Agreement for
buying used cars
Agreement for buying used cars, last updated 01.10.2018
Important information about the agreement
The contract form may be completed electronically or printed and filled in on paper. The Consumer Co-
uncil recommends that the contract is completed electronically by the parties jointly. Consumer Council
urges both parties to read through the entire agreement before the agreement is signed. The Consumer
Council does not take responsibility for any errors when filling out the contract.
The contract must be printed in at least two copies and signed by both parties. We also recommend to
sign each page initialed.
The Consumer Council’s contract forms are updated continuously. Last update appears on the contract.
Policy and practice in the area might be changed, and there may be periods when the content of the
contracts and associated guidelines have not been updated. The Consumer Council disclaims all potential
liability for errors, omissions or incomplete updates. Please contact the Consumer Council on telephone
No 23 400 500 if you have questions about the contract.
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1. Parties
Seller
Name:
Address:
Postal Code/City:
Phone:
E-mail:
Buyer
Name:
Address:
Postal Code/City:
Phone:
E-mail:
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2. Vehicle information
Vehicle make and type:
Year: First reg.:
Registration Mileage, km:
Seller has owned the car since: How many keys:
Equipment / accessories included in the purchase price:
Are there any lost keys:
Yes No
Is or has the car been trimmed/chipped:
Yes No
Is the car service booklet included:
Yes No
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3. Liens
The vehicle is free of liens:
Yes No
If no, specify which liens:
4. Additional information
After 2017, you no longer have to pay annual vehicle tax. Instead you pay a traffic insuran-
ce tax via your car insurance starting 1 January 2018.
Is the used car imported:
Yes No
The buyer has inspected and test driven the vehicle:
Yes No
Is the vehicle EU roadworthiness test approved:
Yes No
Date of last EU roadworthiness inspection:
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4. Additional information
Attached copy of the check list from the last EU roadworthiness control:
Yes No
The seller is the registered owner of the vehicle:
Yes No
Has the vehicle been used as taxi, for rental or leasing:
Yes No
Survey report is submitted:
Yes No
Earlier damages refinishing, major repairs:
Yes No
If yes, please specify damage and time of incident:
Timing belt
Does the vehicle have a timing belt:
Yes No
If yes: timing belt has been replaced by mileage:
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4. Additional information
Radio
Is the car equipped with an antenna for reception of DAB+:
Yes No
Service
Last service was performed by mileage:
Are there any errors or problems with the car:
Yes No
If yes, please specify what errors / problems:
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5. Payment and delivery
Purchase price, NOK: Method of payment:
Insurance and takeover
Seller terminates his insurance on the vehicle from the takeover date:
Takeover date: Place of delivery:
6. Disclaimers
Is the vehicle sold “as is”
Yes No
When a reservation is made that the vehicle is sold “as is”, it means that the buyer will take
on much of the risk of the vehicle having possible hidden defects. If the buyer discovers
shortcomings of the agreement it is normally not a breach of contract unless the seller has
given incorrect or incomplete information or if the car is of considerably worse condition
than the buyer had reason to expect from the purchase amount and other factors.
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6. Forbehold
Waiver of rights
According to section 19 of kjøpsloven (the Buying Act) there might be hidden defects in the
vehicle when the vehicle is sold “as is”. In a purchase agreement between two individuals,
the buyer might renounce the right to make defects/shortcomings applicable
kjøpsloven § 19.
If the buyer wishes to renounce all rights regarding defects in the vehicle in respect of the
seller, the parties must write the following text in the box below:
“Buyer waives the right to make a defect applicable after kjøpsloven § 19.”
Write here:
7. Signature
Place: Date:
Seller’s signature:
Buyer’s signature:
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Before buying a used car
To ensure as good a car as possible, there are some precautions you should take before your purchase.
We have made a checklist for a safer used car purchase.
Write it down
Write down all known defects and shortcomings in the contract. Feel free to use a separate sheet and
keep a copy of the advertisment of the vehicle if possible.
Mileage, year model and EU roadworthiness inspection
Mileage can be probed in the service booklet, or the seller may display documents from the auto repair
shop. Check year model and EU roadworthiness inspection at Statens vegvesen.
Liens
If the car is pawned, you may risk losing it. Liens follow the car, not the owner. You can check it at
Brønnøysundregisteret, and take care of the printout. A lien takes about three days to register. It is impor-
tant that you prove that you have been in good faith in case of problems later.
Correct owner
Make sure that the seller’s ID matches the name of the owner in the vehicle registration certificate. If you
pay to someone who does not own the car, you risk losing both the money and the car.
Service booklet
The service booklet shows the car’s history and provides good information about the work that has been
done on it.
Condition
You must test drive the car and you should have it tested at an authorized workshop. Download a survey
report prepared by the Consumer Council and Norges Bilbransjeforbund (the Norwegian Automotive Asso-
ciation).
Guarantee
A guarantee should give you more rights than what the law already does. It could for instance be a longer
deadline, or free repair.
Choose the correct loan
There are big differences in the terms of car loans. Check who can give you the best deal on
finansportalen.no.
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