Refused To Collect Car After 2 Years

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Refused To Collect Car After 2 Years; dont want this pile of rubbish
Topic Started: Dec 7 2006, 12:23 PM (176 Views)
discarnet	Dec 7 2006, 12:23 PM Post #1
Posts: 2 Group: Members Member #794 Joined: December 7, 2006	Hi I brought a car with welcome finance about 4 years ago, the car broke down twice on the way home finally getting home on a tow truck, admitadley they came out to my home after a week and found the problem the chip in the keys, they took the keys and promised me a replacment that never arrived,so i have no spare set now then noticed the spare tyre was not the correct wheel for the car it didnt fit, was told warenty would not cover this 2 months later the gear box blew up repaired on warenty but still an inconvience, a couple months after that the engine managment started to fail, i had to get this replaced myself at a cost of Ł300, then the problems started engine rattles and cuts out when ever it fels like it, the brakes no longer work, stearing is vauge, fuses keep blowing, radio packed up the list goes on and on. unable to afford the hundreds of pounds of repair bills and have now had the cars two years i decided the car was not safe to drive anymore I am not prepaired to risk the lives of my kids or myself. I phoned wecome and asked to return the car they said they would send some forms for volentry return of the vehicle. these never arrived so contacted them again and was told i cant return the car as 1 payment was missing but they would send another form. I advised them i could no longer afford the car ( i have had to buy another car to get to work) and would not pay any more payments untill the car was collected.(yes i was getting a bit fed up with them at this point) They came to my house for the missing payment I offerd them the keys and the form and a cheque for the missing payment but they must take the car . at that point the man walked away saying we dont want the car back. after several more threats from them I was told by one of thier own advisors that the fact 1 month payment was missing they still should have accepted the car back. The car has now been parked in my garage for 2 years, They dont write to me anymore and do not telephone anymore, As far as i'm concerned i have tried several times to return the car and they have refused on every occasion. how do i stand on disposal of the car, its in my way and is not roadworthy. I have had a friend round to look at the car he estimates about Ł1500 to get the car roadworthy(PROBABLY MORE NOW THE CAR HAS STOOD FOR SO LONG) i dont want the car they dont want the car what can i do Tim



Buzz	Dec 7 2006, 01:02 PM Post #2
www.saynotoyes.co.uk Posts: 1,399 Group: Members Member #2 Joined: May 17, 2005	Hi Discarnet, Welcome to the forum. How long is it since you had contact from them by letter/phone /visit, etc.? I am assuming that as you bought the car four years ago, you wont have much longer to pay on the agreement. If you still wish to return the car,I think the best thing you can do is write to them by recorded delivery and tell them again you wish to return the car. Tell them you want them to reply only in writing. At least then. you will have proof of their response. Easier to prove a letter than a phone call. I wouldnt sell or dispose of the car until you have their response just to be on the safe side. Hope this helps, Please let us know how you get on. Buzz wink
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discarnet	Dec 7 2006, 10:58 PM Post #3
Posts: 2 Group: Members Member #794 Joined: December 7, 2006	WELL I havent paid anything for two years so still owe 2 years worth of payments. I got the ccj to prove it I refuse to pay for a car i can not drive and that would cost more to repair than the value of the car had to buy a replacment car for work and could not afford both so defaulted on the first car. This was done after my first request for the volentry forms as i assumed it would all be dealt with as per agrement with welcome, the finance company for the second car checked with welcome as they wouldnt give credit on a car when i still had outstanding credit on another car, they was told by welcome that i had requested volentry havent heard from them for over 18 months , it was two years to the day i bought the car i first requested the car to be taken away under the volentry rights Also forgot to add in first post that i tried to reject the car at 5 months as it was allways breaking down and had several faults develop, i think in 5 months it had spent about 10 -14 weeks in a garage for repairs , they told me i could not reject the car as not fit for the purpose it was sold as i have had it too long Tim



Tavmania	May 29 2007, 09:12 PM Post #4
Posts: 7 Group: Members Member #1,291 Joined: May 29, 2007	If you can get the car moved to their car park do that and put the keys with a covering letter through their door as they then have to deal with it. May be worth doing a HPI check to see if they still have an interest registered.



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