If a car has tickets (speeding etc), could they sell the car and have the buyer be liable for the payments? Is this legal?

 

The buyer isn't liable, no.

In some states they count it as a lean against your car and the DMV won't let you sell it. In others they'll let you sell it but you'll still owe the money.

Just pay the tickets, stop trying to dish ur problem(s) onto some other unlucky bastard.

 

Tickets are on the license not the car.

 

Whew, I'm glad to hear guys. I thought I was going to be that unlucky bastard. Thanks

 

The ticket is associated with the vehicle and whoever owned it at THAT time?

 

what a dummy..it goes on to your records...
so when you buy a new car and try to register it
have fun paying your tickets...

 

Yeah the tickets go with the driver if it was the driver who gave their information to the officer.

 

Just went to the DMV and asked just incase. The previous owner is liable for all tickets and it will not be passed to the buyer.

 

if they are moving violations, they stay with the lisence of the driver that got the ticket. if they were parking tickets, they stay with the plate registered to the car which his then registered to the previoius owner...so in answer to your question, no the tickets do not transfer..

 

LOL! A ticket goes on the driver's record, not the car. How the hell could a car pay a ticket?

 

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no **** lol

 

yea.. it may be different be state.. but usually the ticket offense goes against your liscense driving record.. not the vehicle.

like if you are driving your friends car and get pulled over.. its a penalty against you... not the car..