Firstly this situation is serious and I'm looking for sound advice from someone with a legal background, or advice from someone who has been through a similar experience. KEEP THIS ON TOPIC. NO SPAM PLEASE
My mate imported a car under the 15 year rule with some serious mods. Was not running correctly when he took delivery of said car. It is also uncomplied. He enlisted a local workshop to try and fix the problem, which lead to an aftermarket cpu to be installed. As it turns out my mate lost his job and was unable to pay the amount owed to the workshop.
At this point he was told he was not getting the keys back until the money was paid. After 2 months of the car sitting in the workshop and my mate paying a small amount of the debt off, the workshop informed him that the car would be placed in a storage shed where my mate would have to pay the rent of the shed ON TOP of what was owed.
The car has sat dormant in this shed for over 3 months now. Which results in my mate apparently owing a large amount of money. Which he obviously doesn’t have. The workshop has also threatened to sell the car under him!
My mate really doesn’t have a clue what to do. Any experienced advice is GREATLY appreciated.
Cheers,
Jarryd