can anyone help me with cival rights.as my ex employer is holding my car as ransom.?

Question

when my ex employer sacked me he wouldnt give me my car back,now i have taken him to a tribunal he is using it as a bartering tool.he has made some paperwork saying that i owe £1200 for storage.if i drop the case i can have my car back.please help...lee

Answer 1

File a criminal (misemeanour) "conversion" complaint against him. Conversion is a form of theft when the person had some form of legal custody at one time, but has no justification in retaining the goods.

Answer 2

You have three issues here. Firstly the car, secondly the charges and thirdly the tribunal.



Firstly the car. Even if you owe him millions, he has no legal right to keep your property. It is called theft. Write to him (Keep copy of letter) and state that you wish to have your property back. Set a time limit. After this period, take legal action.



The storage: He has stolen your car. He is then trying to charge you. He is, in effect, making money from a crime. In your letter, state that you do not agree to these charges. Also, state that unless car returned by the deadline mentioned, you will charge him for rental, £1500 per day should do.



Tribunal: Keep records of all conversations and correspondence. Take to tribunal. I would like to see how he fares following attempted blackmail.



Finnally, get legal advice. I am not a lawyer and am giving you advice as to how I would handle it. A lawyer could probably make him go away a lot quicker. If you are going to a tribunal, you are probably (If smart.) using a lawyer. Go to Him/Her in first instance.

Answer 3

In the United States your employer could go to prison.

I would think that in the UK it would be similar.



If the car was really yours (paid for by you, not him) then what he is doing is not ethical in any country.

If I were you, I would call the police and file two reports:

1 for theft and the other for extortion.

(Make sure to keep a copy for yourself and a copies of any documentation he has sent you...)



Do not give up on this... you seem to be totally in the right and deserve to see him go to jail.



In the USA we have "small claims court" where you just walk up to a window with all of your paperwork and evidence and file a suit for $50... it's very easy. There must be some similar service in the UK.

Answer 4

(£1200) tells me your not in the states?...so not knowing how things work where you are, this is hard to answer.....but have you called the "police" where you are...Here in the states, unless you bought the car from that individual, and there is a written contract, no one can use your car as "ransom".....they can only repossess it for non payment....How does this person have the keys to it, where is it, if accessable, go friggen get it!!!....Unless like the other answerer said, there is more to this story......

Answer 5

if you payed for this car independently if there are no ties with this company to your car . go fukin get you car back what right has this mother fuker got to hold your car ransom .Have you not called the police??? sounds like theres a little more to this than your saying ,theres gotta be more to this?

Answer 6

I agree with Andy. I took Law class as an GCSE option and he has it right. Go file it. You never know what might happen.

Answer 7

have you reported this matter to the police, he has no right to have possession of your car. it is illegal, seek advice from the police and a solicitor.

Answer 8

don't drop the case against him, it seems hes scared. tell your solicitor what hes doing.

Answer 9

Id just go and take it back this is England for **** sake! go kick his ***!