25/11/2022
HOW TO BUY A CAR SAFELY.
After you have viewed the car you want there are a few steps to ensure that you buy the car safely.
Go for a car search. Ask a photocopy of the logbook from the seller or take a picture of the number plate of the car. Go to the cyber tell the assistance that you want a search for the car. Car search is done through NTSA. You login to NTSA, car search they will charge you 550 Kenya shillings and then print the details of the car. Pay the cyber fee which varies with the cyber. Compare the logbook details with the NTSA details and if they match its okay. If they don’t match please do not buy unless prove that something is wrong.
If the car has a different engine number ask for the receipts of the new engine. If it has a different name ask prove of sale of the car to the seller and his documents as they will be needed during the transfer i.e. the National ID, KRA pin and their phone number. If the chassis number is different do not buy the car.
After you had all the documents DO NOT pay the car with cash. Go to the bank and pay through bank transfer that way you will have proven in case your told you never paid.
After payment is confirmed, write a sales agreement and have witnesses present. Confirm again if all the car parts are there i.e. the spare wheel, wheel spanner and carjack.
Shake hands and drive your car safely to your destination.
Collect your logbook from the ntsa offices not less than one week after transfer of documents
Basic instructions:
-DO NOT pay in advance for anything you have not seen
-Always meet in a public place...i.e petrol station, police station, carwash, or any public space of your choice....avoid backstreets or funny
isolated places
- be accompanied by atleast one close friend especially one conversant with cars
-if you had been connected to by an agent,..do not fail to inform them that you bought the car lest they miss their cut from the sell
