What would u do----car supposably stolen

[vyssls1]

Hey guys, just a little run down, ive got a LX V8 Torana which has been at the spray painters for the last 3 years, getting a full inside, underneith paint job.

After 3 years of it being there and nothing done, i finally got jacked of, and decided to take the car away, to my workshop where ill decide who to send it to next.......

As i was busy, my mrs called into see, and tell the shop, that the car will be transported in a week or 2, and the reply was its not here its been taken, supposably the car was taken, only the shell.

So i went down there today late arvo, and i didnt loose my call at all yet, and said, wheres the car, he said, i dont know, aparently it now got towed away, so i walked away from him, and thats a different story....and reapproached him calmly, and asked if the shell was stolen, where is all my panels, etc....and no answer....

So what would u guys do if u were in the same situation,

1. report it stolen, but the body number is not registered, original engine from the car is in a ute, which i never transfered the engine number over, which another forum member has the ute now......

2. Get the boys involved and hospital lise him, and take some equipment, as payment for the car, and call it quits.

3. Demand another car to equivalent value, im sure it hard these days to find a mint v8 body, with the smallest ampount of rust a 10 cent piece, and all panels as brand new eg no rust or dents.

or do it just take him to court for fraud, as i reckon he sold the car, as stories dont add up.

Cheers

[nirvana]

option 2 sounds good but i don't condone violence.

[Ridin-High]

option 2 for sure vyssls1, i can't believe you kept your cool... man i would have been burning HARD. I unlike nirvama would condone violence in this situation

[Alex81]

option 2 sounds good but i don't condone violence.

Agreed, stealing is low

[VYSSBlack]

Wow, thats pretty bad. Im assuming they are caliming they got rid of it because you didnt claim it. If this is the case, by law they would have to put an add in the paper to try and track you down before he could dipose of it. Tuff choice on what to do. I would give him a "friendly" visit with a few of the boys and see what he says, then take it from there.

[hsv136]

After crying for a few hours and knocking back a few cold ones i would get the buggers in blue involved (if ya have any paperwork on he car),,If not get him to cough up some compensation....

[SM196]

When was the last time you saw it in the flesh?

Who else can you speak to off the record from the shop or associated businesses about the car??

Why didn't he contact you when it was removed/stolen/towed

How much does he value all of his fingers??, Send him a copy of "Man on FIre" with Denzel Washington and have it ready at the scene where old mate has his hands tied to the steering wheel.

[markone2]

[QUOTE=vyssls1;885343]
So what would u guys do if u were in the same situation,







TWO...........possibily 24 months ago

[ssgirl2]

So you left your Torrie at a panel shop and after three years of free storage, you decided you wanted to pick it up and take it elsewhere to be worked on, only to find the car's no longer where you left it?

SS :)

[BradSV8]

Brad PM sent mate!

Brad

[Vulture]

I can't see why it has taken three years but if it was in their possession and has gone "missing" they are responsible - simple. I am assuming that you have had contact with them over the last three years?

[iamhappy46]

Subscribes. This should be interesting...

Dynabolt drill + kneecaps = Torrie back in your hands...

[vyssls1]

yeah had contact, i spoke to the buisiness next door who does my stickers, and he said he seen it 2 weeks ago, as he knows me personally, but the owner of the paint and panel shop, said it was stolen just before christmas. Which is the correct story? I do believe it was there 2 weeks ago, as the bloke that does the stickers his mate, said why the hell is that car here for paint with those wheels on that car.

Yes it was suppose to be there for 3 months max, for a spray job this is 3 years ago. Its a friend of a friend..well was a friend of a friend......:cussing:

Yes i know its been 3 years, but when someone says they will do it, let them do it. and ive plenty of cars any 2 drive around, and i dont really have time to build the car anyway, to busy working on other cars.

Im thinking this is my list ill follow anyway.....

NO 2, then 3 and then no 1

This is the only way i can see he will learn a lesson,

I spoke to him before on the phone, and ive given him a dead line, but hes already saying hell try and get another shell........but i did go through 3 V8 Toranas to find a mint body, when paint removed, so its going to be hard for him to find one.

but as i didnt even get a phone call from him, even in regards to the car about its where abouts........is something unusall, and if it was stolen, why wouldnt he report it to the cops anyway. My opinion he sold it......

[nirvana]

just be careful what you say and do on an open forum.

[vyssls1]

yeah i wont mention if it turns violent, ill just get a mate to video it, and post it on youtube.:teach:

[Mojo]

Geez 3 years - you're a patient man...

2 first might preclude 3 & 1 - but what the hell - go for 2

BTW - did this guy have a contact number for you the whole time ? Like someone else said by law people can sell you're stuff to recover costs (implied or otherwise) after a certain amount of time if they can't contact you and after advertising it in the public notices or the Government Gazette - you do read the Govt Gazette on a regular basis I take it ?

[ssgirl2]

"Unsubscribe"

SS :)

[vyssls1]

Geez 3 years - you're a patient man...

2 first might preclude 3 & 1 - but what the hell - go for 2

BTW - did this guy have a contact number for you the whole time ? Like someone else said by law people can sell you're stuff to recover costs (implied or otherwise) after a certain amount of time if they can't contact you and after advertising it in the public notices or the Government Gazette - you do read the Govt Gazette on a regular basis I take it ?

Yes hes got my number, he speaks to a close mate of mine, approx once every fortnight, he knows where i work, he knows where i live, so there is plenty of ways he could get in contact with me.

And theres plenty more ways he could of got my number.

And yes 3 years, time flies when u have kids as well,

one thing i dont understand, there was no costs to pay for, he simply didnt do anything in that 3 years he had it for.

[gasguz]

there was no costs to pay for, he simply didnt do anything in that 3 years he had it for.

Looks like it did cost after all.

I am with most of the others, I'll take option #2 thanks Eddie.

It is amazing what can be achieved by taking the "old school" approach & having a friendly chat......... Things long forgotten get remembered as if it happened only yesterday.

Hope you get it sorted out Dude & good luck. (I will keep an eye out on youtube)

[ballbreaker]

Hey guys, just a little run down, ive got a LX V8 Torana which has been at the spray painters for the last 3 years, getting a full inside, underneith paint job.

After 3 years of it being there and nothing done, i finally got jacked of, and decided to take the car away, to my workshop where ill decide who to send it to next.......

As i was busy, my mrs called into see, and tell the shop, that the car will be transported in a week or 2, and the reply was its not here its been taken, supposably the car was taken, only the shell.

So i went down there today late arvo, and i didnt loose my call at all yet, and said, wheres the car, he said, i dont know, aparently it now got towed away, so i walked away from him, and thats a different story....and reapproached him calmly, and asked if the shell was stolen, where is all my panels, etc....and no answer....

So what would u guys do if u were in the same situation,

1. report it stolen, but the body number is not registered, original engine from the car is in a ute, which i never transfered the engine number over, which another forum member has the ute now......

2. Get the boys involved and hospital lise him, and take some equipment, as payment for the car, and call it quits.

3. Demand another car to equivalent value, im sure it hard these days to find a mint v8 body, with the smallest ampount of rust a 10 cent piece, and all panels as brand new eg no rust or dents.

or do it just take him to court for fraud, as i reckon he sold the car, as stories dont add up.

Cheers
NUMBER 2 X 3.SORRY too here that mate alot of scum around.its a dog eat dog world we live in.CHEERS

[theVman]

Thats very weiird - I would being doing some research and try to track down where your shell has gone.

You obviously work in the industry (i take it on the mechanical side) so must have a few contacts etc that link to him. Eventually the 2 paths will cross and you should be able to get info on the car.

I would be thinking he has decided to keep it for himself and had it removed and hidden - but then thats making life hard for him (doesnt make sense). If he has sold it then it should be too hard to track down the new owner.

Now if it was stolen he should be helping track it down (let alone call you when it happened - especially if it was xmas time which I dont beleive!!)

Very interesting story - agree you might need to use some muscle on this one to see if you can sort it out - not too much that you make things worse for yourself if the authorities get involved. In my opion the authorities wont take much intersest as its 'just an old Torana' in their view.

[Dane VN V8]

Who would seriously leave a car in a shop for a whole farking three years :fewl: , I would of been taking it back within three months and still have my shell.

Go with number two I say but you could of avoided this if you didn't wait three years, so I am starting to think there is more to the story then what you are saying?

Three years is a bloody long time to just say "Yes i know its been 3 years, but when someone says they will do it, let them do it"

NOT FOR THREE YEARS.

[CV8Monaro]

If he says it was stolen before Xmas he should have contacted you and the police. Sounds like it was stolen all right, by him and sold for whatever.

Simple choice, tell him to reimburse you what it is worth or you will report it at your local cop shop. Doesn't matter that it wasn't registered etc etc it wasn't being driven and is someones property.

If it is a legit business it should be covered by insurance and you can get money out of him this way. If it wasn't stolen but he puts the claim in then the insurance company can have his knackers for you...

[Drewie]

If he says it was stolen before Xmas he should have contacted you and the police. Sounds like it was stolen all right, by him and sold for whatever.

Simple choice, tell him to reimburse you what it is worth or you will report it at your local cop shop. Doesn't matter that it wasn't registered etc etc it wasn't being driven and is someones property.

If it is a legit business it should be covered by insurance and you can get money out of him this way. If it wasn't stolen but he puts the claim in then the insurance company can have his knackers for you...


The above is the best suggestion to date, definetly the way to go.

[bobshere]

3 years is nothing for a car to sit in a panel shop,we had a genuine xui gtr for 11 years and a guenuine bathurst monaro for 15 years and it didnt get touched!! mate find out where your shell is or get some money THEN send the boys around. then pollute his shop with silicone so he has to repaint everything 5 times.splash it all around the shop doors and driveways anything with a high silicone content.

[02vyss]

Thats bulls**t mate, as ppl have said if it was really stolen he would've contacted the police or yourself, he's definatly trying to pull a swifty. With a little bit of #2 I'd be very surprised if he doesn't come out with the true story!!!! I guess the only thing is you don't want to get yourself in trouble! Good luck with it mate

Tom

[Warthog19]

Lets all organise a cruise to the front of his shop and throw molotoff cocktails and SH!T and just destroy the joint, this sort of scum should be erradicated from Australia not enough room for scum like this here.

Cheers

[Smokin SS]

Bear in mind, others may have their cars in his workshop. I don't think the owners would be pleased if they found out their pride and joy had been damaged by someone seeking revenge.

[Lokky]

You've got a pretty good reason to get upset.

But c'mon! Beating the guy up probably won't get you your panels back, and could result in you getting a bad name. (not to mention a concern for your own security, coz the guy will surely know where you live!)

Why not get the police involved and get him charged or something?

[Mojo]

You've got a pretty good reason to get upset.

But c'mon! Beating the guy up probably won't get you your panels back, and could result in you getting a bad name. (not to mention a concern for your own security, coz the guy will surely know where you live!)

Why not get the police involved and get him charged or something?

Agreed re the violence thing and will probably just get him in the shite along with a nice assault/criminal record to wear forever - try getting a job with one of those...Problem is the cops won't want to know about it. He'll just be told to take civil action which will cost a shite load and probably get nowhere. I say go the number 2 bluff.

[gsw]

I had a similar problem with a mechanic steeling my matching numbers engine. It went went missing and he "forgot" where it was. This is what you should do.

1. Report it stolen to the police. They will flag it so nobody can register it then pay him a friendly visit.

2. Go see a solicitor and they will give him a written deadline to "remember" where it went then you can take further action.

3. Speak to people in the industry. I went to every engine machine shop in town and traced its steps back to the mechanic. You should visit some panel shops.

4. As much as I wanted to beat the snot out of the mechanic I had to stay calm and strong (infront of him anyway) and not do anything I could get myself into trouble for. Beating him up will only draw the issue out and make it harder to find it.

Once the mechanic knew I was onto him and with the police and solicitors breathing down his neck he had now option but to admit everything. This took about 3 months and all up cost me $200 for the solictor but it saved me from selling the car (I wanted matching numbers). It to me seemed like a card game. He is bluffing and you have to as well.

Good luck.

[PhatAs]

my mate had this problem with his one tonner at the painters.

The Painter dissapeared for a few weeks along with the car....... all sorted onut now tho.


Also another mate's car (lx hatch) was "lost" aswell. was supposed to be getting a vl turbo diff cut down and fitted to it and it went missing! Eventually got the car back with the new diff in it. But they also ****ed up the mounting points on the diff so it angled down :cussing:
Some people out there are just dickheads!

[bsbozzy]

This remonds me of my old boss's cousin, had a torrie getting a full spray from my boss' neighbour and after a while, nothing was done so they took it back and got someone else to paint it, then they parked it out the front of my boss' house so the asshole coul,d see it....or something along those lines

[vyssls1]

The latest update on this sagga is, still no torana, no panels, hes trying to workout if i can get it back, and where abouts is it exactly.

if he cant get it back, he wants to buy me another one. Mind u hes only got 1/2 tooth left.

So we are getting somewhere.....:cussing:

[Devil CV8]

The latest update on this sagga is, still no torana, no panels, hes trying to workout if i can get it back, and where abouts is it exactly.

if he cant get it back, he wants to buy me another one. Mind u hes only got 1/2 tooth left.

So we are getting somewhere.....:cussing:

good to hear there is some progress....


tooth decay is a bitch isnt it....lol

[gsw]

hes trying to workout if i can get it back, and where abouts is it exactly.


He knows where it is. I bet he sold it and is having trouble getting it back of the person. Have you spoken to police/solictor as they will jog his memory faster then you ever could? These types of guys don't like the law breathing down their necks.

[Trek52]

How many rednecks does it take to create a thread in here !!!

Whilst I understand being very pissed off about the car, ffs it was there for 3 years and it doesnt seem that there was too much regular contact. I tend to believe that if I left something somewhere for that length of time the chances that it would have not be there when I came looking for it would be quite high.

There a a number of young people on this forum and I dont believe that violence is the answer to everything.

[vyssls1]

How many rednecks does it take to create a thread in here !!!

Whilst I understand being very pissed off about the car, ffs it was there for 3 years and it doesnt seem that there was too much regular contact. I tend to believe that if I left something somewhere for that length of time the chances that it would have not be there when I came looking for it would be quite high.

There a a number of young people on this forum and I dont believe that violence is the answer to everything.

what do u mean not much contact, in the time hes had the torana, hes also painted one of my other cars, and plenty of my mates cars.

my honest opinion i think the job was to big for him, it wasnt a quick spray job in and out in a couple of days.

so he kept on putting it of.


good to hear there is some progress....


tooth decay is a bitch isnt it....lol

yep i think to many cans of coke, helped to that.

[Toddler78]

Good to hear some positive progress on this one brad keep us posted, geez I told you its bad out that way, I thought it was only ya wheel nuts at the sets of lights not the whole bloody car:p but good luck with it anyway hope all works out.

[vyssls1]

Good to hear some positive progress on this one brad keep us posted, geez I told you its bad out that way, I thought it was only ya wheel nuts at the sets of lights not the whole bloody car:p but good luck with it anyway hope all works out.

yep the whole car, even the panels. what about ur way, i hear down ur way, they arnt touching cars anymore, there onto kidnapping:cussing:

and yes ill be taking this as far as what i have to, weather its legal or non legal, will be determined by his outcome. Sometimes its not what u know its who u know.:teach:

[BOBGEN111]

It sucks that has to happen. I hope you get your car back in one piece.
Let us all know how it turns out.
I want to take my xb coupe in to be painted one day so I guess I wont be using that repaier.
Rob.

[[J]]

and yes ill be taking this as far as what i have to, weather its legal or non legal, will be determined by his outcome. Sometimes its not what u know its who u know.:teach:

Thats pretty intense to say things like this on a public forum mate, if the sh!t does hit the fan, you have no deniability.

But despite this I have to say, some poeple only understand violence as a reprocussion to their actions. :argue: :box:

"All day" - Kimbo

Sparky

[vyssls1]

;890132']Thats pretty intense to say things like this on a public forum mate, if the sh!t does hit the fan, you have no deniability.

But despite this I have to say, some poeple only understand violence as a reprocussion to their actions. :argue: :box:

"All day" - Kimbo

Sparky

as u get older, u do calm down, hence why hes been given a timeline, all i want is a straight answer and one that makes commonsense, he knows where he stands.


It sucks that has to happen. I hope you get your car back in one piece.
Let us all know how it turns out.
I want to take my xb coupe in to be painted one day so I guess I wont be using that repaier.
Rob.

yeah it makes u wonder who u can really trust.

[Mrs HSVZCLUBBIE]

You have your car stored for 3 years and dont expect to have pay for it somehow????:werd:

In 3 years you could have removed the car yourself and had the work done elsewhere, I reckon you have to cop it sweet.

How many people on here with a school boy mentality! Yeah lets beat him up that will fix the problem. :sux:

I believe in another recent thread, no one wanted to hold the workshop responsible for anything and it was a more important issue than someone not taking responsibilty for their belongings.:fewl:

[gasguz]

I believe in another recent thread, no one wanted to hold the workshop responsible for anything and it was a more important issue than someone not taking responsibilty for their belongings.:fewl:

Cant compare the 2, 1 was about not keeping an eye on your own kids while the car was being worked on & this one is about dropping your car off to get some work done (to the actual car) & it going missing. Dont know why you dragged your thread into this. :werd:

The workshop is responsible for the car no matter how you look at it, does not matter how long it has been there for. At the very least the workshop should have insurance for theft.

It was the shop holding up the work not the owner, so why are people going on about this

I hope you get it sorted out Mate

Cheers

[Dane VN V8]

Cant compare the 2, 1 was about not keeping an eye on your own kids while the car was being worked on & this one is about dropping your car off to get some work done (to the actual car) & it going missing. Dont know why you dragged your thread into this. :werd:

The workshop is responsible for the car no matter how you look at it, does not matter how long it has been there for. At the very least the workshop should have insurance for theft.

It was the shop holding up the work not the owner, so why are people going on about this

I hope you get it sorted out Mate

Cheers

You took the words out of my mouth about bringing her thread into it but ffs the guy left the car in their for 3 farking years. But yeah he did have contact with the bloke, did get his other car painted and his mates car's got painted. But seriously I would of taking my car back after 3 months if it was not touched, but it is the workshop's responsbilty.

Dane.

EDIT: I hope you get your car back mate but remember not to leave it somewhere for 3 WHOLE YEARS.

[Toddler78]

its not the point how long the car has been there as vyssls1 has already stated it was a project car and obviously took a distance second to get done compared to the other prorities in his life (ie family, work, daily driver) he has had contact with the blokeand it is the company holding the work up not him!!! and I wouldnt be paying for any storage either as it is not his problem, if the guy didnt want it there anymore Im sure he could have called vyssls1 and he would have been around there to pick it up.

I know of a few people that have had project cars and they have sat around for longer then 3 years without being touched. I also know of a mate that owns a shop that was working on a VL turbo shell, had to fully tub it and fit walkinshaw body kit as it was to be a drag car, that sat in the shop for approx 3 years but slowly got done, as it was for a mate that was paying him stuff all for the work. In the end it got done and then the guy wouldnt pick it up for 3 months cause he didnt have the money to pay him, however this car was taking up valuable shop space, he still kept it there under good faith until it was payed for and could be picked up

At the end of the day The panel shop guy is to blame, I think he is opportunistic and thought he would get away with it, and although I dont condone volence what else can you do? the cops wont touch it, and asking really nicly using please wont get it back im sure.

[Mrs HSVZCLUBBIE]

Cant compare the 2,
Cheers

Exactly right cant compare the two!!!!

Grow up, go beat him up then since you seem to feel this will solve all your problems. Hope it makes you feel like a really big boy!!! Do it legally or get over it!!!!

3 years free rent, what could you expect????

[exwrx]

Exactly right cant compare the two!!!!

Grow up, go beat him up then since you seem to feel this will solve all your problems. Hope it makes you feel like a really big boy!!! Do it legally or get over it!!!!

3 years free rent, what could you expect????

As you obviously work in the industry, could you explain how a storage fee can be charged unless it formed part of the agreement up front?:deal:

[ssgirl2]

As you obviously work in the industry, could you explain how a storage fee can be charged unless it formed part of the agreement up front?:deal:

It can be charged :teach:

SS :wave:

[Alex81]

Exactly right cant compare the two!!!!

Grow up, go beat him up then since you seem to feel this will solve all your problems. Hope it makes you feel like a really big boy!!! Do it legally or get over it!!!!

3 years free rent, what could you expect????

Stealing is stealing even if it been there 3yrs, still a low act no matter how you look at it

[exwrx]

It can be charged :teach:

SS :wave:

then explain the legal basis for doing so, and the steps that the business owner would have to undertake to do it?

I think you are assuming he dropped his car off 3 years ago and never returned - if you read his posts he has had another car painted by this guy in the interim. Care to rethink your gungho tactics now?

[vyssls1]

Exactly right cant compare the two!!!!

Grow up, go beat him up then since you seem to feel this will solve all your problems. Hope it makes you feel like a really big boy!!! Do it legally or get over it!!!!

3 years free rent, what could you expect????

I will reply to this, and quite frankly read all the above posts, and shut the fark up........

Heres a story on how the painter got the car, the painter was a friend of a friend, who was suggested to me by many, so what do u do.......u get in contact with him, and he assess the car for a spray job, and he gives u a rough quote and u say ok uve got the job, mind u i did say take ur time(those words i should have never said, but when u want a show room condition spray job, i for sure am willing to wait).

And as the whole car was stripped back to bare metal, and was going to be lead wiped, this takes time....

since then ive have 2 little girls, got a buisiness, and brought a drag car, and many other cars.

As my life is extreamly busy, as many people know me, can vouch for this as well, u do tend to forget about other projects u have on the go.

The same painter painted my family car, ready for extreame horsepower show, and although i wasnt extreamly happy with his work, but he was working on a fine timeline, ready for the show. I did confront him after the spray job was done, and said hed repair it after the show had finished, but yet im still waiting for that work to be carried out.

So anyway the sarga is still continuing still with no where abouts, the story changing from the spray painter, put 2 and 2 together and anyone can workout whats happened to the car...

If the work hasnt been done, that dont mean i pay rent for the car being there, this only comes into effect, if the job was completed, and i didnt pickup the car after a period of time, i dont know what ur occupation is, but obviously u know something that 99.9999999% of australia doesnt....

I started this thread to ask OTHER forum members on what, they would go about it, and i get comments from u, just a tip, stay put until uve read every post.....

Cheers.

[ssgirl2]

then explain the legal basis for doing so, and the steps that the business owner would have to undertake to do it?

I think you are assuming he dropped his car off 3 years ago and never returned - if you read his posts he has had another car painted by this guy in the interim. Care to rethink your gungho tactics now?

Go and read post's by "ssgirl2" (that's me ;)) and take careful note of where they are in this thread (#9, #17, #50 and this one) :deal:

When you get back to me with an apology, well talk.

SS :wave:

[Brass Munky]

Go and read post's by "ssgirl2" (that's me ;)) and take careful note of where they are in this thread (#9, #17, #50 and this one) :deal:

When you get back to me with an apology, well talk.

SS :wave:

I read your posts, and they seem pointless, you didnt say anything valuable at all, what the hell does "UNSUBSCRIBE" mean? jack shit, people asked you a question to validate your point regarding charging a fee for storage and you couldnt validate it, at all, and your asking for an apology, top work there. You Rock.

Brad, good luck getting it all sorted mate, sucks when all this type of shit happens. Say hi to the wife for me mate:wave:

[ssgirl2]

I read your posts, and they seem pointless, you didnt say anything valuable at all, what the hell does "UNSUBSCRIBE" mean? jack shit, people asked you a question to validate your point regarding charging a fee for storage and you couldnt validate it, at all, and your asking for an apology, top work there. You Rock.

Brad, good luck getting it all sorted mate, sucks when all this type of shit happens. Say hi to the wife for me mate:wave:

Was it directed at you? Do I have to spell it out? Yes, ok then...apparently I was getting "gungho"!!! I wasn't. You Rock harder ;)

I didn't have very much to do with this thread (as you so eloquently put it) or have much to say after members started to suggest that violence towards the shop owner was the "only thing he'll understand, blah, blah", so how was I getting gungho? He was telling another member they were gungho and then quoted me as the gungho one :lol:

Yes, I said that a storage fee can be charged (certainly threatened), but it has f/all to do with this thread anyway (and I never said it did, and if you take into account the information that followed AFTER post #9, its irrelevant).

If exwrx would like to speak with me via PM, I'm happy to chat :wave:

SS :)

[exwrx]

Was it directed at you? Do I have to spell it out? Yes, ok then...apparently I was getting "gungho"!!! I wasn't. You Rock harder ;)

I didn't have very much to do with this thread (as you so eloquently put it) or have much to say after members started to suggest that violence towards the shop owner was the "only thing he'll understand, blah, blah", so how was I getting gungho? He was telling another member they were gungho and then quoted me as the gungho one :lol:

Yes, I said that a storage fee can be charged (certainly threatened), but it has f/all to do with this thread anyway (and I never said it did, and if you take into account the information that followed AFTER post #9, its irrelevant).

If exwrx would like to speak with me via PM, I'm happy to chat :wave:

SS :)

Happy to chat as well, but I certainly dont see how an apology is warranted. I only asked you to justify your assertion that rent can be charged - I know rent can be charged in certain circumstances where a process is followed. This process does not appear to have been followed in this case. If we accept this, then we also have to accept that the panelbeater in question has most likely broken the law, so how does he deserve your support?

Its dodgy individuals in the motor vehicle industry that give everyone else a bad name, they should be exposed and brought to account, not blindly defended.;)

[Belzey]

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The same painter painted my family car, ready for extreame horsepower show, and although i wasnt extreamly happy with his work, but he was working on a fine timeline, ready for the show. I did confront him after the spray job was done, and said hed repair it after the show had finished, but yet im still waiting for that work to be carried out.




Without getting shitty with my question..

When he did the work on your family car and you did not like his work why did you not take your car back then??

Kelly

[ssgirl2]

Happy to chat as well, but I certainly dont see how an apology is warranted. I only asked you to justify your assertion that rent can be charged - I know rent can be charged in certain circumstances where a process is followed. This process does not appear to have been followed in this case. If we accept this, then we also have to accept that the panelbeater in question has most likely broken the law, so how does he deserve your support?

Its dodgy individuals in the motor vehicle industry that give everyone else a bad name, they should be exposed and brought to account, not blindly defended.;)

The apology I requested was because you said I was gungho exwrx - and I don't see where you got that from!

I didn't say that in this instance rent could be charged to the thread starter! I made a comment in post #9 and asked a question, but it wasn't directly responded to, but the thread starter clarified later in the thread that he had been in contact with the panel shop, so...!

How did you come to the conclusion that I SUPPORT THE PANEL BEATER! OMFG...I did not defend his actions ONCE!!!

Once again, I replied to your Quote:

Originally Posted by exwrx
...could you explain how a storage fee can be charged unless it formed part of the agreement up front?

ssgirl2
It can be charged

SS

It was a general comment and NOT in relation to this thread - I didn't say anything more, but that! I answered your "general question":deal:

SS :)

[vyssls1]

Without getting shitty with my question..

When he did the work on your family car and you did not like his work why did you not take your car back then??

Kelly

ok, the reason for me being unhappy, with the work was the overspray, and a guard that had a slight dent, still had a slight dent after spray job, and i asked him to repair it.

i completly understand, that he was running on limited time due to the car show, hence why i asked him to repair it after the show.

Its as simple as that

[Vulture]

DO NOT USE VIOLENCE to "solve" this problem. Take it up via the proper legal/police channels. Hitting someone is not like it is in the movies :slap: when you hit someone you have to be prepared for the very real possibility of injuring them severely or killing them. How would you be then? On charges of grievous harm etc? I have seen it time and time again - a single punch leading to death, a fluke an accident but it DOES happen. What the hell is wrong with people that they think punching the guy out will solve anything. It might land you in jail and it won't get your car back.

[LS1WB]

VYSSLS1, mate i just read all the posts and had a good laugh, what a topic you have started.
Only my opinion simple it may be, get as many Statuary Declarations as you can regarding when it was last sighted and what they actually saw happen with the vehicle and by whom. Then lodge it with the Police and asked for an investigation to be carried out.

I have gone down the path you would like, it costs allot of money in the Downing Centre Court to explain why you assaulted someone over a car. It costs allot more money trying to get the charges dropped or even reduced not to have it recorded agaist your name.

Remember it may get serious enough to involve others that don't need to be. Go the top option first, it took 3 years to lose your car wait and try and get it back even if it takes 3 years of the police time to prove you right. It will be cheaper in the long run.

Good Luck.

[reaper659]

There isnt much you can do apart from do some investigative work for yourself. I've been in this situation, gone through court, police etc. After 5 years I still have nothing.