I am selling my car, but I never transferred the title, NEED HELP?

Adrian Sherlin: If I was buying a car and the name on the title did not match the name of the individual selling me the car I would smell a rat and turn and walk away. I don't care what sad story you laid on me I wouldn't buy it.Register the car in your name and then sell it. Your irresponsibility should not place a burden on someone else....Show more

Brian Marquina: The title is open, The seller just made a bill of sale, Is that legal to do? Im thinking not

Lulu Bukowiecki: California is the only state the place plates frequently stay with the vehicle. And there you will possibly desire to notify the DMV of exchange of possession interior of 10 days. In the different state you will possibly desire to have stored "your" license plates (and grew to become them into the state if required, if not transferred to a various vehicle). And if the state has a sort to tell them of vehicle circulate, that would desire to be crammed out regardless of if not required, ! to furnish your self with protection. yet once you have not signed the identify and given it to him, "the sale has not been executed yet". So he's utilising your vehicle including your plates, and you have to be to blame as proprietor for dissimilar issues, parking violations, crimson easy or speed cameras, impound, an twist of destiny (the place the two motive force and proprietor could be held to blame). so which you're suited to be frightened. you will possibly desire to have given him the signed identify once you acquire the examine, and stored your plates and/or notified the DMV of the circulate....Show more

Faustino Mellerson: just give him the title and tell him what happened

Hong Hunkin: Depends on whats written in on the back of the title.If its OPEN, then you can possibly sell it by pretending you are the seller on the front of the title and making a bill of sale from him.If your name is written in on the back, you cant sell it until you register it, p! ay taxes and wait for a new one to come back which, in my stat! e takes 3-6 weeks.You are free to try to sell it but many buyers wont pay you without a title or if they do, they wont pay you all of it.You can tell them to withhold $200 and then they give that to you when you get them the title. That might convince them to go for it. Just put it all on paper so neither side is confused about what will happen....Show more