Cyclone Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) 21 hours ago, spider1 said: iF he has the bill of sale in his name and you have no paper work in your name you are on sticky ground . even if the log book is in your name means nothing He paid for the number plates he s got paoer work they are his. Insurance is irrelivent thats yours he doesnt want that That's not how it works at all. Proof of purchase isn't proof of ownership, once gifted you no longer own something. The issue of course might be proving that it was gifted and not just loaned. I can think of lots of ways you might have proof though, a text, whatsapp or email where he refers to your car. As someone else suggested any kind of record of the car being given, a birthday card or something. Edited June 8, 2019 by Cyclone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Cyclone said: That's not how it works at all. Proof of purchase isn't proof of ownership, once gifted you no longer own something. The issue of course might be proving that it was gifted and not just loaned. I can think of lots of ways you might have proof though, a text, whatsapp or email where he refers to your car. As someone else suggested any kind of record of the car being given, a birthday card or something. You wouldnt last 2 mins in court mate // If it was gifted why didnt he put it in her name just to start with whos name is the log book in to start with Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Just having your name on the log book isnt proof of ownership. The registered keeper is just that, the keeper/user of the vehicle. Its not necessarily the owner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, spider1 said: You wouldnt last 2 mins in court mate // If it was gifted why didnt he put it in her name just to start with whos name is the log book in to start with Why he didn't do something isn't important. The question is whether the OP has any proof that it was gifted to her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spider1 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Neither is he gave it me as a gift no solicitor would ever fight her case / Rubbish She could say he said it in front of one of her mates Edited June 8, 2019 by spider1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nikki-red Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 The bickering and personal comments can end now. if you cant post without resorting to that then please dont post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyclone Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 What she can or can't say isn't important. Whether she could prove it was a gift is the important factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
katekate Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 (edited) Hi, not sure if the info I have is relevant/useful but here goes - unfortunately when my dad passed away I got into a bit of a dispute with his partner about his belongings as she had took it upon herself to start distributing his things out to other people without asking if there was anything I would like to keep for myself. He didn't have much but I wanted something, not something of value just something that I could keep as a little reminder of him. Anyway I ended up getting legal advice as my dad had left a will stating that his estate was to be divided between myself and his partner. As i said there wasn't much but this is what he had - a car, £1000 in the bank, a good collection of fishing tackle and several items of jewellery. The solicitor said I was entitled to half of everything and he contacted my dad's partner to inform her that she she needed to comply with what the will stated. She gave me £500 and a gold bracelet as she had disposed/sold everything else except for the car which she said she had bought for my dad with her own money as a gift. All the documents for the car were in my dad's name but she said she had a bank statement to prove that she had paid for the car although proof of this was never seen. I was advised by the solicitor that if I wanted to take the matter further it was a case for the High Court at a cost of around £8000 as a will is not really worth the paper it's wrote on unless enforced by the High Court and unless I did this I could not claim anything from the car as she was saying she had paid for it for my dad as a gift and therefore the car belonged to her. Edited June 8, 2019 by katekate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WiseOwl182 Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 Are there any comments or similar on social media or messages between you that could show it was a gift? Seek legal advice in any case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
euclid Posted June 8, 2019 Share Posted June 8, 2019 1 hour ago, spider1 said: You wouldnt last 2 mins in court mate // If it was gifted why didnt he put it in her name just to start with whos name is the log book in to start with The lady say's she insure's the vehicle so it has to be in her name to be able to insure..if she has the paperwork (retention certificate etc) for the private reg then it belongs to her 58 minutes ago, nikki-red said: Just having your name on the log book isnt proof of ownership. The registered keeper is just that, the keeper/user of the vehicle. Its not necessarily the owner. Correct.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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