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    Default Can You Take Back a Car You Sold if the Title Hasn't Been Transferred

    My question involves a consumer law issue in the State of: Texas

    I sold my vehicle in April of 2016 and the title still hasn't been transferred into the buyers name. I am now receiving bills from NTTA and also getting letters from collections.

    My question is: Can I repossess the vehicle legally that was sold??

    The title was signed and dated on date of purchase and they buyer has possession of the title.

    I have also submitted the form a number of times showing proof that the vehicle was sold and have also contacted NTTA

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    Default Re: Can You Take Back a Car You Sold if the Title Hasn't Been Transferred

    If you are stating you sold the vehicle on credit, and kept the title in your name, then you would have made a common mistake; in such a case the seller can speak with the police in the jurisdiction in which the car is sold, providing proof of the seller's title ownership, and proceed to take the car back if the police indicate that they will not treat it as a theft, but the seller can potentially be sued by your buyer. Your post indicates that you did transfer the title, so that approach is not available.

    If you sold the vehicle, completed the title transfer, and took the money, it's no longer your car. You should have records of the completed sale. (Ideally, you would have completed the sale at a tax office, with the buyer registering the vehicle at that time. Without the transfer of the license plates to the buyer, it would have been appropriate to remove the plates to prevent their fraudulent use.)

    Did you submit a Vehicle Transfer Notification (Form VTR-275) to record the sale with the state? If not, what are you waiting for?

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