Fukkkkkk …. Collection agency just called me for over 2k$ in fees (very srs)

[dogorman7]

Sold beater

New owner abandoned it after it broke down so I had to pay the parking citations

Tow company contracted with the city already sold the vehicle

Now I have a 3rd party collection agency calling me saying I owe 2k$ in storage fees

Do I have any legal obligation to this debt ? I’m not in any contract with the tow company

They already auctioned the car and they surely have insurance to Recoup their costs like this so what legal ground do they have to collect money from me ?

Can they sue or put a lien against my license ? If they could collect wouldn’t they have already reported this to the credit bureaus ? Sounds like a scam

[HateLiberals]

Sell car
Immedietly mark sold on dmv website

It's not hard.

[Ayz33]

Do you not have a bill of sale?

[SaltyDog920]

Similar **** happened to by brother. He got a new vehicle from a dealership and they took his old beater with 300K miles in very ****ty condition. They told him they were going to scrap it out. Clearly they didn't or the scrapper turned it. Well whoever got the car abandoned it a year later on the highway 2 states away and all the fines were coming to my brother.

[kimm4]

If you signed over a title or bill of sale the car is no longer yours.

[dogorman7]

Sell car
Immedietly mark sold on dmv website

It's not hard.

They already auctioned the car off

[Zere0wn]

do you have proof you sold it?

[dogorman7]

do you have proof you sold it?

Yeah

[stevebec]

Yeah

Then problem solved. At least in Texas there is a form you can file with TxDOT to avoid this kind of hassle if the purchaser doesn't bother to transfer the title. Just be glad they didn't use it to commit a crime.

[Zere0wn]

Yeah

i'd put that together for starters

[rocketfish]

if you have proof you sold it, you are 100% good, but its just going to be a hassle to get some of that crap off like the collections.

i remember co-worker (A) sold his old car to another co-worker (B), months later that coworker (B) that bought the car later ended up not showing up to work anymore and the cops came looking for the "owner" which the police info was still the coworker (A), when coworker (A) provided the cops the paperwork showing the sale and whatever other paperwork he had, he was off the hook.. turns out coworker (b) wrecked the car in a hit and run, abandoned the car and is on the run.

[BrunotheBoxer]

Why not send collections a bill of your own.

Srs.

Or sue for punitive damages.