Ex husbands!!

[naylor1401]

Hi i am asking on behalf of a friend who has split with her husband.
He has moved in with a new partner and she is currently seeing someone else, shes kept on the house and looking aftee the children with out any support from him. They have been sorting through bills and debts and trying to get him to take on his own,. They had 2 cars, 1 which he bought for her and a family car that that they shared, when they split he took the car he bought her as she still needed the family car to take the children to school etc. this car is in his name, and he has recently threatend to come and take it or report it stolen to the police. My friend pays for the tax and insurance on both cars and always has, Just needed to find out realy is he can do this and could she get in trouble if she gets stopped off the police??
Thank you in advance xx

[woofgang]

she needs proper legal advice on this. If his is the name on the logbook and he bought it then whoever pays for the car tax and insurance isn't relevant I am afraid. My husband taxes and insures my car but mine is the name on the logbook which makes me the registered owner.

[naylor1401]

Yes thats the case, he went and bought it and registered it in his name as he said the insurance was cheaper, She is registered as the main driver tho, would this help?

[sara3]

it's still his car, regardless of the insurance, so legally he could come and take it. reporting it as stolen would be an offence though.

she needs some legal advice to sort out the details of her separation.

[ferferksake]

She needs to get a solicitor involved, really to deal with ALL their assets. It doesn't matter if the registration document is in his name - the registered keeper is not necessarily the owner.
http://www.taxdisc.di...questions/en_Help.jsp
If the car was bought during their marriage then it is normally classed as a common asset (i.e. they both own it), just as the one that he took with him would be. If he reported it stolen, knowing full well that she had it, he could certainly be prosecuted for providing a false statement and wasting police time.
If he's not going to play nicely and come to a mutually agreed settlement, then she needs professional advice to fight her corner and make sure he doesn't take everything.