Do I have any recourse if I have a car that my ex-boyfriend bought me but he cancelled the insurance without telling me but it is registered to him and the title is in his name, so the police impounded it and took the plates?
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Do I have any recourse if I have a car that my ex-boyfriend bought me but he cancelled the insurance without telling me but it is registered to him and the title is in his name, so the police impounded it and took the plates?
The police pulled me over. I got insurance and filled out the paperwork that my ex had sent me to transfer the registration and title to me. I have all of the paperwork. My ex is gifting the car to me. I went to motor vehicles with proof of insurance and all the registration and title paperwork. However, DMV said they won’t issue plates because car have not had insurance for 200 days. The car is still impounded. I’m wondering what the proper course of action is for me to take from here. The car is still in my ex’s name and in impound.
Asked on December 6, 2018 under Insurance Law, New York
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 5 years ago | Contributor
You don't have any recourse: if the registration and title is still in his name, it is his car, not yours. He may have told you he was buying it for you, but he did not--it's his. You have no right to the car and can't make him transfer it to you--on the other hand, since it is his car, not yours, you are not responsible for what happens to the car now.
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