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If I privately sell a car "as seen" which has a valid MOT certificate, am I under any further obligation to ensure that the car is free of faults?
If I privately sell a car "as seen" which has a valid MOT certificate, am I under any further obligation to ensure that the car is free of faults? In other words, could I be held responsible if a failure of the car caused an accident? I wish to stress that I am not selling a car knowing that it has dangerous faults but I am concerned that in an old car there may exist problems which I am unaware of.
If you sell a car as a private seller it is a case of buyer beware or caveat emptor. The buyer would consequently have no claim against you if the car is later defective, unless you wrongly represented to him otherwise, in which case he may have a claim for mis-representation.
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