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    Default Debt Collection for a Car That I Sold

    I'm in Minnesota. I was going out of state and needed to sell my car. My brother completed the sale for me. The buyer paid for the car but never registered the car.

    I just got a bill for towing and storage. Apparently the car broke down somewhere and the buyer just left it. What can I do?

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    Default Re: Debt Collection for a Car That I Sold

    Should we infer that neither you nor your brother made a report of the sale to the DMV? Did your brother at least make a photocopy of the title with the buyer's name and address? Do you know who the buyer is?

    If the car has not been sold, you can consider recovering the vehicle from impound to cut off further losses.

    If you or your brother properly reported the transfer, even without the vehicle's being registered, that would be a defense to subsequent charges associated with the car. If you did not, you may end up having to pay the bill (or not pay and see what they do to collect it) and trying to recover the money from the buyer.

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