Q: In Oklahoma my son’s car was impounded due to expire in Tag. He was not able to get it out of impound in a timely manner
End it was still sold at auction. He did not owe anything on the car and I know it sold for more than what was owed to the wrecker service. I cannot get any answers out of the wrecker service about the sale. The title was not yet in my sons name so they looked up the owner and it was actually the previous owner. They were still on the title, and I do not know where the car is gone. What recourse do we have?
A:
If they sold your son's car at auction without giving him proper notice. Under Oklahoma law, wrecker services must send notice to the owner of a towed vehicle before selling it at auction. The notice must include the date, time, and location of the auction, as well as the amount of money owed to the wrecker service.
If the wrecker service did not send proper notice to your son before selling his car, then you may be able to sue them for conversion.
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