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The vehicle was donated and not sold, so no bill of sale. The charity was supposed to send me a form for tax purposes telling me how much the vehicle sold at auction and that would be considered my charitable amount but so far they have not.
Your responsibility ended the moment you donated it to charity. They should have given you a bill of sale or some other form of documentation that the vehicle was no longer in your possession. Then you can sign an affidavit to prove to the state if something crazy happens like it is used in a heist or they want you to open an insurance policy on it.
It's a stretch from the point you were making, but it made me think of this... There can be other consequences once a vehicle leaves your possession.
Remember that guy that traded in his pick-up truck and it was later put to use by ISIS fighters, with his company name and phone still on the door!!!
That led to a social dilemma for the guy, even though he did nothing wrong.
That's kind of funny, but how can he sue? Isn't it his own responsibility to remove the company name and phone number? Note: was not able to read the CNn story, so going by your description.
The vehicle was donated and not sold, so no bill of sale. The charity was supposed to send me a form for tax purposes telling me how much the vehicle sold at auction and that would be considered my charitable amount but so far they have not.
it probably defaults as a charitable donation of $500. it didn't sell at auction (or sold for less than $500) so the charity probably didnt bother with processing the paperwork. the car is probably a pile of parts at the junkyard by now.
The vehicle was donated and not sold, so no bill of sale. The charity was supposed to send me a form for tax purposes telling me how much the vehicle sold at auction and that would be considered my charitable amount but so far they have not.
But you still sign your states end of possession form. Your dmv has the answer.
Your responsibility ended the moment you donated it to charity. .
No necessarily. I too live in Florida and a couple of years ago I sold a car on Craigslist. A girl bought it, paid cash, and I had an uneasy feeling about her not transferring the title right away. So I went to the local Tax Collectors Office (that is our DMV here) and signed a form that said I no longer owned that car. That released me from any liability.
Lucky that I did, because I googled her name a little later and she was arrested for driving MY CAR with no valid drivers license and plates from another car on it. She had never transferred the title to her name. I could possibly have been liable if she had been in a wreck or some other problem.
Go to the tax office today and fill out that form.
I donate a pickup truck to a charity over a month and a half ago and the title with the DMV is still in my name. How long does it usually take for the cars to be transferred over to the new owner and what if it never does? How would I get my name off as the listed owner from the DMV? The truck is not in my possession anymore.
That's kind of funny, but how can he sue? Isn't it his own responsibility to remove the company name and phone number? Note: was not able to read the CNn story, so going by your description.
The guy says the dealer told him not to remove the graphics as it may damage the paint. They said they would do it for him.
The vehicle was donated and not sold, so no bill of sale. The charity was supposed to send me a form for tax purposes telling me how much the vehicle sold at auction and that would be considered my charitable amount but so far they have not.
You're still liable until you get your name off of the title. Someone could be using it now.
Even a scrapyard will need the title for salvage purposes.
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