How to perform a voluntary repossession of your vehicle Proactively inform your lender that you are unable to maintain making timely, monthly payments. Work with the lender to arrange a time and place for dropping the vehicle off.
Dear Borrower Name: You are hereby notified that your description of motor vehicle, year, make, model and VIN #, was lawfully repossessed on Date because you defaulted on your loan with Credit Union Name. The vehicle is being held at location address of vehicle. be sold at public sale.
Start the letter by identifying yourself and the property. The lender will need to identify your loan, so include an account number. Give them your name, address and contact information. Tell the lender that you are voluntarily giving the item back because you can no longer make the payments.
However, the lender has absolutely no obligation to do so. Even though you want to surrender the vehicle the lender won't pick it up.
Dear Borrower Name: You are hereby notified that your description of motor vehicle, year, make, model and VIN #, was lawfully repossessed on Date because you defaulted on your loan with Credit Union Name. The vehicle is being held at location address of vehicle. be sold at public sale.
Identify yourself and your vehicle. Be sure to include an account number so that your lender can match your letter to your records. Explain that you're unable to make payments and intend to surrender the car. Provide contact information so that your lender can reach you.
Future lenders might view a voluntary repossession more favorably than an involuntary one. Realistically, lenders look at your credit history as an indicator of whether you can repay your future debts in a timely manner, and not the circumstances that caused you to fall behind.
Banks and loan companies don't want a vehicle to go to repossession - they will take a loss on it if it does. So they want to work with you on payments first. Typically you have to be behind on payments - as In not paying at all - for some time before the unit goes to repo. That depends on a few things though.
You are hereby notified that your description of motor vehicle, year, make, model and VIN #, was lawfully repossessed on Date because you defaulted on your loan with Credit Union Name. The vehicle is being held at location address of vehicle. be sold at public sale. A sale could include a lease or license.