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UI sold my car to a local buyer in **March 2023** for cash. He promised to **transfer the RC** to his name, but it’s now **February 2025**, and he hasn’t done anything.
The **car is still registered in my name**, and recently, I found out that there is a **pending parking challan** under my name. I asked him to settle it, but he **refuses** and has stopped responding to my calls.
What are my legal options now? How can I ensure the car is transferred to his name and protect myself from any future legal or financial trouble?
Would really appreciate any advice.
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Cannot give stolen complaint for a car that OP sold. That is not legal. Doesnt matter under whose name the car is, the other party is in legal possession of the car since 2 years. OP is only making a complaint now that makes it false allegation.
Only option is to involve the motor vehicles department of the state. Can also file a civil suit asking for cancellation of the sale as the contract deed wasnt executed fully hence void.
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DWhen the question comes to legal owner, the name on the RC book doesnt matter. Here the third party has been in possession of car since 2 years. OP hasn’t made a stolen vehicle report since 2 years. That means OP was allowing the possession by other person. So this is not criminal offense like stolen vehicle, This is only a civil offence.
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Bplease stop giving bs reasons.
It’s perfectly fine to register theft complaint. It is important to be practical.
If car driver kills anyone in accident, cops will come to OP’s home and book him.
will you going to help OP? do you think cops will believe OP if OP says he sold car?
kahase aate ho tumlog.
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LIn US, the plate is tied to the owner and he simply removes his plate during sale. He can transfer it to another car. So the buyer has to get a new plate or will be fined for driving without plate. So the number plate goes with the owner and here it goes with the car.
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EGET THE RC CANCELLED ASAP! Even if you have to bribe the RTO officials and agent, do it, trust me the alternative is too scary!
My neighbour sold his car to some garage and the car got stolen from there and later it was SEIZED CARRYING DRUGS.
The police kept him in JAIL FOR 2 MONTHS because he was the owner as per the RC!
I’m never gonna sell a vehicle without transferring the RC first.
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BTransfer process is hence always a buyer responsibility. Best is to let go few and get it through spinny or cars24. They take full responsibility in writing. Always take few more and initiate transfer, cost range from 500 to 1500, Keep sales deed as reference in case something goes wrong.
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URead the T&C, their “full responsibility” is limited to some 5 lakh worth of lawyer fees if someone filed a case on your later
Better to advertise with the condition of “NEFT payment and immediate RC transfer” attached, go to RTO with the buyer and handover keys once the RC transfer acknowledgement is in your hands.
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FYou can go to RTO and ask them what you can do. (There usually is a May I help you section in most RTO’s)
As far as I know, you can send the details of the transfer to RTO (The sale deed and a letter) and they will blacklist the car at RTO level if the car name transfer is not completed within 30 days.
So if the person tries to sell the car ahead, he won’t be able to. (I believe even PUC won’t be issued for blacklisted car)-
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FThe police in many cities are now entering the plate numbers in mParivahan and checking if all papers are ok. If insurance or PUC are not there, they will get caught and have to pay fine.
Now along with this if the drivers license does not match the registered owner name on RC, they ask for a lot more or ask for Authorization letter (even though that is applicable mostly for commercial vehicles).
So those not changing name may still do PUC and insurance just to get away from challan.
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CIf you have his address and phone number. Start creating a trail, message him and tell him that you are sending a legal notice and filing a Non Cognizable complaint with the police about this fact and tell him that you will initiate the process to get the RC cancelled if he doesn’t get the car in his name within a week.
This is serious. You never know what the vehicle mayb be used for. Secondly if he has not insured the vehicle and if it involves on some major accident causing damage to human and/or property you will be liable to compensate the victims as you are the legal owner of the vehicle. Law is very strict on this issue. And the compensation in death is crazy amount, depending on who dies.
So that this issue with all seriousness.
FYI: I am a lawyer and have handled cases like this where accident happens and RC was not transferred after sale.
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