Car impounded

jasushaw

Hi
I bought a uk reg Jeep and it was left in a village accross from a pub by seller for me as I wasn't around to meet him. It was there for around 5 weeks It wasn't blocking the road or anything. But now the guards have taken it?
Is this legal or does anyone have info on it?
Thanks

TheQuietBeatle

Legally you need to register UK Reg after 1 day after purchase so it may be related to that.

Max Prophet

jasushaw wrote: »

Hi
I bought a uk reg Jeep and it was left in a village accross from a pub by seller for me as I wasn't around to meet him. It was there for around 5 weeks It wasn't blocking the road or anything. But now the guards have taken it?
Is this legal or does anyone have info on it?
Thanks

What you did was illegal.

L1011

Abandoned on foreign plates - you can't argue with that.

jasushaw

TheQuietBeatle wrote: »

Legally you need to register UK Reg after 1 day after purchase so it may be related to that.

Ye I was thinking that. I bought it off a lad but there was a issue with log book so I had to contact uk motor crowd and send off a form waiting to see can I get it in my name. Headache

The pub owner is tight with the guards he asked them to take it away.

wexie

jasushaw wrote: »

Hi
I bought a uk reg Jeep and it was left in a village accross from a pub by seller for me as I wasn't around to meet him. It was there for around 5 weeks It wasn't blocking the road or anything. But now the guards have taken it?
Is this legal or does anyone have info on it?
Thanks

Of course they can, the car was abandoned on a public road?
They see a car sitting on a public road, not registered in the state and the owner can't be traced, what did you think was going to happen?

TheQuietBeatle wrote: »

Legally you need to register UK Reg after 1 day after purchase so it may be related to that.

30 days to register it :

All motor vehicles in the State, other than those brought in temporarily by visitors, must be registered within 30 days of the date they first arrive in the state.

Which, by the way, is less than 5 weeks

jasushaw

Max Prophet wrote: »

What you did was illegal.

Is it actually illegal? I'm just trying find out what's the story is

jasushaw

Ye it turned into a mess of a situation. Thanks

wexie

jasushaw wrote: »

Ye it turned into a mess of a situation. Thanks

Sucks but I don't think you'll have any choice but to pay up, that's assuming you can now prove you own it.

jasushaw

wexie wrote: »

Sucks but I don't think you'll have any choice but to pay up, that's assuming you can now prove you own it.

Ye it's crap. Maybe I'll burn it out might be less stress 😅😎

Avatar MIA

jasushaw wrote: »

Ye it's crap. Maybe I'll burn it out might be less stress ����

Yeah, do that. In the garda compound. Extra bonus points if you set a few of the other cars alight as well. The gardai will thank you for creating the space.

EPAndlee

Well you did abandon a UK reg car for 5 weeks

jasushaw

Avatar MIA wrote: »

Yeah, do that. In the garda compound. Extra bonus points if you set a few of the other cars alight as well. The gardai will thank you for creating the space.

Yes that's what I'm thinking they might reimburse me for helping them out

jasushaw

EPAndlee wrote: »

Well you did abandon a UK reg car for 5 weeks

Thanks for another comment with same information much appreciated

wexie

jasushaw wrote: »

Ye it's crap. Maybe I'll burn it out might be less stress ����

Out of curiosity what was it?

Cheap enough to walk away from?

jasushaw

wexie wrote: »

Out of curiosity what was it?

Cheap enough to walk away from?

It was a 7 seater Pajero 95 spotless clean. I wanted it as to insure as a classic and for light off-roading

Paid 700 for it. Could be less hassle to leave that cant

wexie

jasushaw wrote: »

It was a 7 seater Pajero 95 spotless clean. I wanted it as to insure as a classic and for light off-roading

Paid 700 for it. Could be less hassle to leave that cant

I actually don't know what would happen if you just left it to be honest.
Have you spoken to the gards already? Do they know who you are?

It's a nice car for a bit of playing but it's not going to be got on the road cheaply. If I had to guess the VRT will be more than you paid for it, and that's before it's been taxed :eek:

Good news is though you should get it insured for about 300 quid.

jasushaw

wexie wrote: »

I actually don't know what would happen if you just left it to be honest.
Have you spoken to the gards already? Do they know who you are?

It's a nice car for a bit of playing but it's not going to be got on the road cheaply. If I had to guess the VRT will be more than you paid for it, and that's before it's been taxed :eek:

Good news is though you should get it insured for about 300 quid.

Nope they don't know who I am so no connection. Either I'm going to leave it be or see can It back if affordable. I'm going down to the local recovery fella who took it this evening to just Sus out the craic

wexie

jasushaw wrote: »

Nope they don't know who I am so no connection. Either I'm going to leave it be or see can It back if affordable. I'm going down to the local recovery fella who took it this evening to just Sus out the craic

good luck

passatman86

Wild guess here, but can you take it out of the impound if you organise a tow truck. Proving ownership and the whole English reg might be a issue do

Cee-Jay-Cee

It was most likely lifted as it had no tax/MOT and parked in a public place. They don't need any other reason. Once you can prove ownership (which I'm guessing you cant and wont be able to) they'll release it to you upon payment of €125 plus storage fees for every day its in the compound. Cut your losses and forget about it.

wexie

Cee-Jay-Cee wrote: »

It was most likely lifted as it had no tax/MOT and parked in a public place. They don't need any other reason. Once you can prove ownership (which I'm guessing you cant and wont be able to) they'll release it to you upon payment of €125 plus storage fees for every day its in the compound. Cut your losses and forget about it.

geez that adds up pretty quickly for a 700 euro car!

not to mention potential VRT fines

therightangle

In a similar situation for getting towed from a car park after sitting there a few weeks, but the car is registered in your name but not worth much, will you get billed for storage if they decide to crush it?