Car in bankruptcy

maxmycardagain

If a BR was the V5 registered keeper but it was on finance with no equity and a tool of the trade (taxi) might the IS leave it to the HP company to resolve the matter with the BR?

car value circa £15000 equity nil... probably a minus amount

the BR could at least make a living

TheGardener

The OR will of course be keen for a BR to be able to continue to work and if the car is essential to that then there is no benefit in them not allowing you the costs to continue to run it. Is it a business or personal BR?

However, it may not be an asset as it is technically owned by the finance company and it is the finance company who will be making a decision on this. It is highly likely BR will be a breach of the finance agreement but if your payment history with the finance company is ok and they are not a creditor, then they might be flexible - you wont know until you ask them.

I would also give Business Debtline a ring as business assets (if that's what it is ) are a bit more complicated in a personal BR

National_Debtline

Hi there,


Vehicles subject to a hire purchase agreement in bankruptcy can be complicated. First of all, the hire purchase agreement is a provable debt and would be included in the order, meaning the vehicle would need to be returned. Not to mention that HP contracts can include an insolvency clause terminating the agreement in the event of a bankruptcy order. And it is also very unlikely the OR would permit you to pay the monthly payments from your income as that would directly affect an Income Payment Arrangement. It is for these reasons that most HP vehicles are lost in bankruptcy.


However, if a third party (like a family member) was willing to take over the payments and the HP company consented to allow the 'contract' to run, you may be able to keep the car in these circumstances. But I would suggest you start by speaking to the HP company. If none of this is possible and without the car you would have no earnings, you should get further advice as to whether bankruptcy is the right option for you.


Laura
@natdebtline


CROSS POSTS with The Gardener - please note I have based my advice on you working as a sole trader rather than a limited company but if this is not the case the advice can vary.

debt_doctor

Hi,
If you enter in to BR and the HP agreement has already defaulted and the car about to be repossessed then this would be a BR debt like any other.
If the HP agreement was still valid and up to date then the agreement would vest in the OR as a potential asset. The OR would need to decide whether to pay off the agreement to realise the asset or to disclaim the agreement. There is normally not much equity in such an agreement, but could be - for instance if a substantial deposit was paid.
As this is a secured debt, it remains outside the scope of BR until such a time the debt is unsecured. This does not take away any rights of the HP company who likely can terminate the agreement upon BR - but usually much prefer to keep receiving the payments.
The OR could:
Adopt and pay off the agreement to realise the car as an asset.
Allow the bankrupt to keep the agreement if it were beneficial to the OR to do so (for instance if it kept the bankrupt in work and generated an IPA).
Someone else could potentially make the payments to retain the vehicle.


There would also have to be a discussion and agreement as to who would own the vehicle once the HP was paid off.

I have seen all of the above happen in various bankruptcies.
DD

maxmycardagain

If a debt came in post-BR linked to an issue PRE-BR (say a car repossessed needed a repair) does that debt get included in the BR?

maxmycardagain

debt_doctor wrote: »

Hi,
If you enter in to BR and the HP agreement has already defaulted and the car about to be repossessed then this would be a BR debt like any other.
If the HP agreement was still valid and up to date then the agreement would vest in the OR as a potential asset. The OR would need to decide whether to pay off the agreement to realise the asset or to disclaim the agreement. There is normally not much equity in such an agreement, but could be - for instance if a substantial deposit was paid.
As this is a secured debt, it remains outside the scope of BR until such a time the debt is unsecured. This does not take away any rights of the HP company who likely can terminate the agreement upon BR - but usually much prefer to keep receiving the payments.
The OR could:
Adopt and pay off the agreement to realise the car as an asset.
Allow the bankrupt to keep the agreement if it were beneficial to the OR to do so (for instance if it kept the bankrupt in work and generated an IPA).
Someone else could potentially make the payments to retain the vehicle.


There would also have to be a discussion and agreement as to who would own the vehicle once the HP was paid off.

I have seen all of the above happen in various bankruptcies.
DD

The HP is upto date payment wise.

TheGardener

maxmycardagain wrote: »

If a debt came in post-BR linked to an issue PRE-BR (say a car repossessed needed a repair) does that debt get included in the BR?

Any debts incurred after the date on the BR order are not included in the BR. If the debt was provable before BR, it does.

maxmycardagain

TheGardener wrote: »

Any debts incurred after the date on the BR order are not included in the BR. If the debt was provable before BR, it does.

Best to hold BR till the bill comes then.............

TheGardener

If the debt already exists its included anyway ?

maxmycardagain

TheGardener wrote: »

If the debt already exists its included anyway ?

it hasnt been raised yet

Mouse007

maxmycardagain wrote: »

If a debt came in post-BR linked to an issue PRE-BR (say a car repossessed needed a repair) does that debt get included in the BR?

I'd say it does. This is no different to a mortgage shortfall, a pre BR secured debt which subsequently goes south.