if it goes to court tell him to be looking at 6 points for no insurance, which is a lot worse than 6 points for speeding, plus a few quid worth of fines

it all depends though on how often he was using the car, if he pleads guilty because he thought it would be ok to use it for one short trip as he was selling the car and then can get the relevant paperwork to show that it was sold he may get away with it, but still tell him to stock up on the ky as he's going to be rodgered for the next 5 eyars at least for the in10