jazzstfrancis
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Hi 
This is a long story which I shall try make as brief as possible.
In 2008, I bought a car from someone in a nearby city, paid cash and returned a few days later with the change of ownership forms , my part filled out, and asked him to complete his section. A few days later I went to register the car, only to find that he had still not done change of ownership. After many calls and promises, I went back to his business, which had closed down. ANd he disappeared, I used tracing agents, lawyers, went to traffic department(no help) He had purchased the vehicle frfom ABSA REpo who had done change of ownership to him, he never registered the car in his name before selling it to me. Actually reading this, I feel like an idiot, because the reg papers state ABSA REPO as the owners, should have nown it was a dodge deal. % years later, I have been driving around with RWC, affidavits etc wherever I go. I now need to sell the car, as I am tired of maintaing an american gas guzzler.......that doesn't even belong to me!!
About 3 weeks ago, I put an ad in the paper about this, and guess what, he emailed me the next day, completely oblivious of why???!!! He is still giving me the runaround and I am getting highly PO'ed.
I do have registration papers, and the bank statements from EFT, no proof of purchase, I know I am an idiiot for not getting his ID etc, but perhaps I have too much trust in people, my bad.
What can I do, please do not suggest the traffic department as they are not willing to help at all
Pheww.....long story
This is a long story which I shall try make as brief as possible.In 2008, I bought a car from someone in a nearby city, paid cash and returned a few days later with the change of ownership forms , my part filled out, and asked him to complete his section. A few days later I went to register the car, only to find that he had still not done change of ownership. After many calls and promises, I went back to his business, which had closed down. ANd he disappeared, I used tracing agents, lawyers, went to traffic department(no help) He had purchased the vehicle frfom ABSA REpo who had done change of ownership to him, he never registered the car in his name before selling it to me. Actually reading this, I feel like an idiot, because the reg papers state ABSA REPO as the owners, should have nown it was a dodge deal. % years later, I have been driving around with RWC, affidavits etc wherever I go. I now need to sell the car, as I am tired of maintaing an american gas guzzler.......that doesn't even belong to me!!
About 3 weeks ago, I put an ad in the paper about this, and guess what, he emailed me the next day, completely oblivious of why???!!! He is still giving me the runaround and I am getting highly PO'ed.
I do have registration papers, and the bank statements from EFT, no proof of purchase, I know I am an idiiot for not getting his ID etc, but perhaps I have too much trust in people, my bad.
What can I do, please do not suggest the traffic department as they are not willing to help at all
Pheww.....long story
but surely that is his responsibility?
