GAZZUZZ:
Recived a call today from a man who sold a car to me in Nov 2017, he said he got a call from an individual who claimed he used the services of a driver who was using the said car and he left his phone in the car and the driver refused taking his calls (uber driver)

I had used the car for about 10 months and Re-Sold it, so I had to call the last buyer to find out what was going on. After a lot of back and forth the driver admitted to being with the phone and an arrangement was made for its return.

Mistake I made was selling car and giving it off with the plates, and reg documents. The uber rider was able to access ownership information (name, address, phone number) from the plate numbers. If this had been a greater crime I would have been roped into it without knowing.

My advise, if you sell a car, keep your plate numbers with you.

blackboy:
Really?

GAZZ.UZZ:
Recived a call today from a man who sold a car to me in Nov 2017, he said he got a call from an individual who claimed he used the services of a driver who was using the said car and he left his phone in the car and the driver refused taking his calls (uber driver)

I had used the car for about 10 months and Re-Sold it, so I had to call the last buyer to find out what was going on. After a lot of back and forth the driver admitted to being with the phone and an arrangement was made for its return.

Mistake I made was selling car and giving it off with the plates, and reg documents. The uber rider was able to access ownership information (name, address, phone number) from the plate numbers. If this had been a greater crime I would have been roped into it without knowing.

My advise, if you sell a car, keep your plate numbers with you.

TheCar:


On second thought, the highlighted, was a "Change of Ownership" not done when you bought the car in Nov. 2017?

Also the last buyer didn't do "Change of Ownership" before enlisting the car on Uber?

Hence the vehicle has gone through 2 transfer of ownership but still retains the identity, information and plate number of the person that first sold the vehicle in Nov. 2017.

pattybf:


At bolded, we ve always advised on this. Once a buyer process change of ownership, ur no plate become useless to him anyways.

Mrtesso:


I THINK transfer of ownership is just a transferrable piece of paper. The details remain the same In the MVAA system database. I SUSPECT it takes a lot of "man-know-man" to make any alterations to that database, and of course some money. So why not just re-register?

banky3w:

Please explain more on this. Is the number plate not registered with the car's chassis number? and when you register the car again as a new owner, wouldn't the chassis number be attached to 2 or more number plates? Then these illiterate police wahala begins....

elshanAutos:
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thebigkendo:

GAZZUZZ:
Recived a call today from a man who sold a car to me in Nov 2017, he said he got a call from an individual who claimed he used the services of a driver who was using the said car and he left his phone in the car and the driver refused taking his calls (uber driver)

I had used the car for about 10 months and Re-Sold it, so I had to call the last buyer to find out what was going on. After a lot of back and forth the driver admitted to being with the phone and an arrangement was made for its return.

Mistake I made was selling car and giving it off with the plates, and reg documents. The uber rider was able to access ownership information (name, address, phone number) from the plate numbers. If this had been a greater crime I would have been roped into it without knowing.

My advise, if you sell a car, keep your plate numbers with you.

jarkbauer:


Your plate numbers are your property.

yes they are partner

DelTel:

We all just confusing and creating issues for ourselves due to distrust for govt agencies which is not an excuse.

Any registered vehicle sold should never be sold with the plate number. You only need to make copies of old number papers and Change of Ownership (receipt might suffice) for the new buyer to go do his/her new plate. Some Licensing Office do require the original Vehicle License - this comes in counterfoil so releasing a side shouldn't be an issue especially when a photocopy can be used by the seller for record purpose if need be.

Your sold vehicle plate will be used to register any new vehicle you later buy, simply by endorsing the details on the back page of Proof of Ownership by the Licensing Office (however it takes about 2wks to get all the papers out), and other docs are freshly issued. I have done this more than 5 times.

Unfortunately, I have had clients that wanted to do this but change their minds when they are informed payment of the lapsed, often un-used year(s), must be paid to update the Vehicle License before the old plate number can be transferred to their new vehicle.

The security implications can never be truly imagined until it happens.

speedyconnect3:

Please
Do you mean that if i sell my car without number plates and to use the plates on a new vehicle 5 years later, I will pay for the 5 years unused?

thebigkendo:


Well dem no force you to use the number plate.. You can just keep it or destroy it.. If it is cheaper to get new plates

speedyconnect3:


Please answer the question.
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speedyconnect3:

Please
Do you mean that if i sell my car without number plates and want to use the plates on a new vehicle 5 years later, I will pay for the 5 years unused?

thebigkendo:


Well dem no force you to use the number plate.. You can just keep it or destroy it.. If it is cheaper to get new plates

DelTel:


It is actually cheaper, nothing less than #5,000 cheaper, but takes about 2weeks unlike a new one that can be done within 1hour except that the police docs - CMR and one other - might take 2-3days.

Personally, I will rather wait for the 2weeks thou as it not only afford me the opportunity to continue the use of my cherished special number (in my mind) but also some policemen & customs officers might not know you just bought a new ride, u understand what I mean .

As per destroying it, I no know o

thebigkendo:


Assuming vehicle license is up to date ba??
With 5 year gbese.. Is it still cheaper?

DelTel:


Yes pls, you will have to pay for Vehicle License for ALL the unused 5years to revalidate the Vehicle License to date.

I think the idea around it is to discourage the non-payment of vehicle license fee irrespective of when the owner decides to do it, for instance, Mr A's vehicle license expired January 2018 but he didn't do it until, say November 2018, when he does it November, the date will still be January 2018 to expire January 2019, not November 2018 to expire November 2019.

Therefore, the system can't be cheated unlike the Roadworthiness that will, in the case above, start the date Mr A does it, November 2018 to November 2019 in the case of Private vehicle (Roadworthiness is 6months for Commercial and Company vehicles).

speedyconnect3:


Nawao.

So what do you do for cars parked for long?

Or how do car dealers that have cars in stand for years do it?

I need to learn this please.

DelTel:


Most good cars at good deals don't stay in stands for long.

Also, the used car owner gets to go with his/her number plates, reason some used cars don't have any number plates on them while on display at the stand.

Meanwhile, I might not have answered your question(s) adequately, probably because I didn't understand the question.