Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Florida
Repossessed Vehicle
I bought a car in July of 2005 in Oklahoma. I has very good intentions on paying for the car but I became ill and had to be placed in the hospital for almost two months. I lost my job and on top of that I was pregnant I then decided once I got out of the hospital that I needed to relinquish the car back to Drive Financial(who the car was purchased through) I called them and told them to pick up the car. Once I moved I received a phonecall from an investigator from drive financial she was asking about the car I told her th car was in Oklahoma sitting in my parents driveway which was my primary address at the time. I told her tha car was suppose to be picked up in November 2005. She then told me that the car would be picked I told her that is what I wanted. I gave her my address to send me documentation and my cell phone number.From that day foward I never heard anything else about the car. I received no letter or anything. Because of family problems I moved to Florida in Jan 06 where I now reside. The car was never picked up not until April 2007. I still have not received anything on this car. I tried contacting drive financial and I cant get an answer I would like to resolve this but no one gives me any answers. What can I do?
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: Repossessed Vehicle
At this point, I assume the car has been picked up and they now claim you owe a sum of money on the vehicle. The best you can do if you can't reach them yourself is to get an attorney to send them a letter in an effort to avoid them suing you eventually or referring you for collection. Please call if you would like to discuss further.
Re: Repossessed Vehicle
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At this point in time, you need to contact the company and try to make arrangements for repayment of any outstanding debt. It will probably be substantial, however, do to the length of time it took for them to retrieve the vehicle.
Scott R. Jay, Esq.
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