[tacdol]

I receantly bought a car from a used car dealership I put 1500 down on it and have made 3 montly payments.. When I drove off the lot there were dealer plates on it they put a temporary registation in the front windsheild they said I would receive the plates and registration from DMV I paid the fees to dealer. On April 17th my mom was driving the car when CHP pulled her over because of the dealer plates underneath them were the actual plates they thought it was stolen.. As a result of that the car was impounded for 30 days her license was suspended.. I had a tow hearing and at the hearing they told me if my mom got her hold lifted and she got her license they would release the car to me early which she did. We then went back to CHP to get it released the tell us car dealership repoed it for default of a contract.. I then car them and wanted to know why because I wasn't in default and they won't let me get my car nor anything out of it can they do this?

[ScottGem]

Can they, obviously because they did it. Can they get away with it is another question. Ask them why you are considered in default if you haven't missed a payment. If they can't prove you arer in default, take them to small claims court.

What I don't understand is " the dealer plates underneath them were the actual plates ". Did you get the actual plates from the DMV? Did you put them on, then put the dealer plates over them?

[tacdol]

Can they, obviously because they did it. Can they get away with it is another question. Ask them why you are considered in default if you haven't missed a payment. If they can't prove you arer in default, take them to small claims court.

What I don't understand is " the dealer plates underneath them were the actual plates ". Did you get the actual plates from the DMV? Did you put them on, then put the dealer plates over them?

No they put the dealer plates over the real plates and they won't give me an as to why they did it

[ScottGem]

So the dealer put on their plates over existing plates and then told you you would get plates from DMV?

Then you could sue them for the costs incurred for your mother's traffic stop since that was their fault.

[odinn7]

That makes NO sense to me at all. I am a used car dealer and I can tell you that other than a test drive, NOBODY is driving off my lot with my dealer tags on their car. My insurance would cancel immediately if they knew I had customers driving all around on my tags while waiting for theirs to come in. Why would they send you out with their dealer tags? Something is wrong here.

[tacdol]

that makes no sense to me at all. I am a used car dealer and i can tell you that other than a test drive, nobody is driving off my lot with my dealer tags on their car. My insurance would cancel immediately if they knew i had customers driving all around on my tags while waiting for theirs to come in. Why would they send you out with their dealer tags? Something is wrong here.

this true something's not right and I don't think its fair. I don't know what to do..

[tacdol]

this true somethings not right and i dont think its fair. I dont know what to do..

What should I do

[odinn7]

What should i do

Well, to be honest, I can't make real sense out of your story and feel the details may be a little skewed... or perhaps I'm just missing something. I think your best bet at this point is to do what Scott has suggested.

[tacdol]

Well, to be honest, I can't make real sense out of your story and feel the the details may be a little skewed...or perhaps I'm just missing something. I think your best bet at this point is to do what Scott
has suggested.

Why wouldn't make

[ScottGem]

Why wouldnt make

It doesn't make sense because, as odinn said, the dealer wouldn't have let you drive off with dealer plates on the car. Especially not covering real plates.

If you are giving us the facts straight, then file suit in small claims court.