hello all,

I am after a bit of advice on behalf of a friend, my friend is a soldier and was posted to germany, when out there he bought a car that was registerd on the british forces system in germany known as a BFG ie the equivelent to a UK MOT.

The car in question is a 12 year old ford ka with 60k on the clock, he got posted back to the UK so de registred the car from the BFG net and re registered it in the UK, once across he relized he had no need for the car, so sold it on to another soldier,

bare with me and ill explain the situation, the car was sold to the buyer knowing the car had no MOT, the buyer was given all prievious BFG test certificates with all advisories all work carried out also was given the opertunity to test drive and inspect the car. the buyer seemed happy a low price was agreed and the car was sold as seen.

4 months later hes turned back up saying the car the car had failed a MOT on welding that needed done and it had the wrong light fitted on the rear, my friend had the front lights changed to UK not knowing the rear ones needed changed, so offered to buy the rear light for him, know the buyer is claiming my friend should pay to have the rear lights changed, and if no will seek to take him to a small claims courst claiming he sold him a unroadworthy car, he bouyght the car knowingly that it never had a mot and was sold as seen the question is where does my friend stand legally.

Also he has been using the car daily knowing it has no MOT on UK roads.

Kind Regards,

Steven