Can a garage hold my car even though I don't owe any money?

clangnuts

Sssssss wrote: »

what's wrong with people wishing someone should lose thier job over what could have been a simple mistake!

the world is a nasty place! made so by the people who live in it!

I was joking. I think the reaction to a simple mistake is OTT.

TimothyEBaldwin

mikey72 wrote: »

Even an mot station can't hold the car, no matter how unroadworthy it is, or what it fails on.

They can if you intend to drive it away as driving a dangerous vehicle is a crime and section 3(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 states that: "A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime..."

atrixblue.-MFR-.

TimothyEBaldwin wrote: »

They can if you intend to drive it away as driving a dangerous vehicle is a crime and section 3(1) of the Criminal Law Act 1967 states that: "A person may use such force as is reasonable in the circumstances in the prevention of crime..."

could have turned up with a tow truck, the option want given to the OP, they said they were keeping it, not its dangerous we'll give you a lift home and you have to arrange a tow from your insurers or yourself to collect it and take to place of repair.

the OP had to catch a bus home then return with someone, to wich they admitted a miscommunication was formed between receptionist and body shop.

basically trying to pull a fast one wich didnt work in their case.

no one has the right to keep a vehicle or take it away if they do not own it.