Transferring ownership of a car for parts with expired tax, nct, insurance

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Hello. My daughter moved overseas a year ago and left her 2006 car in my garage. She now wants to get rid of it. While it drives great still (Nissan make great cars), the insurance, nct, and tax are all expired. The value does not make it worth getting everything updated to sell as an on road car. I would like to know if it’s possible to transfer ownership to someone who might want it for spare parts (or to put it back on the road) with all of the aforementioned expired. I know I can get it taken away for free by Nissan. But if there is scope to get a few bob for it by selling privately, so much the better. She has the ownership book. Any advice is appreciated. Thank you.
 
Don't know about trying to actually sell it but I had a 2001 Clio and the local scrapyard gave me €200 euro for it, I couldn't quite believe it at the time, thought at best I'd get 50 quid and it taken away. It actually could have been put back on the road too if someone had a mind to do the work but a bit old to be insuring. So I wouldn't be giving it away for nothing to Nissan, check a few dismantlers around you and see what they offer.

A previous old car I had again with a fixable problem but not economic for me to fix I swapped with the garage owner for a free service on my newer car. It ended up being uneconomic for him to fix too so he lost out that time!
 
There is a procedure for a motor tax holiday if your vehicle is off the road but it absolutely has to be done in advance. You’ve missed the boat on this.

I got €240 from a scrapyard for a car of similar vintage. If I’d negotiated I might have got more. Ring around.
 
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I always thought motor tax arrears were not transferred to new owners? Perhaps that’s changed
 
You could sell it privately as is once you advertise it for parts, no nct, tax etc. DoneDeal or adverts would get it shipped quickly
 
Sorry for bringing up old thread, but as some of the points discussed in this seem relevant to my query.
My wife has been left an old off the road car by late uncle. Hasn't been taxed(or started) for last 4 years as he was in nursing home.
No motor tax holiday was applied for as a lot going on at the time.
If she transfers the car into her name, does she only have to pay its motor tax from when ownership is signed over to her.
Would her late uncles estate have to pay the past 4 years motor tax, or is that wiped clear
 
ClubMan said:
What about NCT I wonder?
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I've read before that you have to pay the fees for any old missed tests and then the fee to carry out the test to get the cert to put the car back on the road. The idea being waiting for a year or two doesn't allow you to avoid the test fee.
 
NCT missed tests, also wiped clean on transfer of ownership.

Regarding the motor tax situation
I have a couple old cars, love to take them out for a spin every now and then, Yearly tax on both would run at nearly €2000, crazy amount..
3 months tax more or less sorts out my addiction to them every year.

I don't register them as off the road.

I transfer cars from me to wife back and forth as necessary. Not bothered by the amount of ownerships occurring on the License cert, as its purely for enjoying.

When I've had enough of them, and time to get rid, they're worth what they're worth.

Wouldn't recommend such a move though on investment vehicle for want of a better word.
 
LS400 said:
I transfer cars from me to wife back and forth as necessary. Not bothered by the amount of ownerships occurring on the License cert, as its purely for enjoying.
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I thought that many (most?) insurers won't give cover after the number of previous owners exceeds some number (5? 7?)?
 
LS400 said:
NCT missed tests, also wiped clean on transfer of ownership.
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That's interesting.
Looking at acquiring a car that was never NCTed and NCT due September 2023.
I was wondering what way the NCT would work in that situation.
Thanks.
 
ClubMan said:
I thought that many (most?) insurers won't give cover after the number of previous owners exceeds some number (5? 7?)?
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Hmm, Have neve been asked how many previous owners by either of the insurance companies..


RichInSpirit said:
Looking at acquiring a car that was never NCTed and NCT due September 2023
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Your basically booking it in for its first test, which will be subject to the same test as any vehicle rocking up, unlikely you will receive a 2 year pass cert though, as, had it been tested in 2023, you would have had a pass cert until 2025.
So in this case, testing now would give a pass cert to September 2025
 
LS400 said:
Hmm, Have neve been asked how many previous owners by either of the insurance companies..
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Good point! Just saw it mentioned somewhere that the number of previous owners might be an issue but, come to think of it, I've never been asked about that either!
Doesn't that depend on the age of the car? I.e. if it's under 10 years old before the test is done then it should get a two year cert, otherwise a one year cert? There's also the quirk where in the year the car turns 10 years old you can get an early voluntary test up to three months before the due date and still get a two year cert. I managed to get that this year by getting the test done early before the end of September (normal due date end December) even though the car turned 10 in September.
 
Ah, very good, wasn't aware of that.

Though in my case, the 2 pets have well exceeded their 10 year limit

Just as a btw

As regards the annual visit to the nct on reaching the 10 year age limit, have to say I do agree with it for safety reasons.
My dad was furious when looking out the window at the inspector poking the rear suspension arm with sharp metal object on his 10 year old car. Gave him what-for when the car failed accusing him of deliberately trying to fail the car.

Had a look at this for him, dunno how it didn't collapse before, rusted to the core. He was none the wiser, nor was the mechanic who serviced it.
 
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