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I recently sold a vehicle privately and even though I gave all the required documentation to the buyer the Registering Authority (Post Office in PE) insisted that I accompany the buyer in order to do the transfer of ownership. Is this a general rule?

Sam If the seller submits a Change of Ownership form then the buyer is obliged to register within 21 days, after which penalties take effect. Otherwise with Proof of Address, Certificate of Registration, Roadworthy, and Id, Plus Photo-Copies of Address and Id, as well as the completed Registration Form, you should be able to register, though some Authorities will require that you have a signed Change Of Ownership from the seller too. It is not unheard of that they chop and change their requirements, and that they are not consistent. Consult your local Roadworthy Center, they'r in the know

On a different topic: For the purpose of selling your car if your Motor Vehicle License has expired, you need not do a Roadworthy if you do not want to, but you will need to get your Motor Vehicle License fees up to date. You go to your Roadworthy Center and you tell them You want to License Without Roadworthy or License Disc, you just want to pay the outstanding License Fees, and they will do that for you and you will get a Formal Document that carries a title like Receipt for License Fees. When you need to sell the car, you cannot sell if your vehicle's license has lapsed. In South Africa we do not have the MOT, we have a Roadworthy that you have to do when you register the car. And insurance is not obligatory. Point is, you do not have to do Roadworthy when you sell, but the buyer may insist that you do, because he would not be able to license before he himself has submitted a Roadworthy Certificate together with the other documents required when he asks a Roadworthy Agency or Queuing Service to Register the vehicle for him.

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