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In Illinois, we are required to report repossessions immediately to the police. In some cities, the police want to know BEFORE we repossess. So when you call your local P.D. to report your car stolen, they can let you know if the car has been repossessed.
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Can you find my car by the VIN if it was stolen or repossessed?
There are certain strict procedures that an automobile repossessor must follow when he is repossessing your car. The repossessor must notify the police that such vehicle is being repossessed, you did before or after the repossession has occurred. In either case, the police should know right away that the vehicle was repossessed. If this is not the case, then the vehicles like to have been stolen.
What if your car is about to be repossessed but it gets stolen who is then responsible?
YOU are responsible for the debt that is secured by the "stolen" car. Be sure to make a police report on the 'stolen" car.
How do you know if your car has been reported stolen by the lender?
ask a cop to run the license plate on their computer If it is still in your possession, it has not been stolen and anyone who files a police report saying it has been is commiting a crime. However, if it has already been repossessed and disappears from the storage lot, it HAS been stolen and the lender or repo agent will report it.
How do you know if your car was repossed or stolen?
In most states a repossessor must notify the police when they repossess a car. Contact the police to file the report and they will know if it was properly repossessed.
Your car has stolen or your car has been stolen?
how to find my stolen car when i have the thiefs name Call the police.
How do you know if your car has been repossessed?
Repossessors are supposed to notify law enforcement when they repossess a car.
Can a repossessed car be reported stolen if you can't find it?
If you want to be charged with making a false report on top of losing your car. If it has been repossessed legally, you have no real claim on it and aren't supposed to find it. Pay what is owed on it and whoever has it must produce the car.
How to know if your vehicle was repossessed or stolen?
IF YOU DONT HAVE IT . if it was repossessed you would have been called most likely .. if it was stolen then you dont know where it is and you werent called ! If you're uncertain, contact your county Sheriff's department. Repossessors are typically required to notify law enforcement when they are repossessing a vehicle. This ensures that officers responding to any situation which should arise from the repossession knowing already what's going on, and also ensures that law enforcement doesn't have to start a tedious investigation when a car is reported stolen when it was actually repossessed.
Why is the bank reporting a car as a repossession when it was stolen and totaled and you are still paying for it?
Because the lender repossessed the car from where ever it was after being totaled.IF you had gotten the car back after it was totaled, it couldn't have been a repossession.
When a car is repossessed what do you do with the insurance?
When a car has been repossessed the person paying the insurance should cancel it.
How can you find out if your husbands car was repossessed or stolen?
IF your nae was NOT on the paperwork, you may have a hard time finding out. If it IS, then call the lender and ask about YOUR car. Or call the PD where it was alledgedly stolen.
What do you do once your car has been repossessed?
I have a welding machine on the truck they repossessed can they keep that?
