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FREE TEMPLATE / AUTOMOTIVE, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS

Vehicle Bill of Sale

A bill of sale for the private sale of a car, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle, with the VIN, odometer reading and a lien statement. The buyer signs first, then the seller.

For the United States, Canada and Australia.

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AUTOMOTIVE, TRANSPORT AND LOGISTICS / FREE TEMPLATEVehicle Bill of SaleDate of saleDate of saleSellerSellerBuyerBuyerBuyerSignature: Ready
PDF, 2 pages, 14 KB
THE DOCUMENT

Read it, fill it in, print it

The whole document, exactly as it prints. Type your answers and they appear in the document as you go. When it reads right, print it or save it as a PDF.

Vehicle Bill of Sale

A record of the private sale of a car, truck, motorcycle or other vehicle. Template v1.0.

Date of sale: Date of sale

Seller: Seller

Buyer: Buyer

1. The vehicle

The Seller sells to the Buyer, and the Buyer buys, this vehicle with its keys and any accessories included in the sale (the Vehicle):

Year: Year

Make: Make

Model: Model

Vehicle identification number (VIN): Vehicle identification number (VIN)

Colour: Colour

Licence plate: Licence plate

Odometer reading: Odometer reading

2. Price and payment

Price: Price

How the Buyer pays: How the buyer pays

The Seller signs over the title or ownership document when the Seller receives the full price.

3. Ownership and liens

The Seller owns the Vehicle and has the right to sell it. The Seller states that there is no loan, lien or other claim on the Vehicle except as listed here:

Loans or liens: Loans or liens

The Seller pays off any listed lien at or before handover and gives the Buyer proof that it is released, unless the Buyer agrees in writing to take the Vehicle subject to it.

4. Title, registration and plates

The Seller gives the Buyer the signed title or ownership document and the other papers the law requires for the transfer. The Buyer registers the Vehicle in the Buyer's name and pays the transfer fees and taxes within the time the law sets. The plates stay with the Seller or go with the Vehicle as the law where it is registered requires. Each party completes any notice of sale or transfer that the law requires from it.

5. Odometer

Odometer statement by the Seller: to the best of the Seller's knowledge, the odometer reading above is the actual distance the Vehicle has travelled, unless the reading above says otherwise. Seller

6. Condition

The Buyer has had the chance to inspect and test drive the Vehicle and to have it checked by a mechanic. The Vehicle is sold as is, with any faults it has, and the Seller makes no other promise about its condition. This does not limit any right the law gives a buyer that cannot be excluded, or the Seller's responsibility for any false statement about the Vehicle.

7. Handover and responsibility

Handover date, time and place: Handover

From handover, the Buyer is responsible for the Vehicle, including its insurance, any fines, tolls and parking charges, and any accident. The Seller is responsible for those up to handover.

8. Governing law

This bill of sale is governed by the laws of:

Governing law

9. Whole agreement

This bill of sale is the whole agreement about the sale of the Vehicle. A change is valid only in writing signed by both parties.

Buyer address (the Buyer fills this in): Buyer fills this in when signing

BuyerSignatureNameDate
SellerSignatureNameDate
THE DOCUMENT

What it covers

The template has 9 parts.

  1. The vehicle
  2. Price and payment
  3. Ownership and liens
  4. Title, registration and plates
  5. Odometer
  6. Condition
  7. Handover and responsibility
  8. Governing law
  9. Whole agreement
BEFORE YOU START

What you will be asked

Have these details ready. The template needs them before anyone signs.

  • What year is the vehicle?
  • What make is it?
  • What model is it?
  • What is the vehicle identification number, the VIN?
  • What colour is it?Optional
  • What is the licence plate number?Optional
  • What does the odometer read, in miles or kilometres?
  • What is the sale price?
  • How will the buyer pay?
  • Is there any loan or lien on the vehicle? Say none if it is clear.
  • When and where will the buyer take the vehicle?
THE PEOPLE

Who signs

Everyone the template names, and what each one does.

  • BuyerSigns
  • SellerSignsSends it
THE RIGHT TEMPLATE

Where it fits

For vehicles. Use the general bill of sale for other goods, and the vehicle rental agreement to rent a vehicle out.

A CAREFUL CHECK

Before you rely on it

Original Centilio wording, not legal advice. Many places have their own transfer rules, such as an official bill of sale or transfer form, an odometer disclosure on the title, safety or emissions certificates, and who keeps the plates. Check the rules of the motor vehicle office where the vehicle is registered before you approve it. In Ontario a private seller also gives the buyer the Used Vehicle Information Package.