Car Stolen in 2009

AugustusMinimus

If the car was parked on private property, would the OP have been entitled to have gone into a drive say and take back possession or would this be considered trespass ?

corktina

Trespass involves damage or loss of property or amenity. To walk onto a drive and remove your own car would not involve this so, I'd say go for it.

corktina

urbanledge wrote: »

so what does then?

Possesion is a big factor, however filing a theft report and this not having been resolved means the orignal owner has asserted his right of continued ownership (only my opinion...)

kildare.17hmr

This is wreckin my head! I would have taken the recovery truck from work and landed up to take it back as soon as i figured out where it was

fergiesfolly

I'm confused. The Gardai spoke to him. So. Did they tell him its stolen and under investigation? That they're in contact with the REAL owner? If so, why can't they impound the car until the investigation is complete.
Whats to stop the car from being "stolen" from this guys drive in the meantime and going missing for another four years!

Jammy Donut

So the Guards have been in contact with the person who owns the car and he is now aware.....

My guess is car will disappear in the next few days and he'll say twas stolen.


OP, It's your car.... You paid for it and some scum took it, just go get it back if you know where it is!

red sean

I think the Guard is the one who's "not the brightest spark".
If this were in England the car would have been lifted straight away.

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

there is too much messing going on with getting the car back.

go get it back. what is anybody going to do to you ?

Man up and go get it.
I would have gotten it back the day I found out where it was

Davidth88

I must admit , I would sitting in the Garda Stn be demanding a senior officer do their job

OP , don't let the Gardai away with this , they are obviously confused because it's not a speeding offence .

Pov06

It's really just getting ridiculous at this stage... :eek:

mandrake04

Have been reading this thread with great interest, looking forward to hearing how this pans out.

Similar sort of story recently in the news


http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/world/web-sleuth-tracks-down-sports-car-stolen-42-years-ago/story-fnd134gw-1226426698416

Kopparberg Strawberry and Lime

op. if you got your car back yourself what do you think the guards will do ?

nothing !

they won't even get it back when it is stolen.

they don't know what to do because the guy can lie about buying it.

you have being a saint the whole time but they are pushing it way too much now

pcardin

Have to agree. Very strange and suspicious reaction/action from OP side.

Victor

Frynge wrote: »

2. Car was parked up outside a friends apartment because it wasn't insured and was ment to be a secure car park (evidently it was not)

How much do you trust the friend?

tbh

lads it's very easy to give the old "I wouldn't stand for that" on a message board, it's a lot trickier in real life, when you don't know who the other person is and what might actually (as opposed to theoretically) happen if you rock up to their house and try and drive off a car they think is theirs.

coolisin

I think the OP is playing this correctly, its the system that is letting him down badly, surely the garda station has a lock up it could be kept, its not able to be taxed or insured.

Its easy to say id do this and do that, but the long drawn out process is what it will take.

I hope this will be sorted soon OP and best of luck.

Quazzie

For all the people claiming "Sure ya have the keys, just walk up and drive it away", have ya not considered that if he has the keys then person who stole the car doesn't so more than likely the locks/ignition have been changed, and the keys the OP has won't work.

eirator

No one knows if the car is drivable

dharn

+ the guy claiming to own it now could look like the ould lad on orange county choppers, in other words a giant bully:mad:

clintondaly

Lets hope the person who has the car isn't a Boardsie

hondasam

Frynge wrote: »

The Garda are still looking into it, was just on the phone with the detective and he knows the person who apperantly has the car. He reckons he is not the person who stole it, he thinks this person was conned and that he is a bit simple.
To quote the Garda

This made made me laugh. Has he spoken to him? if he knows him he just needs to ask him where he got it.


Has the detective got back to you yet OP? This is all getting a bit silly now imo.

thenightrider

Op when is the last time you were in touch with the garda you have to keep at them they dont care about your car if you do not keep at them noting will be done.

Jesus Shaves

corktina wrote: »

Trespass involves damage or loss of property or amenity. To walk onto a drive and remove your own car would not involve this so, I'd say go for it.

That's not true, trespassing is being on someone's property without their consent

smash

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

That's not true, trespassing is being on someone's property without their consent

Is this still the case, say if the car was in sight and there was open access? As it doesn't belong to the owner of the land, and has been reported previously as stolen goods.

Jesus Shaves

smash wrote: »

Is this still the case, say if the car was in sight and there was open access? As it doesn't belong to the owner of the land, and has been reported previously as stolen goods.

Technically it would still be trespassing but the chances of any charges arising from it would be very slim

smash

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

Technically it would still be trespassing but the chances of any charges arising from it would be very slim

Worth a shot then I guess.

seamus

Jesus Shaves wrote: »

Technically it would still be trespassing but the chances of any charges arising from it would be very slim

It wouldn't be a criminal matter. Trespassing of that nature is a purely civil matter, the Gardai cannot press any charges because no offence has been committed.
Trespassing is only a criminal offence if the nature of the trespass is "likely to cause fear in another". So walking into someone's front garden during the day is not criminal. Skulking around their back garden at 4am, is.

Mr_Roger_Bongos

smash wrote: »

Worth a shot then I guess.

Worth getting shot?!

Frynge

Going up to the Garda station bout 3pm so hopefully some good news then