Why bother? If random does claim to be owner after sorting it then say you owe me x amount for repairs, xx for labour and xxx for storage. Aint gonna happen owner is probbably brown bread anyway or minted enough to leave motors lying around in braintree.
Turboman
Mab An Gov
Too right! Id bet the 5k OP will never hear from them.
prior1188
Active Member
Probably wont ever hear anything, but job peed off would you be if you spent thousands restoring it in your own time for yourself and somebody else came along and claimed it!?
Send the letter recorded delivery and keep the receipt safe. That's your proof of trying to contact the former owner and will cover you.
Send the letter recorded delivery and keep the receipt safe. That's your proof of trying to contact the former owner and will cover you.
dogsbody
Very senior member
Take out the bits in red, they're unnecessary and may confuse the issue. Add the bit in blue. Now it will just look as if you wish to clear your land and doesn't give the previous owner the idea that the Landy might be worth anything.
lorri789
Well-Known Member
No it wont. "I tried to contact you before taking ya motor but heard nothing so took it anyway" is not gonna wash anywhere. No ones ever gonna claim it
prior1188
Active Member
So what your saying is if I said to you I posted a letter you would take my word for it?
No... At least with proof of posting a letter to the previous owner there is a way of proving you actually sent it. Better than having fook all!
Thats not wot im saying. Im saying the letter is worth less. It wont stand up in court cos of the phrase in inverted commas above. Proof of postage is solid. Proof of postage of something thats worthless is just extra litter to clutter up ya gaff with.
That is not what he is saying..... He is saying " your vehicle is on my land. Before I dispose of it, I have tried to contact you. I am within my right to dispose of it to recover my land. If you do not reply, within a certain time, then this letter will be deemed proof that I have tried to contact you prior to disposal".
It effectively is wot is sayong. And dvla have done this already. Would bother. Aint worth a stamp
The Ferkin BoB
Banned
so its getting scrapped to clear space in the woods for the trees then not getting restored and used...
I said "disposed of". Leaves the disposition up to the landowner. He could sell it to recover storage costs or consider that it is "goods in lieu of".
The end result will be more woodland space.
The end result will be more woodland space.
blue beasty
Leaks an prone to bits dropping off
Yes....engine is only 1 point on the points system
streetwagens
New Member
Special delivery on a letter means it gets returned to you if its undeliverable, unopened. This stands up legally as uncontactable as I have got websites closed down on this basis with NOMINET, the internet governing body. Bottom line, the police or the DVLA will not get involved in any legal wrangling over ownership as its a Civil matter, they are only converned with who is using it so they can send tickets to them. Hence why when you buy a new car on finance, the car remains the property of the finance company, but you are the registered 'keeper'.
Well I got a reply from the guy and he said its mine! He also said he got a letter from the Dvla also asking the same thing, he said he sold it too a local scrap yard that my uncle owns, I did a hpi check and it was never reported scrapped so happy days! I have decided to sell it on tho as I'm after a few more creature comforts than the series 2 can provide
Land Raver
Well-Known Member
I wonder if the number plate ends up on a Defender!
