Those who buy second hand motorcycles have been asked to transfer the ownership of the vehicles to their names to avoid future inconveniences.
According to David Ongom Mudong, the Aswa West Police Public Relations Officer, 40% of the vehicles that get into accidents and are impounded by police cannot go back to the owners because they are not the true owners when it comes to paperwork.
Mudong advises that immediately after buying, the name in the log book should be changed to the name of the new owner but people buy and don’t bother to do so.
Mudong says that so many motorcycles and also vehicles have involved themselves in accidents but after they are taken to police, nothing shows that the persons claiming them own them legally, what happens is the owner and buyer normally write an agreement and stop there.
Mudong advises that once one has bought a motorcycle or vehicle, should change the ownership name immediately otherwise incase of any incident, the real owner can change and call you a thief and you have nothing to do about it because the documents are not in your name, instead you can be arrested for theft.
Transferring motorcycle ownership requires joint action from the buyer and seller to legally update the logbook and registration.
The process involves submitting identification details and a signed sale agreement to your national revenue authority (e.g., URA in Uganda), paying transfer fees, and waiting for a new logbook to be issued.
By Becky Ekwany
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