A friend of mine has asked me a question, and I'm not sure, so if anyone here has an informed opinion, I would appreciate it.

She bought a car last September for 1,200.

HEr boyfriend put it in his name, although he ackowleged it was "her car".

They have since split up, and she now wants him to return the vehicle to her so she can sell it. He has refused, and will not agree to either hand it over or sell it and give her the cash.

He is currently unemployed, has no known assets, and no cash to give her for the car.

Is there any legal recourse?

I said the Small Claims Court, but would a judge order him to hand over the vehicle when it is in his name, and would presumably dispute ownership?

She can prove she drew the money from the bank to buy the car.

Any ideas how she can resolve this without risking too much of her own money, or would it be better to simply write it off as a loss?

jkd,

:-) Damn it, sussed already!


HC,

Spot on, sadly in hindsight in this case.