Irish XK 120 Court Case

quattro777

Interesting.....

http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/circuit-court/man-who-spent-40k-restoring-car-declared-owner-by-judge-1.2244370

hi5

It goes to show the importance of having the tax book at putting it in your name ASAP.

Red Kev

Seems to be a fair bit of skullduggery on the part of the car dealer in Westmeath.

Dodgy logbook ? Check

In 2012, two years into the restoration, Mr Quinn called and said he had a log book and wanted his car back. Mr Quinn had given him a quick glance of a very old, faded log book. It was difficult to make out anything on it.
“We looked into the ownership issue then and got on to the tax office, discovering that Mr Quinn had obtained a replacement log book about 2012 stating he was the owner of the car.
“We also applied for a log book as well. We obtained a log book in 2014 and when the Westmeath County Council motor tax official found out that two people were seeking to register ownership of the car he turned it all over to the gardaí for investigation,” Mr Tynan said.

Drive around for 22 years on a dealers plate ? Check

Quinn said he had bought the car in 1968 but had never registered it in his name because, being a garage owner, he had been entitled to drive it on a garage plate.
He said he had carried out some works on the car before asking his “good friend Eamonn Duffy” in 1989 to store it for him and he “visited it” often

No records kept of seller and then trying to register the car after only 44 years ? Check

Mr Quinn said he had bought the car from Mr Charles Norton in 1968 but in a statutory declaration to register it in his name in 2012 he had stated he had bought it from a Robert McKay. He had only sought to register ownership of it after 44 years.

Which led the judge to conclude...

“I don’t find Mr Quinn a very credible witness or, indeed, Mr Norton, and I don’t accept there was any agreement between the late Mr Duffy and Mr Quinn to the effect that the vehicle would be stored, it seems indefinitely,” Judge Linnane said.

Proper Arthur Daly whiff off of him.

jca

And car dealers wonder why people don't trust them?? I'm glad the judge saw straight through the bull***t.

kaizersoze

Unbelievable. Arthur Daly was only trotting after this lad.

winnie the schtink

hi5 wrote: »

It goes to show the importance of having the tax book at putting it in your name ASAP.

more important to have receipts ,a tax book is not proof of ownership