Moneybarn Repossession URGENT

[cocoloco]

Hello,

 

 

Ive used this site before and got great advice. I now need it again.

 

I have a Conditional Sale Agreement with Moneybarn, taken out in February 2015.

I have had a few arrears, agreed a payment plan but missed one of the payments on that plan,

now they have issued a termination notice.

 

 

I originally complained about it as I was able to pay all of the arrears off on the 25th May,

and the default required them to be settled by the 6th May.

 

 

The complaint letter I received stated that they would investigate and put the default on hold until they had responded.

 

 

I have sent all details such as ability to pay, evidence to them etc in, and I asked them if I should just clear it now, to which I was advised "only if it wouldn't put you in financial hardship".

 

 

Since then, the termination notice has come through, and their asset management team has passed my details onto a repossession company.

 

What are my options here?

Its less than 1/3 paid off,

I do have the ability to clear all the arrears,

but I am also not happy with the way they have conducted themselves.

 

 

I have tried to call the person managing my complaint today 4 times and had no success.

The car is on my driveway, so I don't think they can take it ( having read up on that),

but should I go down the court order route?

 

 

Should I hand it back and just get another car?

 

 

Any advice greatly received

[dx100uk]

pers i'd dump them. and save yourself £1000's

VT the car

then you'll only have upto the 50% mark to pay.

has the date on the DN expired then?

as they cant terminate before that date

 

 

so, question the TN, get it revoked

and you should be able to VT.

 

 

DO NOT VS!!

 

 

do not be forced to pay anything more than 50%

esp any repo costs

 

 

I've moved you to the moneybarn forum.

lots of like threads to read

[cocoloco]

Thanks for the reply

 

has the date on the DN expired then? - Yes that expired on the 25th May

as they cant terminate before that date

 

 

so, question the TN, get it revoked - how do I question it?

and you should be able to VT.

 

 

DO NOT VS!! - they have offered me a full settlement, but I can't see how I can afford that, unless I try and refinance and use the car as PX.

 

 

do not be forced to pay anything more than 50%

esp any repo costs - they've waivered the repo costs, so long as I hand it back with no qualms on Tuesday as agreed

[dx100uk]

ok lets just resit this.

so the DN gave a clear 14 days on the letter

and the TN is after that date?

 

 

if so sadly you cant VT.

 

 

whats their deal

return the car & pay the remaining finance I take it?

[cocoloco]

Yes it was 14 days, and the TN was after this date.

 

 

They have said I can either settle the full balance owed at £14k or hand it over. I cant pay £14k, so is the only option to VS? Would there be an option to try and obtain finance for another car, and pay off the finance on the current car and use that as a P/EX?

[dx100uk]

don't think its yours to sell?

 

 

the offer they are giving wont be VS

VS means you hand the car back

they sell it remove that from your balance

then you are liable for the full remaining loan

 

 

cant see MB offering to take the car back and call it quits

they don't do that

they are not consumer friendly

 

 

you need to exactly get in writing what they are offering.

 

 

dx

[cocoloco]

Its not a VS, its a repo, and once they've sold the car it will be taken off the balance.

[dx100uk]

then that's VS

[cocoloco]

Right OK, so that's probably my only option then I take it? Any point getting a time order?

[dx100uk]

time order time me thinks..

 

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?460020-Money-Barn-trying-to-repossess-my-car

[Ell-enn]

If you want to keep the car you could apply for a time order - I think it's quite expensive (£220 ?) but it might be preferable than handing back the car for them to sell at auction then hound you for the difference between the sale and the remaining finance balance.

[cocoloco]

I don't mind paying the Time Order,

but will a court grant me the time to pay it off?

 

 

Moneybarn have already issued the Termination Notice,

and wont accept me to clear the arrears only.

 

 

I can easily afford monthly payments and can pay the arrears off within a month,

but they're just not interested.

 

Ideally I'd like to keep the car,

but if I have to give it up then I'll just have to buy a run around for a couple of months

until I can afford something better.

 

 

Its more an inconvenience than anything

[Ell-enn]

In your time order application you should show that you have the funds to clear the arrears and state that Moneybarn refused to accept payment of the arrears.

 

 

Moneybarn are a particularly aggressive bunch - I have known a few people fall foul of their practices, they absolutely refuse to negotiate. I have an idea they are happy to set people up to fail so they can repossess the vehicle, sell at auction then hound you into the ground to get the shortfall.

[cocoloco]

OK, so as its less than 1/3 payments made, they wont need a court order, so when should I apply for a time order?

[dx100uk]

Asap