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.
You may be able to buy back the vehicle by paying the full amount you owe (usually, that includes your past due payments and the entire remaining debt), in addition to the expenses connected with the repossession, like storage, preparation for sale, and attorney fees. check Virginia Code 6.2-2217 for your rights.
Generally, cars are repossessed once payments are 90 days in default. Just don't expect lenders to give you a heads-up when the Repo Man will come calling. They typically contract that work out to towing services that specialize in snatching cars.
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.
A creditor may repossess only if that can be done without a breach of the peace. A creditor may repossess any hour of the day or night, without prior notice. A creditor may come onto your property to repossess, but may not commit a breach of the peace.
What Happens If the Repo Agent Doesn't Find Your Car? But if you make it hard for the repo agent to get it, then the creditor may use another method to get the car back, called "replevin." Replevin can be just as costly as a repossession, if not more so.
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.
A creditor may repossess only if that can be done without a breach of the peace. A creditor may repossess any hour of the day or night, without prior notice. A creditor may come onto your property to repossess, but may not commit a breach of the peace.
If you are applying for a Virginia REPO title, you, or your authorized agent, must use a Repossession of Vehicle Titled Out-of-State form, VSA 98, to apply for the Virginia REPO title in your name.