I am helping my son in law deal with the aftermath of the sudden death of his father. We are both a bit punch drunk trying to work through the gamut of issues. I have put this in non-motoring as although one immediate issue is the car it’s really a wider topic.
On the car he wants to sell ASAP. But realistically it will take a few weeks as he has other priorities.
I have done bit of online digging but it didn’t all join up. What I have found is that it’s a chattel so can be sold in advance of probate. At least one buying site says they can buy cars of deceased people and suggests not adding the inheritors name to the V5 but didn’t say how this is done. It can’t be Sornd where it is parked now (50 miles away). So it seems it will need to be taxed and insured for a few weeks and parked up on the drive at my son in laws house pending sale after the funeral and other more pressing issues.
Is it just a matter of speaking to the existing insurance company and DVLA to get the car in my son in laws name and taxed and insured? We can then deal when things are less fraught.
Or is there a better straight to trade option that avoids an additional owner and gets him much needed cash. Ultimately the estate will leave a bit of cash but meantime he is on a tight budget.
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