What are the procedures you have to go through when buying a used car?

blackham1
By blackham1
By fuw• 27 May 2009 16:49
Rating: 5/5
fuw

SECOND HAND CARS: I assume that you have had the car checked etc and you are sure it's the one you want to buy? You've paid the money & got a receipt? OK, first you have to get a permission letter from your sponsor and then take it to one of the special police stations usually with the seller of the car, but I have heard of doing it just with his/her ID card, where you fill in a special transfer form (you can get this done for QR10 one of the typing booths outside...if you are foreign they will try to charge you more) wait in a queue to see a clerk (while he deals with all his mates who are buying number plates) give him your ID card + the ID card of the seller + the sponsor letter + the form + the ID card for the car + (maybe) the insurance certificate (take it just to be sure), wait while he updates the computer & makes a new owner's card for the car, pay him QR200 with credit/debit card. That's it!

Finally you have to transfer the insurance to your name-sometimes the existing owner does this, sometimes not. If not I got a permission letter from him, again just in case.

By ulas.gurel• 27 May 2009 16:40
Rating: 5/5
ulas.gurel

No objection letter from your sponsor stating the car make, model and plate number, this letter to be submitted to the traffic dept. for registration purpose. if you are employed by the gov no need for such a letter.

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