say that the people she is with says she is gone and the car was never there.I know she is still there and now I have no recourse.It is about 12 hours form me and I cannot afford to go there myself.I dont know what to do.The car has been reported stolen and they are watching for her but is there anything else I can do?
2007-09-24 01:26:59 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Insurance & Registration
I read all the answers and have some responses,the car is listed as stolen not improper use but there is no warrant for her and probably wont be either.Also if I had the money to hire a private detective I would but I do not.Is there anything on the internet that i could use to try and locate the car?
2007-09-24 04:58:18 · update #1
Well Jack, seems like you are going to have to go there one way or another.
All of this presumes that you are the legal owner and that the car is worth all of the bother.. (for example if it is a 1990 Yugo I don't think that you need to be beating down a door to recover it)
So...
1) If the police recover it, they are not going to deliver it.
2) If you give up on the police and someone else recovers it, you are going to have to go get it too.
So...
a) Do you know anyone there who will take the car. If so you can give them a letter of authorization and a key and have them go get it and hide it.
b) You can contact a local reposession company and give them the same information and key.
bottom line it is going to take some time and money.
.
2007-09-24 05:17:06 · answer #1 · answered by ca_surveyor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You've got quite a sister. I was hoping you'd be able to get photographs of her and the car, but 12 hours is a ridiculous amount of time to drive/fly to just get proof she has the car. Do you know anyone over where she lives? (That isn't also friends with her...) If you have someone monitor what time she leaves and what time she is likely to be home, you could give the information to the cops. To be honest, the cops aren't going to consider your case a high priority one. I know you see stake-outs on TV all the time, but they are usually busy watching traffic for speeders and dangerous drivers, trying to catch violent criminals and filling out reports as well as going to court to testify. They stay very busy.
If you don't have anyone in that area, the only thing I can think of is to hire a private investigator to monitor her movements in the hope that he/she can figure out the best way to catch her with the car. By any chance, does her city/town have video cameras near places she would go? The police would be able to access the tapes if they have enough cause for a warrant. Pictures of her with the car in those areas should be reason enough for them to subpoena a video tape of the area where the picture was taken and at what time. It would save them time so they wouldn't have to watch the whole tape from beginning to end.
Have you thought about taking your sister to civil court? You can file a civil suit against her for the return of your car or money for a new one if she's trashed it. I'm thinking a process server might have better luck finding her, especially if you know where she works and lives. They can always try to serve notice the moment she leaves her house to go to work or heading home from her job.
Your sister may have sold the car, but I hope not. I'm sorry this has happened to you. Out of all the people in the world, you'd think you'd be able to trust your family.
2007-09-24 01:46:35 · answer #2 · answered by Serena 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not stolen it is unauthorized usage. Does she have your keys? You can track her using her cell Phone Number. She probably thought it was ok to borrow your car when you were not looking. Arresting a family menber is never a good thing. Once she's caught you will have to pay for car impound storage and towing. But tracking her down that is another story take the extra keys sneek and take the car back leaving her 12 hours away. And change the car locks or Imobilizer key reprogram. Install added security to keep it from happening again.
2007-09-24 01:41:30 · answer #3 · answered by John Paul 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
call your insurance agent and maybe they can get the police to be more forceful, give them the phone numbers and such,
they have a vested intrest, because they won'y want to have to pay you for you claim on a stolen vehicle.
If your car ins newer, it might have on star.
But for right now I would say call your ins co just like it was any other claim,
Your sister is already going to jail for theft of the car, so its not like it can get any worse.
Tell them you have the police report and want to file a claim,
hopefully they can either get the police to step on it, offer you another solution like a rental car for free, or write you a check for the value of your car.
Think of this like you would think of it had a stranger stolen your car.
You shouldn't have to suffer.
Good luck
Meg
2007-09-24 01:40:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Beat her sensless the next time you see her to make sure it never happens again. You could try a repo business but they are gonna cost you too.
2007-09-24 01:34:19 · answer #5 · answered by Geoff E 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
CONTACT YOUR LOCAL DMV OFFICE, THEY WILL BE ABLE TO ANSWER ANY AND ALL OF YOUR QUESTIONS AND AT THE SAME TIME YOU WILL BE GETTING THE CORRECT ANSWER TO YOUR QUESTION.
2007-09-28 00:33:00 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋