Self-help templates
Vehicle Sale Agreement
For selling or buying a car, motorcycle or van between private people: vehicle details, price, ownership, condition, handover, registration.
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How to use it
- When: you are selling or buying a car, motorcycle, van or similar vehicle between private people (or a small business), and want a clear written record of the deal.
- Who signs: the seller and the buyer, each with a copy. If the vehicle is owned by more than one person, every owner signs as seller.
- Fill in everything in [square brackets] and cross out options that do not apply. Copy the vehicle details exactly from the registration document, never from memory.
- Before you sign: the buyer should see the registration document, check that the vehicle identification number (VIN) on the document matches the number on the vehicle, and check for unpaid loans, liens or fines. The seller should check the buyer's identity and how the money will be paid.
- Payment: a bank transfer leaves a record. Be careful with large cash payments and with cheques you cannot confirm.
- Tip: both sides keep a signed copy, the seller keeps proof of handover and of the change of registration, and the seller cancels or transfers the insurance.
What is inside
- Art. 1. The seller
- Art. 2. The buyer
- Art. 3. The vehicle
- Art. 4. Sale and price
- Art. 5. Payment
- Art. 6. Ownership and freedom from claims
- Art. 7. Condition and known defects
- Art. 8. Handover and documents
- Art. 9. Transfer of registration, tax and insurance
- Art. 10. Fines, tolls and responsibility
- Art. 11. Notices, law and disputes
- Art. 12. Declaration
- Notes on the clauses and a checklist of what to check under your country's law
What these templates are not
- They are self-help templates, not legal advice, and they do not replace a lawyer.
- Laws differ from country to country, and some rules cannot be changed by contract. Each template ends with a checklist of what to check where you live.
- For a high-value or unusual situation, ask a local lawyer or notary to look at the final text.
TheLawToKnow Tools. Self-help template. Not legal advice. Check the law currently in force. Written with the help of AI tools and reviewed by a lawyer-author.