Ban the sale of secondhand and unroadworthy cars to underage drivers

Make it a legal requirement at the point of sale of a secondhand vehicle to request proof of age and photo id, update the current V5C, and develop a seller portal via the DVLA vehicle check system. Failure to follow this process should lead to a prosecution or a fixed penalty for the seller

612 Signatures

Status
Open
Opened
Thursday 27th March 2025
Last 24 hours signatures
13
Signature Deadline
Saturday 27th September 2025
Estimated Final Signatures: 2,633

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Due to the current lack of legislation with private secondhand car sales, we lost our 18 year old son to an underaged driver who was able to purchase a dangerous and unroadworthy car for £100 off a social media platform. No legal responsibility for this situation was ever placed on the seller for this tragic event. We have read about many other similar or almost identical situations. We think the government must act urgently to prevent more unnecessary tragedy


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