Where do i stand with this car?

Question

myself and hubby and our 4 kids were stayin ith my mum and her husband..may i add hes an abusive alcoholic aswell as a wife beater ....well he came back one night from the pub and got pretty abusive towards me and my family ,mum was begging him to stop...long story short but he threw us out and mum backed saying it was for our own safety as he said he was scared of what he'd do to us...now home;less mum gave us her car to sleep in ,her husband now wants to report it as stolen or make my mum report this and being scared of him i believe she is going to do this.i can prove its not stolen ,i have the log book im fully comp insured on it and mum gave me the keys!i have txt messages asking if i was goin to collect her to take to and from work etc etc ...now its been said that im depriving her of the car even though she said and shes going back on her word because of this so called husband of hers,where do i stand?ive never been in trouble with the law and dont intend to be but not sure where i stand?i have contacted the police and explained the whole situation but they didnt say much any advice??

much appreciated

thanks

Answer 1

firstly  knock him out!...[then stamp on his gonads when he's down[

..as for the car youll be ok...police arent much good untill someone is injured,they just dont give a toss....

Answer 2

Ok ... if the log book is in your mother's name - and she says she wants the car back - then despite you having actual possession of the log book, you have to give the car back......

If as you say her husband is abusive - unfortunately in the UK the police nor any other body can do anything about it until she asks for help and asks that she be assisted to safety .... this might be a battered women's refuge - but more than likely she'll be asked if there is anyone else she can go to .... unless she has marks to show he's just battered here - then the police will remove him from the premises (generally though this is just for one night, however this would be the start of the police monitoring her situation and it would give them an opportunity to try to help by offering a counsellor) .....

If you go to the council, you don't need a letter from your mother - all they need to do is get her to confirm she won't let you and your family stay at her house .....

This then leaves you, your children and your husband .... social services will get involved here and just from saying your mother's husband is violent and/or has a violent temper and saying you have nowhere else to go, will try to find you accommodation - but that won't necessarily be immediate and it won't necessarily be all of you, they might put your husband up in a single man's hostel and you and the kids in a mother and children house .... much depends on your points .... (I know this sounds stupid but the council actually score 'how homeless' homeless is - and then they may not have anything available for a few days or a week ...)

You don't say why you and your family are/were staying at your mother's house - is there no way you can at least go back to where you were staying - just to put a dry roof over your children's head - if only for a few days?  I know no-one should be encouraging you to squat, but if that what it takes then perhaps that's what you need to do .... this in turn will 'add' to your 'points' as far as the council and social services are concerned .....

I'm so sorry I can't offer any more advice than this .....

:(

Answer 3

First report the abuse.

Answer 4

Depends who's name the log book is in. If its not in your name then it comes down to you word against theirs. In this case I think they would force you to give the car back, although I don't know if they would fine you or not.

I know this is a hard one to live through and unfortunately if your mum is deciding to put up with this behaviour from her man then there isn't a lot you can do.

I would try to get a letter (or get them to inform social services or some such organisation) from your mother stating that she has made you homeless and that you have young children. (her man just might go with this because he would think of it as getting you into further trouble, but he'd be doing you a favour)

The gov or such will then hopefully re-house your family or put you in a hostel until they have somewhere you can go.

I'm sorry to hear this has happened to you, but it looks like you could all be sleeping on the street otherwise, which I would think the government would not allow.

I would seek advice from homeless organisations and the like as well.

Good luck!

Answer 5

How come you have a husband, four kids and no home?  Get to your local council, explain the situation, they should help house you, pronto!

I am amazed you could be in this situation.