Car Left On My Drive - Help Needed.
I have recently been made redundant, and as part of my employment i was given a company car. i was told upon the day i left work that someone would be in contact with me from the leasing company to collect my car. i have been in contact with my old employer 6 or 7 times to inform them that the car has not been collected. the car has been sat in my garage for 2 months now and still no letter or phonecall from the leasing company or my employer. I spoke to an old colleage from the same company who was made redundant at the same time, and his car was collected. he informed the leasing company of my situation and they said to him that I couldnt drive the car as i would not be insured. hense the reason it is still in my garage. i would like to know when i can start charging the leasing company for keeping the car in my garage, or how long is it the car has to be on my property before i can claim it as my own? thanks, Adam
The vehicle belongs to the
The vehicle belongs to the leasing company and therefore will not pass into your ownership unless there is an agreement to that effect.
You should find out the identity of the leasing company. You should then write to them to say you have possession of their vehicle and that unless they collect it within the next 14 days you will be charging storage at 100 pounds a week. I am plucking that figure out of the air. I have no idea as to the cost of storage. That should stir them to sort out the matter.
If this does not work come back to the forum and I will suggest another plan.
You must remember that you do
You must remember that you do not have the legal title to the car and therefore it does not belong to you. The legal title will not pass to you if you have it in your possession for a certain amount of time.
You should do as Ian suggests and hopefully it which make the leasing company pay attention to you.
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