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Help! Garage have sold my car without my consent!

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  • steveo3002
    steveo3002 Posts: 2,731 Forumite
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    phone police...hello my car has been stolen

    surley they should sort it..otherwise we could all apply for other peoples v5s
  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
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    goosemc wrote: »
    The DVLA have told me that they will issue a V5 in the new persons name, so there is nothing I can do. The DVLA do not "get involved in issues or disputes of ownership"... :(

    This all sounds very strange.... if i was to go to someones house and "fish" their keys from through the letter box and take their car then I can claim ownership and they won't do anything?!?!?!
  • The garage can't selll your car to anyone, as they never had full legal title to it in the first place.
    "You were only supposed to blow the bl**dy doors off!!"
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    edited 22 December 2009 at 10:34AM
    You gave the vehicle to them to look after. They sold it while in their care. That isn't theft.

    I'm not so sure. My girlfriend is currently doing a Legal Course (ILEX) and one of the examples in the course notes is very similar to this. I cant remember the case exactly but it did turn out to be theft once the item in question was sold on.

    I think the OP should get some proper legal advise.
  • Anihilator
    Anihilator Posts: 2,169 Forumite
    For it to be theft there has to be an aspect of dishonesty to it. There doesnt seem to be this here hence why probably its not being treated as theft.

    OP could take civil action against the garage but they probably would just issue the OP a bill for services to the value of the claim.
  • custardy
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    alarm bells for me would have rung when it went so long not being able to find an engine
    tigra is just a corsa in frock so i would expect to be able to fund a decent engine in a matter of days
  • thescouselander
    thescouselander Posts: 5,547 Forumite
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    edited 22 December 2009 at 11:24AM
    Anihilator wrote: »
    For it to be theft there has to be an aspect of dishonesty to it. There doesnt seem to be this here hence why probably its not being treated as theft.

    OP could take civil action against the garage but they probably would just issue the OP a bill for services to the value of the claim.


    The OP gave their car to the garage so they could repair it yet instead they sold it and presumably pocketed the cash - I would say this is just a tad dishonest. Also it appears the car was "scrapped" almost immediately in July despite the garage indicating they still had the car in September and were still looking for an engine - apparently (from what the scrap yard said) this is an outright lie!
  • All sounds very strange but if this is indeed the whole story, I'd be:

    1) Phoning and then writing to the garage and telling them in no uncertain terms that they owe me a car. That I'd left it with them to be fixed, at no point agreed to it being scrapped, and I want a car back. Then threaten legal action if they refuse.

    2) Naming and shaming the garage online and in the local press.
  • custardy wrote: »
    alarm bells for me would have rung when it went so long not being able to find an engine
    tigra is just a corsa in frock so i would expect to be able to fund a decent engine in a matter of days

    yep, My tigra engine was replaced last year, managed to find one the same day for £250 :T
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  • MORPH3US
    MORPH3US Posts: 4,906 Forumite
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    Anihilator wrote: »
    For it to be theft there has to be an aspect of dishonesty to it.

    Selling something that doesn't belong to you is not dishonest?!?! :confused:

    I agree it would have rung alarm bells when they garage too so long to source and engine....
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