Selling a scooter is simple once you know what's needed. Here's what to have ready, and what we'll ask you about.
V5C
The V5C (logbook) shows the registered keeper, the frame (VIN) number and the engine size. Please have the original ready, in your name. If it's lost or the details are out of date, you can apply to the DVLA for a new one; tell us first, as we can often still help in the meantime.
Keys
Many modern scooters use transponder keys or keyless smart keys, including Vespa, Honda and Yamaha models. Some older Vespas and Piaggios came with a coloured master key used to program new keys. Please hand over every key, fob and any code card or master key: a scooter with all its keys is easier for the next owner.
Finance
If your scooter is on PCP, HP or another finance agreement, the finance company owns it until it's paid off. Ask your lender for a settlement figure and give it to us: we settle the finance directly and pay you the balance. If you owe more than the scooter is worth, tell us and we'll talk it through.
Electric
Road-registered electric mopeds and scooters are bought just like petrol ones. Tell us how many batteries it has, whether they are owned or leased, roughly how many charge cycles they have done and the current range. Please include the charger and any spare battery. Stand-up e-scooters without a V5C aren't road-registered vehicles, and they aren't what we buy.
Business
High-mileage delivery and courier scooters are a big part of what we buy. Top boxes, heated grips, hand guards and phone mounts can stay on. Fleet owners and businesses selling several scooters at once: tell us how many and where they are.
Condition
Scooters live hard lives in town. Scuffed panels, cracked fairings, worn tyres and dead batteries don't put us off. Aftermarket exhausts, variators and big-bore kits are fine too, but please tell us what has been changed, as modifications affect insurance and the next owner needs to know.
This page is a plain-English guide, not legal advice. Every scooter is valued individually, free and without obligation.
Yes. Tell us how many keys you have. It doesn't stop the sale.
Tell us the situation. We'll need proof that you have the right to sell the scooter before we can buy it.
Yes, the keeper change needs recording. We go through it with you on the day so you're no longer responsible for the scooter.
Not necessarily. Tell us who the battery is leased from and we will explain the options.
No, just tell us what has been changed so we can value it properly.