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Introduction
1. Should You Buy New or Used?
2. Find Out How Much You Can Afford
3. Finding your Car
4. Communicate with the Seller
5. Conduct a Through Walk-Around
6. Take It For A Test Drive
7. Need to bother with the paperwork?
8. Negotiating for a used car
9. Transferring Ownership
10. Closing the Deal
11. Inspection CheckList
12. Test Drive
 
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  10 Steps to Buy a Used Car  
Step 9: Transferring Ownership
When you buy used car, the ownership of the vehicle changes. It is important to get the ownership changed in the registration papers. The original owner (Transferer) who is selling the car, must inform the RTO with which the car was registered about this transfer, by sending a letter with information about the new owner (Transferee) within a period of 14 days.

In case the new owner falls in jurisdiction of another RTO, then the owner has to inform this RTO by sending a similar letter. On receiving an acknowledgement of receipt of the letter from the RTO, the seller (Transferer) is indemnified of all legal, tax, traffic, criminal and other liabilities pertaining to the car. The seller must also take a delivery note signed by the buyer (Transferee).

The following documents have to be submitted to the RTO to effect the transfer of ownership of the car:
  1 Form "TCA" - Intimation of transfer by Transferee (Buyer)  
  2 Form "TCR" - Intimation of transfer by Transferor (Seller)  
  3 Form No.29 - Notice of transfer of ownership of vehicle. : This form is used to notify the RTO 'transfer of ownership' of the car and to obtain confirmation from the RTO.  
4 Form No.30 - Report of transfer of ownership of vehicle.
5 Valid Insurance policy
6 PUC Certificate
7 Address proof of the Transferee (Buyer)
8 Evidence of payment of all taxes up-to-date.
9 Form No.28 - Application for N.O.C. and grant of certificate: This form is used to apply for NOC from the RTO for transfer of the vehicle to another RTO's jurisdiction. This is required when you shift the registration of the car from the jurisdiction of one RTO to another RTO.
  Keeping these simple things in mind should enable you to have a smooth ride where your second-hand car is concerned.

PS: It is in the interest of the seller that the concerned RTOs are intimated as early as possible, with evidence of such information (registered post, receipt etc.) If such intimation is not made and the vehicle is involved in a crime, accident or traffic violation, the authorities will hold the original owner responsible.
 
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