Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in Texas

My vehicle was reposssessed. We admit fault on our part to cause the repossession, we did everything required as quickly as possible. We picked up the vehicle today and had to immediately drive to a tire shop to have both back tires replaced. These tires were purchased new last October. Each time had a flat, worn area - completely down to the belting caused by being towed from our driveway while the vehicle was in Park with the parking brake on. Undrivable - especially as the repo office was 45 min from my house. My husband feels that it is on us - we caused the car to be repossessed. I feel like the repo company should be responsible for the damage. I would maybe see it a little differently if it was damage to the vehicle itself as it could be considered the bank's property. But we bought and paid for these tires separate from the auto loan. What are our rights?


Asked on 1/28/14, 3:57 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

Send a demand letter to the clowns who towed your vehicle. Tell them what your damages are (a dollar amount) and give them a time deadline (to pay you). And when they don't pay, sue them.

Get ready for the built-in defense: "Those tires were bad before we towed the car."

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Answered on 1/29/14, 2:33 pm


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