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What are the administrative documents to buy a used car?

When you want to acquire a used machineIts owner has the obligation to provide you with certain information before the sale in order to avoid unpleasant surprises. If you buy from a professional, the vehicles exposed must be provided with a labeling affixed to the vehicle by specifying the name of sale (brand, type, model, version, month and year of the first registration), the total mileage perlator and the sale price all the taxes included. These mentions must be identical to those that appear on the commercial documents that will be delivered during the sale.

The documents to be assigned to the buyer when selling a used car

The sales certificate

In addition, the seller is required to issue a series of administrative documents. A document written as a Order form, a delivery form or an invoice It must be given in particular to you. The latter must include different quotations such as the name of sale, the month and the year of the first registration, the total mileage of a total (or not guaranteed) mileage, the purchase price All -tax included (with the detailed cost of additional paid services), the delivery date and the financing method (in cash or in credit).

The technical control ratio

For any vehicle over the age of 4, a Technical control report Established for less than 6 months, it must also be given to the buyer before the conclusion of the sales contract. Note that his delivery after the sale (for example at the time of delivery) is a crime. This document aims in particular to inform the buyer on the status of car safety bodies and refers only to certain control points (frame, suspension, axes, steering, braking, lighting, wheels, bodywork, equipment). The buyer therefore has the right to refuse the purchase of the vehicle according to the technical evaluation.

The certificate of administrative situation

As for the registration of the vehicle, the seller must provide the buyer Certificate of administrative situation From the base of Histoire Wear that traces the history of the vehicle. This document includes different additional parts necessary for the use of the vehicle such as the transfer declaration certificate (Cerfa n ° 13754*02) which must be completed by the former owner.

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The registration certificate

Real identity sheet of the vehicle you buy, the Registration certificate (Ex-card of the paper) must be canceled and endure the mention “sold the day/month/year/hour”, followed by the signature of the seller. In the case of a modification of the address or owner, it is therefore necessary to update the gray card. In addition, the certificate of non -opposition to the transfer of the registration certificate is necessary, intended to guarantee the payment of the violations of the former owner, to concretize the sale.

The administrative situation certificate also includes a Certificate of commitment or not aged dating back less than a month. In fact, a vehicle is promised when it acts as a guarantee for a third party; If it is the subject of a commitment, it cannot be sold and you will not have the opportunity to register it in your name as a buyer. The seller must therefore be able to demonstrate that the used car is free from all financial debts.

Finally a Technical control certificate Meeting less than 6 months is mandatory and a commercial guarantee certificate (also called the manufacturer’s guarantee), if applicable. In this case, a copy of the guarantee contract must be indicated to the buyer. All services and conditions that allow it to be covered must be specifically informed.

Documents that the buyer can consult before the purchase of used cars

Although no regulatory provision obliges the seller to deliver the maintenance book and the invoices of the interventions made on the vehicle, the buyer may request these documents. All these elements allow you to provide information on the buyer on the front of the car used in order to detect potential anomalies.

Before buying, it is advisable to try the vehicle to check the operation of the engine, handling, brakes, grid and examining the body or inside of the car.

Also remember to notice the mileage of the counter to compare it with that given by the seller and the one mentioned on the maintenance invoices that may be provided.

In case of abnormal failures after the purchase, the legal guarantee or hidden defects is applied on condition that the defect is serious and that it prevents the normal use of the vehicle. In this case, the buyer must be able to demonstrate that the defect was hidden and that it existed before the purchase.

THE commercial guarantee (called manufacturer) covers some defective defects and other parts during a limited period (duration that may vary between 6 months and a year) and its extension is on the module of the vehicle order.