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Bankruptcy

Hi im on the verge of bankruptcy and all i have tomy name is a car worth 2,900 (private) if i sold the car to my girlfriend for £2k does anybody think that the OR can try and take the car ?

chrz
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  • Probably not, given that is a reasonable price for a quick sale. But you will have to account for how you have spent that £2000.

    personally, I would use it for living costs and not attempt to pay any creditors to avoid being seen as giving preferential treatment to any of them.

    Good luck with it all
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  • webbe
    webbe Posts: 9 Forumite
    thanks,

    only thing that worries me is seeing my name in paper through bankruptcy, has anyone dealt with this?
  • wok_boy
    wok_boy Posts: 759 Forumite
    webbe wrote: »
    thanks,

    only thing that worries me is seeing my name in paper through bankruptcy, has anyone dealt with this?

    I wouldn't be worried about it. It's a sign that you've faced up to your debts and not buried your head in the sand. Let people think what they want, you have to think about No 1 in these situations. :D
    BR 4/10/07
    ED 11/04/08

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  • philnicandamy
    philnicandamy Posts: 15,685 Forumite
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    webbe wrote: »
    thanks,

    only thing that worries me is seeing my name in paper through bankruptcy, has anyone dealt with this?


    remember...todays news....tomorrows chip wrappers :D

    seriously don't worry about it...i've been BR nearly 8mnths now & still not seen it anywhere, it's usually tucked away so tiny in the back of a newspaper somewhere nobody ever bothers seeing it
    We all die. The goal isn't to live forever, the goal is to create something that will
  • fiveyearplan
    fiveyearplan Posts: 10,145 Forumite
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    only thing that worries me is seeing my name in paper through bankruptcy, has anyone dealt with this?


    I wouldn't worry about your name in the paper. Do you read through the bankruptcies? I know I don't have the time to - I'm too busy on this forum!

    :j :j


  • rog2
    rog2 Posts: 11,650 Forumite
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    webbe wrote: »
    thanks,

    only thing that worries me is seeing my name in paper through bankruptcy, has anyone dealt with this?

    Never saw mine, nor did I meet anyone else that did.

    Be a bit carefull if you sell the car - you would be okay if you were selling it 'to raise the money for your bankruptcy' and for 'basic living expenses' but it would be wrong to pay it to any of your creditors, i.e. 'favouring that creditor over others'.
    I am NOT, nor do I profess to be, a Qualified Debt Adviser. I have made MANY mistakes and have OFTEN been the unwitting victim of the the shamefull tactics of the Financial Industry.
    If any of my experiences, or the knowledge that I have gained from those experiences, can help anyone who finds themselves in similar circumstances, then my experiences have not been in vain.

    HMRC Bankruptcy Statistic - 26th October 2006 - 23rd April 2007 BCSC Member No. 7

    DFW Nerd # 166 PROUD TO BE DEALING WITH MY DEBTS
  • webbe
    webbe Posts: 9 Forumite
    Thanks for the replies, i am seeing an IP tomorrow bout an IVA but as ive just lost my job it may not happen!!!!!
  • webbe
    webbe Posts: 9 Forumite
    anybody know what would happen if i went down the IVA route, insofar as 95% of my debt is with one lender ???

    CHRZ
  • tigerfeet2006
    tigerfeet2006 Posts: 14,030 Forumite
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    Are you paying to talk to an IP?
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  • webbe
    webbe Posts: 9 Forumite
    No. it is a free consultation!
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