car i brought and 3 mad women

worried_jim

the_r_sole wrote: »

Those blue peter appeals would only have been half as successful...

if they hadn't had bothered with Joey Deacon!

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Norman_Castle wrote: »

No need to sell at auction but the beneficiaries should be aware of the sale and agree to the asking price.

Yes quite right. However, in my personal experience, getting a family to agree over money is rather like stapling water to a tree

Richard53

billybillybilly1963 wrote: »

i spoke to citizens advice and she said as i have the keys, invoice ,some paper work and proof of withdrawing cash it would be hard for them to take it off me

All that is proof that you paid someone for the car. But if that car was not his to sell, it is irrelevant. Say I broke into your house, stole your laptop and sold it to someone - would that person be the legal owner of the laptop? Proof of payment, bill of sale, even a photograph of you shaking hands on the deal, wouldn't count if the item wasn't mine to sell you. If you think it is, I have a bridge that you might be interested in ...

Obviously it's a little more complex than that, as the item is not stolen, merely part of a deceased person's estate, but the rules of probate and disposal of assets are pretty strict, as far as I remember. I'm pretty sure if the other family members could demand the return of the vehicle if they so chose, and it would then be up to you to recover your £500 from the guy who 'sold' it to you.

I'm not a lawyer, just my opinion.

Strider590

Of course the other thing is it could be a scam they've all done several times before.

colino

All they've done is taken their family argument on to a social networking site. So what? Police won't be interested in a civil matter.
Apply for the V5C and keep the disclok on it and have nothing to do with these shreiking harpies.

Avoriaz

Strider590 wrote: »

Of course the other thing is it could be a scam they've all done several times before.

I've sold the same Homing Pigeon fifteen times so far.

DaftyDuck

Avoriaz wrote: »

I've sold the same Homing Pigeon fifteen times so far.

Well, I've only brought ( ) one from you eleven times, so there are some very dim people out there!

patman99

I'd put a handbrake lock on it just in case there was another set of keys for the car & wheel lock.

Stooby2

Should they make contact again, ask them for proof of their identity and their relationship to the deceased. Ask for details of the solicitor or whoever is dealing with the will & probate and for that person to contact you about the Land Rover and no-one else.

I had a very similar situation a few years ago with a motorbike and just dealt solely with the solicitor, refusing to enter into any dialogue with any of the family.

And I hope you've had a very good look at the chassis, bulkhead and rear cross member on that Land Rover as I'd be suprised if they're not rusted by now!