by pamdaly » Sun Oct 11, 2009 05:37 pm
Car was totaled and adverse driver insurance accepted 100% liability but told me I still owned the car and my responsibility to get rid of it. Tow company said it was too totalled and noone wanted to buy it for salvage. They said my tow and storage bill was $500 and if I paid them $200 and gave them title, they would junk it for me. I did that. Guess what. Two days later a man came to my door holding the title and asking me if I had keys to the car. Clearly, the tow company sold it to a third party and DMV will not refund my one year prepaid tags because there was no transfer of the title. The tow company did not junk it and inform DMV as promised. Was this a fraud? DMV said for me to be sure to send in change of liability notice, which I did, and there's nothing I can do about being registered owner until someone else files something. I think the tow company illegally sold the car because they never took title in there name. Any suggestions?
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 08:44 pm Post Subject:
Can I go back to sleep now?
Sure honey, but first....what did you do about the title and the guy at your door ?Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 09:14 pm Post Subject:
Thanks for the additional discussion. As I said, this was the first time I ever experienced being stuck with the vehicle after settling property damage. In the past, either the ins. co took it or I bought it back and did a salvage title. As for what's in it for AAA, they settled and don't have to deal with the car. As for the storage time, the car was only in the tow companiy's lot for 7 days when I made the deal because I was going to start to be responsible for storage fees. As for the guy at the door asking if I had keys, he barely spoke enough English for me to understand what he was saying. I just said no, but I saw he was holding the title with my signature on it.
But anyway, I just talked to the AAA claims guy and he said if I gave the tow company the title and he sold it to a third party it was probable legal especially since I didn't fill in the name of the tow company on it, and yeah, maybe I got duped a bit but that I'm covered about not being liable by filing the proper forms with DMV, and bottom line, I just got to get over being suckered and not wanting to be rude by insisting the tow company guy finish the paperwork in front of me.
Thanks all................
Posted: Mon Oct 12, 2009 10:20 pm Post Subject:
I just got to get over being suckered and not wanting to be rude by insisting the tow company guy finish the paperwork in front of me.
yeah, well there ya' go..live and learn... :wink:Posted: Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:13 am Post Subject:
Sure honey, but first....what did you do about the title and the guy at your door ?
:lol: :lol: That was actually me quoting that he said he did not retain salvage. I just forgot to sign in.
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