legal car owner

ramos123

Hi can anyone help me in may 09 my husband and i brought a new car on the scrappage deal. i put my car in and recieved 2000. off the new one. the paperwork was in my name although hubby got a bank loan, i sighned the log book from my name to his after he demanded it was in his name. in july he left me and has since taken the car, we have a 6yr old. hes keeping the car and going to give me 1000. at some point.
1)am i classed as the legal owner as the sale document names me as purchaser.
2)does he only have to pay me 1000.
THANKYOU

hewhoisnotintheknow

ramos123 wrote: »

Hi can anyone help me in may 09 my husband and i brought a new car on the scrappage deal. i put my car in and recieved 2000. off the new one. the paperwork was in my name although hubby got a bank loan, i sighned the log book from my name to his after he demanded it was in his name. in july he left me and has since taken the car, we have a 6yr old. hes keeping the car and going to give me 1000. at some point.
1)am i classed as the legal owner as the sale document names me as purchaser.
2)does he only have to pay me 1000.
THANKYOU

Whats the six year olds involvement in the car

blued

If your name is on the bill of sale then you are the legal owner. The registered keeper of the car is not the same as the legal owner of the car. However if your husband took out the loan and makes the repayments then I think it is fair to say that it is his car.

Is the £1000 to cover the £2000 discount he got using your car in the scrappage scheme? If so what was the approximate value of your old car? If it was less than £1000 then accept the money and be happy. If it was more than £1000 then all you can do is ask him for more but you'd probably have to allow for any further depreciation?

colino

You are the legal owner, it's your name on the paperwork. Name on reg doc is only registered keeper.

I dare say though there is more at stake than who owns the car.

ramos123

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

Whats the six year olds involvement in the car

my child goes to swimming, karate and rainbows so i rely on the the car to take her.

anewman

ramos123 wrote: »

my child goes to swimming, karate and rainbows so i rely on the the car to take her.

£1000 will get you a decent enough car.

Chippy_Minton_2

hewhoisnotintheknow wrote: »

Whats the six year olds involvement in the car

She's a named driver.

Chippy_Minton_2

colino wrote: »

You are the legal owner, it's your name on the paperwork. Name on reg doc is only registered keeper.

and when the OH shows it was his money that paid for the vehcile which has since been transfered into his name?

colino

As with every other part of a divorce - "prove it".

mcjordi

sorry to say but its your husbands

£1k will buy a decent car

Lemonade_Pockets

I'm no expert on this,

But aren't married couples treated as a single legal entity for most purposes. I.e. You both own it / are liable for the loan.

I would imagine this would be covered in divorce proceedings, unless you came to a mutual agreement beforehand.

I can see your husbands point and to kind of agree with it.
The old car which presumably you purchased together was worth £2000. He is giving you half that value.
The new car is paid for via a loan in his name, i.e. you haven't contributed anything towards it. Therefore assuming he is going to carrying on paying for it belongs to him.

If you weren't married i believe the car would belong to him.