The sale is agreed. The risk is still there.
Selling to someone you know removes the haggling and the strangers. It does not remove the two things that actually go wrong: the money, and the paperwork.
Why a private sale still needs structure
A handshake deal usually ends with a cash transfer or a bank transfer made on trust, and a Form 30 that somebody promises to file. Months later the seller is still receiving challans for a car they no longer own, because the transfer was never completed — and because liability follows the RC, not the keys.
When it goes wrong between strangers it is a dispute. When it goes wrong between friends it is worse.
What changes when you run it through UKKI
You send a private invite tied to your buyer’s phone number. Nobody else can open it, and the car is never listed publicly — no browsing, no other offers, no calls from dealers.
From there it is a normal UKKI deal: both identities verified, a real sale agreement, Form 29 and 30 signed digitally and filed, the money held by UKKI until the handover is confirmed, and your liability for the car ending on a date that is written down.
What it costs
1% from each side when the deal closes, the same as any other UKKI sale. There is no listing fee, because there is no listing.
You will sign in with your phone number first. Your car is never listed publicly on this route.