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You have the new keeper slip, go back and take the car.
They've got your money, you've got proof a change of ownership took place. Sorted.0 -
mattyprice4004 wrote: »You have the new keeper slip, go back and take the car.
They've got your money, you've got proof a change of ownership took place. Sorted.
If the seller said it's been scapped, knowing that the buyer knows where they live I think they will have it parked elsewhere or it will have a steering wheel lock or similar on it to prevent the buyer taking it.0 -
OP, your username is somewhat ironic.0
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What else can I do? If I just take the car they'll report it stolen and the police will probably then take an interest but against me! If I take them to court I can charge them interest and they will have to pay the legal fees too right?
No they won't.. Small claims (<£5k) is designed to be user friendly and legal expenses cannot be piled on. Just interest.
Depends if you want the hassle or not though and depends on the individual you are suing as enforcing a CCJ if they are not forthcoming with payment can often be as expensive as obtaining it.
Why would you get into trouble for stealing a car that is yours for which you can prove the transaction took place? Grow some balls and to back to his property to collect the car if its there or put some pressue on him for your money. Take a friend if it makes you feel more comfortable.0 -
If it was me I'd et a few "friends" and go and get the car if its still in one piece if not I'd be making sure they saw the error of their ways firstly thou report it as stolen then surely the plod might actually do something0
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Somebody has taken and scrapped the OP's property:
(a) The people who took it were not the owners, and so they had no authority to do that.
(b) The scrapyard (assuming it was a scrapyard) took ownership of the car without the legal documentation.
It sounds like theft to me.0 -
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