what can i do if someone is taking their "sweet" time in giving me the license plates to the car which we purchased together but was for my use? they came to his address but i dont live with him. i still have the temps, they are good till november.
2006-09-26 05:36:15 · 17 answers · asked by MiaDiva28 6 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
we both own the car, it is in both our names.
2006-09-26 05:40:18 · update #1
to my understanding he has had them for a week but it might be more as he and i have not had the most pleasant conversations in the last few weeks.
2006-09-26 05:41:25 · update #2
if i report they were stolen wont they still send them to his address?
2006-09-26 05:43:21 · update #3
no i do not owe him any money. i pay the note myself. i worked it so the statement comes to my address.
2006-09-26 05:52:12 · update #4
last week we talked and he said not to contact him unless i was hurt in an accident. i had an accident a few weeks ago and i was in the process of getting estimates on my car damage. he was stressing me out about it wondering how i was going to pay for the damage because i have my other bills coming in. he was bitching about my insurance going up blah, blah, blah so he said he was going to step back and let me handle it because my attitude was bad. anyway that was fine because i ended up getting the car fixed for half of what would have had to pay had involved insurance. i pay the insurance and car note myself. he thinks because i dont make as much money as he does that i cant take care of anything on my own.
2006-09-26 07:11:15 · update #5
went to the dmv today. i have to get the title and plates from him, they cannot issue one to me. but i guess its good that he cant sell the car or take the car because we equally own the car w/o me agreeing to them since this is an "AND" situation
2006-09-26 13:45:56 · update #6
oh i talked to him and he said that he would get me the tags and the title too
2006-09-26 13:46:34 · update #7
Since the vehicle is in both your names, by law you are both 'right'. I would make an appointment with the DMV and when you go in, don't tell them how the other person is holding the plates 'hostage'. I would not lie about them being stolen either because that may come to bite you in the butt later. Be honest and tell them you never received the plates (which is true) and would like to have new ones issued. Then be sure to show them your driver's license with YOUR address and not his to get the address changed in the system. If you don't have your correct address on your driver's license, get that changed first - it takes about a month or so to receive your new license - then go get the address changed for the vehicle (they may do both at the same time depending on your state). If you don't change the address in the system, when it comes time to renew your registration, it will go to him. You can also ask to have your plates delivered to your local DMV office and then you go in and pick them up using your driver's license.
Since you have the car in your possession, the law says it is yours (9/10ths theory). Is the car paid off? Do you have receipts? Are you the only one making payments? These are things you need to keep in mind in order to protect yourself from the car getting repossessed. For example, if he is making the payments, he could stop making them and have the car repossessed.
If you are making the payments, after you get your plates, ask the DMV for a title change. He may need to sign this, so check with your own state's DMV. There may be a clause of 'abandonment' in there allowing you to take on full title.
If you both paid for the car, you will have a little more trouble in getting full, outright ownership. Especially if your relationship has soured. As a last resort, you could take him to civil court to sue for full ownership of the vehicle. California law allows up to $3,000 in civil court so depending on the value of the car, you will need to weigh whether or not it is worth pursuing.
The other option would be to sign over the title to him, give him the car making him fully responsible for any and all payments, if there are any left (even if you lose any downpayment you may have made). Keep copies of everything so you protect yourself and your credit (check your credit report!). Then get your own vehicle and be done with him.
Obviously, talking with him to work something out would be the best and least stressful option so if the conversation doesn't go well, make sure you do not tell him of your backup plan!! He could supercede you and then you'll lose the car.
2006-09-26 06:43:51 · answer #1 · answered by Deuce_Salute 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you both own the car, then the law is on his side. This is one of those, it belongs to whomever has possesion of it. This will also be the case if he decides to get cranky with you one time and come and take the car with his extra set of keys or have it towed to some remote location for you to never see again.
I'm sorry to give you the bad news. At least you have the temp ones for a bit longer.
2006-09-26 12:39:49 · answer #2 · answered by Heather S 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would think he's trying to control you first of all. You didn't say how long exactly, he's taking, so maybe he's just been very busy? Is someone else interferring? Do you have paper back-up that you purchased the car together? I'm seeing potential relationship problems here!
2006-09-26 12:38:39 · answer #3 · answered by Sweet! 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know how it works in U.S. but in Canada when you buy a car they just give you their ownership, you go to ministry of transpiration, pay taxes, get new ownership and plates, if you have the ownership on the car(your name is there) go to ministry to transpiration(or whatever it called in U.S) and say that your plates were stolen and you need a new one, that's all
"Go to the dept of motor vehicles and purchase new plates. They charge like 20 dollars in my state but they will send you new plates with your old number on them. "
that's why you say they were stolen you idiot, so you get new numbers, why would you want old numbers if other person has the plates with that number? tomorrow he puts it on same model car and robs a bank, and then what?
2006-09-26 12:41:01 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Go to the dept of motor vehicles and purchase new plates. They charge like 20 dollars in my state but they will send you new plates with your old number on them.
2006-09-26 12:38:44 · answer #5 · answered by tjnw79 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Call the law
If you paid for the car
Then those plates are your property
2006-09-26 12:39:04 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to your tag agent and request another saying you lost the first and do a change of address. your name is on the title too. you can do that.
2006-09-26 12:45:17 · answer #7 · answered by browneyedmom 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You may have purchased it together but it comes down to whose name is on the title. If it's his name then there isn't much you can do.
2006-09-26 12:39:47 · answer #8 · answered by theoriginalquestmaker 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You need to be very careful to maintain control in business transactions, because some people are skunks, lazy or advantage takers.
2006-09-26 12:38:52 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Head on down to DMV to enlist their help
2006-09-26 12:37:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋