John Rumm wrote:
Adrian wrote:

But the V5C is in his name?

Yes - at her address.

Sorry, I'd missed that the car's actually at her place. So she's got
everything bar the name on the V5. Small but vital difference. I
assumed he'd taken it with him and was using it as his. In that case,
I think I'd definitely be getting it re-registered. The V5C is still
at her address, so he's not going to get a chance to object.

I think I would be inclined to let him keep the depreciated asset, and
chase the loan instead!


If you had a watertight case and zero court costs.


In reality, moving the car and trying to get the V5 reassigned, places
the burden on him to sue for it: mostly people cannot be arsed.

The parents can even drive it on DOV insurance.

There is sufficient doubt about who owns it to make stealing an
unprosecutable offence in this case.

Its a civil dispute over ownership.

HE wont pay 5k for a car worth 2.5k...

So they will never get their money back: without a contract they cant
prove it was a loan, and not a gift.

Likewise he cant prove it was a gift, not a loan, or not indeed money
supplied specifically to purchase a car to be owned by the parents for
use of their daughters shagbunny.

One amusing option that presents itself, is to get it stolen and set
fire to.

Park it up Arbury and leave the doors unlocked..