sherforce towed/damaged mates car over my business debt!! **paid repairs**

[susie66]

Thank you to everyone who has offered help and advice.

 

 

I feel the whole situation has got out of control because they refused to listen.

 

 

I feel terrible for my friend as he has nothing to do with the debt.

 

 

Worried car has been damaged or we won't get it back.

 

 

They don't seem to play by the rules at all

[wonkeydonkey]

Good Morning Susie

Did you get my PM? if not let me know here and I will speak with admin.

[susie66]

Good morning AS.

 

 

Yes I have received your PM.

 

 

Am unable to send you reply as PM as have not got 30 posts, so reply is here instead.

 

 

Thank you so much for that.

Will get on to it.

 

 

Hoping car is not already at auction or sold.

Don't even know where they were taking it

 

Sorry my kindle did some editing of its own.

 

 

I meant WD not AS. Apologies for that!

[wonkeydonkey]

No problem lol....the car will not and cannot be sold as it holds a third party claim upon it...but if Sherforce go against all the odds and decide to follow their backsides instead of their brains, then your friend will be in line for a nice shiney new car..

 

Logic should tell them they have done wrong to seize the car without authenticating what was told to them and they should quickly see it could prove to be an expensive 'mistake', but then again this Sherforce and they do have history for starring in the muppets gallery.

 

I cannot stress enough..... there is a tight time frame to getting the third party claim in place you only have 5 days.

 

Cag is a good solid forum and nobody is on a mission to self glory, so you can depend on the advice given.

 

WD.

[renegadeimp]

If they sell the car after being told it isnt the debtors, then they would be in pretty deep trouble. The actual owner could even sue the bailiff both personally and the company.

[susie66]

Ok. Thanks guys.

 

 

I did have a look at the site before posting my thread so got the jist that you guys knew what you were talking about.

 

One laugh at sherforce expense...

.. when I told them that the car was not in fact mine

the hceo challenged my claim because there were soft toys in the back of the car and one was pink!!!!

 

 

Pointed out that the owner has grandchildren.

i presume that was the only proof that they needed!!

 

 

Oh yes my "[problem]" has been proven by the presence of a pink bear and Kermit the frog!!!

 

 

Good work guys:???:

[wonkeydonkey]

Thats given me a real good chuckle..'mlud..I call pink bear and kermit the frog to give evidence for the prosecution' :lol:

[susie66]

I know!! Hope pink bear and Kermit keep to the "story" if not I will really be in trouble!!:whoo:

[brassnecked]

I can see Sherfarce scuttling to a Master for protection again when it dawns on them they have screwed up AGAIN. They have relied on the fact the car was parked on your drive so assumed it was available without bothering to check, and like the Bridlington chippy decided they were right whatever, until they realised they had made a big mistake.In this day and age with parking at a premium, chances are they are going to take a car where the occupier works elsewhere and rents the space out to a fellow commuter, Sherfarce call pinch the commuters car.....Oops!!!

 

T

[susie66]

I hope that at least this will help someone who finds themself in a similar position.

 

 

When asked the hceo said they had done checks.

 

 

He seemed unwilling or unable to say what they were.

 

 

What he "checked"it was on my drive?

 

 

Well done ....the creditor himself could have "checked" that.

[HCEOs]

Of course if their Shercar system had of been running they could of done a simple DVLA check particularly as you had warned them and they should have been more cautious.

 

Just for info, electronic DVLA searches are usually returned in 24 to 48 hours and are not instant.

[brassnecked]

Just for info, electronic DVLA searches are usually returned in 24 to 48 hours and are not instant.

 

Thanks for the clarification HCEOs

[susie66]

Hi everyone,

 

Would love to know if there is a legal time limit for return of vehicle once receipt has been given to HCEO to prove that they have removed someone else's car for a debt that is mine.

 

They are saying there is not and that it is just "tough".

 

 

They have been provided with all info they asked for and it seems they are just trying to be difficult for the sake of it.

 

Thanks for any help

[susie66]

After 4 months of fighting sherforce ,

at the same time as having cancer treatment and losing 2 close family members,

 

my friend can now collect his car.

 

It has been a total nightmare and quite frankly a very stressful experience.

 

I would like to thank everyone who helped me and apologise for the delay in update.

 

Just one more question.

 

The release form that has been sent asks that he signs for receipt of vehicle

and to confirm it is in same condition as when seized.

 

He wants to get it checked by a garage as it was dragged away and he does not know exactly what has happened in 4 months they have had it.

 

What should he write on receipt to say it is subject to a check by a mechanic?

 

Thanking you in advance for any suggestions

 

Susie

 

R

[dx100uk]

once you have a thread running on a debt or an issue

 

you keep to one thread

for all issues relating to it

 

dx

[dx100uk]

great news then

 

has he not got AA or RAC cover?

 

dx

[susie66]

Not to my knowledge. Why? Sorry to seem a bit thick but what difference would that make?

[dx100uk]

they do inspections

 

dx

[susie66]

Just spoken to him and he has not got breakdown cover. It was on his insurance which ended in December and he did not renew it then as the car was not in his possession.

[wonkeydonkey]

Yes a simple 'accepted subject to further inspection' will suffice and if there are any obvious dents or scratches then list those as well.

 

WD

[susie66]

Thank you WD. Just wanted to make sure that if his car has sustained any damage he will be in a position to claim.

Would any claim be to sherforce or to the creditor who employed them?

 

Susie

[brassnecked]

Thank you WD. Just wanted to make sure that if his car has sustained any damage he will be in a position to claim.

Would any claim be to sherforce or to the creditor who employed them?

 

Susie

Go for both as they could well be jointly and severally liable.

[susie66]

Thank you brassnecked. Seems a hard slog to get anywhere with any of them.

Susie

[ploddertom]

Have they given their reasons as to why this has taken so long?

[Sparks_]

Will he not have to have the car towed or put on a carrier if its not taxed and insured? Surely Sherfarce should pay for that, maybe also pay for the tim e he was not able to use the car?