Choosing Better Insurance

When you are going to be selling your car you want to make sure you do everything the right way. This will help to protect you from a variety of problems that can come along later to cause issues for you. By reading this guide on selling your car, you will know just what you should be doing to protect yourself.

Make sure you have your car looked at by a mechanic: You can take your car to a mechanic and have it gone over so you can present the buyer with a clean bill of health. Also, in some states, it is the seller's responsibility to have a vehicle smog tested before they sell it. You can also have this test done while you have the car being looked at in the shop. If there is anything wrong with the car then it's a good idea to get a written quote from the shop you can present to the buyer so they know what to expect. You can adjust the price of the car to cover the cost of repairs and help prevent haggling on the part of the buyer's side.

Keep the car insured: You want to make sure you keep the car insured until it is sold. Otherwise, the insurance company may report to the motor vehicle department that you aren't insuring it, which may cause problems for you. Also, you want to know that the car is insured when you are going to be having people test driving it. This way, the car will be covered in case one of the people end up having an incident while they are driving.

Make out a complete bill of sale: When you sell your car, you want to write out a complete bill of sale that has both your name as the registered owner and the name of the buyer on it. You also want to make sure you detail that the car is being sold in 'as is' condition. This will protect you from a suit should something go wrong with the car shortly after the new owner takes possession of it. Be sure you also include the date, your contact information and the price that the car is being sold for.

Sign over the title and provide the owner with the registration: Make sure you sign over the title in accordance with your state laws. Some states require your signature to be notarized, while others do not. You may need to tear off a slip that's attached to the title, fill it out and send it into the department of motor vehicles to let them know to release you from liability. Also, make sure the registration is in the glove compartment for the new owners.

Hand over the keys and maintenance records: Once you have filled out all the paperwork and received full payment, you want to give the new owners the keys, along with maintenance records and warranties for things like tires, oil changes, etc.

Contact a company that can help you with title and registration services for more information and assistance.