Does the finance company have the authority to tell the auto repair shop to hold your car after it is fixed?

March 12, 2009 by admin · 5 Comments
Filed under: Law & Ethics 
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Ginger asked:

and after you have paid the auto repair shop for the work that they did? And you account is not past due, and the auto repair shop has storage fees?

What is the deal with this?

these two aren’t affiliated with each other, but the finance company is saying that since the payment will be due in about five days after car is fixed they are want to have the mechanic refuse to release the car ?
sorry about the grammar typos towards the end.

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5 Responses to “Does the finance company have the authority to tell the auto repair shop to hold your car after it is fixed?”
  1. raichasays says:
    March 14, 2009 at 6:11 am

    In the US, generally, no, not based on what you said here.

  2. JW.C says:
    March 16, 2009 at 7:49 pm

    No, its not legal. Go get the cops and go down and get your car.

  3. neonlights1971 says:
    March 17, 2009 at 3:02 pm

    Why would they hold your car hostage?? If the bill is paid? was the vehicle in a drug bust or something???
    I’d consult with a lawyer..

  4. Mike says:
    March 18, 2009 at 3:09 pm

    I recommend that you interview several attorneys who specialize in this area of law.

    Essentially the finance company cannot direct the mechanic not to release your car.

    I recommend that you consider suing the finance company in small claims court.

    Also I recommend that you ask one of thee attorneys that you interview to send a letter to the finance company on your behalf.

    A letter from an attorney will often bring a finance company back into compliance with the law.

    some of the smaller auto finance companies ignore the law if they think that they can get away with it.

  5. ronimg says:
    March 20, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    The finance company can require that their agent look at the vehicle repairs before it leaves the shop. Since they still have an interest in the vehicle, they want to make sure the repairs were done according to invoice.

    If the finance company’s name is on the check made payable to the repair shop, the repair shop will follow their rules in order to get paid.

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