droommaster
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Hello.
I have a situation.
I bought a secondhand car from a car dealer in Ford Madison IA .
My name is noticed on a second page of a vehicle title (a copy of the title is available), under “third reassignment dealer only” section as the last purchaser.
I made an agreement (invoice is available) with a transportation company (located in Bayonne, NJ, let’s call it A) to transport this car from a warehouse in Miami to a ship dock/terminal in Jacksonville.
I left this car and the original title in the warehouse in Miami.
The A company hired then a contractor (another company, let’s call it B) to tow this car from this warehouse in Miami to Jacksonville.
However, when the B company delivered this car in the ship dock Jacksonville, there were some issues with paperwork and the driver of the B company couldn’t be able to leave this car in the ship dock/terminal.
He towed this car back to Miami.
Then he demanded the payment from the A company, because they didn’t provide the necessary documents. The A company claims to provide those documents and denied the payment.
On 09.22.2017 the driver of the B company went to a lien company (located in Doral FL, let’s call it C) and put a lien on this car.
On 10.04.2017 the A company filed a stolen car report in the police of Miami.
The C company contacted the A company and demanded the payment (lien $600, plus a payback for the transportation for B company $400, Miami-Jacksonville there and back, plus storage fees $35/day).
In addition, the C company informed the A company by phone that the B company is keeping this car (the exact location is unknown).
The A company denied the payment referring to the fact that this car was stolen by the B company, that the A company filed a stolen car report and the C company must give this car back immediately.
The C company denied returning and informed the A company that this stolen car report is illegal and that this car will be sold on the auction on 10.24.2017 to pay off all lien/transport and storage debts.
The question is:
Can the C lien company do that?
Is it legal?
I mean: this car is not the A company property. The A company was hired by me just to transport my car.
When I contacted the C company by phone (I’m outside the USA now) as the owner of this car and asked an official explanation, a copy of the lien and an official invoice, the C company denied me those documents referring to the fact that I am not a primer holder of the title and I can’t prove my identity.
I tried several times to contact B company by phone (I don't know their email), nobody answered.
I contacted the A company and asked them to resolve this issue and rescue my car.
The A company does nothing so far.
What can I do in this situation?
Could you give me an advice?
I have a situation.
I bought a secondhand car from a car dealer in Ford Madison IA .
My name is noticed on a second page of a vehicle title (a copy of the title is available), under “third reassignment dealer only” section as the last purchaser.
I made an agreement (invoice is available) with a transportation company (located in Bayonne, NJ, let’s call it A) to transport this car from a warehouse in Miami to a ship dock/terminal in Jacksonville.
I left this car and the original title in the warehouse in Miami.
The A company hired then a contractor (another company, let’s call it B) to tow this car from this warehouse in Miami to Jacksonville.
However, when the B company delivered this car in the ship dock Jacksonville, there were some issues with paperwork and the driver of the B company couldn’t be able to leave this car in the ship dock/terminal.
He towed this car back to Miami.
Then he demanded the payment from the A company, because they didn’t provide the necessary documents. The A company claims to provide those documents and denied the payment.
On 09.22.2017 the driver of the B company went to a lien company (located in Doral FL, let’s call it C) and put a lien on this car.
On 10.04.2017 the A company filed a stolen car report in the police of Miami.
The C company contacted the A company and demanded the payment (lien $600, plus a payback for the transportation for B company $400, Miami-Jacksonville there and back, plus storage fees $35/day).
In addition, the C company informed the A company by phone that the B company is keeping this car (the exact location is unknown).
The A company denied the payment referring to the fact that this car was stolen by the B company, that the A company filed a stolen car report and the C company must give this car back immediately.
The C company denied returning and informed the A company that this stolen car report is illegal and that this car will be sold on the auction on 10.24.2017 to pay off all lien/transport and storage debts.
The question is:
Can the C lien company do that?
Is it legal?
I mean: this car is not the A company property. The A company was hired by me just to transport my car.
When I contacted the C company by phone (I’m outside the USA now) as the owner of this car and asked an official explanation, a copy of the lien and an official invoice, the C company denied me those documents referring to the fact that I am not a primer holder of the title and I can’t prove my identity.
I tried several times to contact B company by phone (I don't know their email), nobody answered.
I contacted the A company and asked them to resolve this issue and rescue my car.
The A company does nothing so far.
What can I do in this situation?
Could you give me an advice?
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