive the bike? If it is, what would you advise?

Do i have to get insurance or road tax or something or is this something that the buyer needs to sort on his side?

any advise would be greatly appreciated.

thanks

tingle

[instigator]

If he get's caught, it is YOUR problem. Your bike will get towed and you will be responsible for any costs. Simple - don't let him ride it without tax.

Your bike will have sold at a price that reflects the fact that it is currently SORN and therefore, test rides are not possible unless he wants to arrange for insurance and tax prior to test ride and buying it.

[neil.]

Unless you can arrange a test ride on private land, with said land owner's permission, then don't do it.
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[MarJay]

this person Bought the bike and wants to take it for a test ride.
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[Paxovasa]

If he was the winning bidder, then he bought it.

If he wanted to check the bike out he should have arranged that before the auction ended.

As long as you have been honest with the description of the bike then it is a done deal. Take his money and transfer the ownership.

Then if he rides it on the road without tax or insurance then it is his problem.

Edit: Have you received the money from the sale of the bike?
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[tingle]

Hi guys thanks for the replies.

He has won the auction. He has not paid yet as it is cash on collection.

I stated in the description that the bike has NOT until Oct 2010. But I didn't mention anything about TAX.

I have just sent the buyer an email saying "If you want to ride the bike away then you will need insurance and road tax"

Is there anything else i should mention?

cheers!

[mad4it028]

if he wants to ride it away let him its not your problem once hes payed
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[The Artist]

If it is on private land, just say you can ride it with the cash in your hand and if he damages it, the bike is his as you have effectively sold the bike already.

Riding on the road, well if he has bought it ans signed the v5 then I am sure you can't get in any trouble if he chooses to ride on the road and gets caught.

[T0MMY]

Bidding on the bike then asking for a test ride is totally taking the piss. I think at the very least email him and ask him for the cost of the listing fees as a deposit first.

He now has you totally over a barrel and can come and haggle knowing that you won't want to turn down the sale and lose your fees and have the hassle of relisting.
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[G]

If you claimed in your advert that it all worked fine, I'd say it might be reasonable for him to want to check out the gear box worked when ridden etc.
However, yes, I'd make sure he signs the V5 first - that way if anything comes back to you, you're covered.

[Gazdaman]

It is an offence to permit someone to ride a bike without insurance.

But if it's his bike, it's up to him.

Gaz

[T0MMY]

[Walloper]

Be careful, if you let him ride the bike away you will comit the offence of not informing the police that a crime is taking place.....

He may not have insurance cover even if he has his own BIG bike as insurance will probably be void if it is an untaxed vehicle. I think the cover only applies to road legal vehicles.

I was looking at 125s and shied away from untaxed bikes as it would be a van or trailer job to get it home.
Van hire for a day £50 cheaper than buying a tow-bar and trailer though.

Oh and just a thought..... What if he fucks off with it and his mate drives his car home for him?
You will be skunked then...
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[HopmanUK]

I believe that if you have cover to ride other peoples bikes, then the bike you ride needs to be insured by the other party anyway.

So, as you're not insured on the bike (from what i remember reading yesterday) then he'd need specific insurance for the bike to ride it regardless of MOT or tax.

In the end, he'd entered into a legally binding agreement to buy the bike. Dont let him ride the bike till you have the money in your hand.

[Tristan.]

I'm surprised at peoples attitudes towards the test riding. Yes you shouldnt need to if you've won it, but who's to say the seller was honest with the description? And it's not as if he has you over a barrel, as it's likely his travel costs will come to more than your ebay fees. TBH I think it's a little snide to not mention that the bike is untaxed as well. Why don't you offer to send him the tax slip reminder code/V5 number, so he can tax it online, assuming he's covering it with his own insurance.

[Gazdaman]

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[Paulington]

I suppose if he really wants to, make sure you sign over the V5 with a time and date first with a signature from him etc.

That way, if he then asks you for a test ride, you shouldn't be aiding and abetting as it's strictly no longer your bike?

But yeah, he's taking the piss.
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[chris-red]

If I'm buying a bike and you will not let me test ride it, I'm walking away regardless of an eBay Contract, rather 1 bad feedback than the chance of buying a dog.
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