Hi All, unique situation here.
Not South African and this is first car I've ever owned in my life (lived in NYC so no need for cars).
I bought a bmw from a guy Aug2013 through private sale (Cash). He said he would take care of all the paperwork which he did, I got 3 greenish sheets with licensing and car info, and it all matches the license disk on my car. Papers look legit enough at the time so I took them and called it a day.
It's time to renew my license disk and when I went into the post office, the lady told me the car doesn't have a roadworhty certificate to my complete bafflement. Turns out, the buyer is the person that needs to get this done? The guy never told me this. Don't think eh was trying to cheat me but probably thought I knew about it. Or maybe he did tell me and I just didn't know what it was at the time. I looked at the disk on my car now and it says roadworthy test was last performed Jun 2013 but I guess I was supposed to get another one after purchasing it in Aug2013?
Anyway, it's been almost a year since I Bought this thing so if I get this done now, will I be in some trouble with the law? I'm sure if I don't get this done, I can't get my liecnse disk renewed and then I'm sure I will be in some trouble.
Appreciate any help. THanks!
Not South African and this is first car I've ever owned in my life (lived in NYC so no need for cars).
I bought a bmw from a guy Aug2013 through private sale (Cash). He said he would take care of all the paperwork which he did, I got 3 greenish sheets with licensing and car info, and it all matches the license disk on my car. Papers look legit enough at the time so I took them and called it a day.
It's time to renew my license disk and when I went into the post office, the lady told me the car doesn't have a roadworhty certificate to my complete bafflement. Turns out, the buyer is the person that needs to get this done? The guy never told me this. Don't think eh was trying to cheat me but probably thought I knew about it. Or maybe he did tell me and I just didn't know what it was at the time. I looked at the disk on my car now and it says roadworthy test was last performed Jun 2013 but I guess I was supposed to get another one after purchasing it in Aug2013?
Anyway, it's been almost a year since I Bought this thing so if I get this done now, will I be in some trouble with the law? I'm sure if I don't get this done, I can't get my liecnse disk renewed and then I'm sure I will be in some trouble.
Appreciate any help. THanks!