Firstly, is not "your" car ... The lending institution actually "owns" your car and can legally repossess it whenever the monthly payments are not being made as agreed upon when the initial loan was signed by the buyer.
The lender is entitled to recover their property by most any means. And is is their right to resell that car to anyone they choose in order to recoup their losses after not being paid by the original buyer.
Miss a payment, lose the car ... simple business. After all, they have your signature on a document that states you promise to make monthly payments or face the consequences.
No. The lienholder is the only entity with a right to repossess.
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Yes, the finance company can repossess the car from the body shop. They would likely wait for the car to be fixed before they repossess the car.
As long as the bank is listed as the lienholder on the title and as long as you owe them money and haven't paid they can repossess the car.
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Yes, you made a financial pbligation by signing the documents for the sale of this car. So, they can legally repossess that vehicle.
The state doesn't repossess your car - private companies do that on behalf of the lienholder. They don't charge you for private property left in your car when they repossess it - that would be illegal. They charge a "storage fee" for the items they remove from your car. Underhanded, yes, but they can legally do it.
No, you dont even need keys to repossess a car in South Carolina
They won't repossess it for your license being suspended, but they can repossess it when you fail to make payments, regardless of what the current status of your license is.
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yes, it is a default on a loan