Scratching the old law head, Canadian law being more or less exactly the
same as English law. In the UK, the car would still belong to the Insurance
company/PO no matter who had bought it or passed/sold it on period.
Best approach is to write/speak to the insurance company, explain
everything and offer to buy it for a nominal sum bearing in mind the
condition, time spent, sentemental value etc.
The other stupid approach is to keep quiet, if you do this expect
plod/police to turn up on the doorstep and take away all that hard work
which the Insurance company will only be too happy to sell on for profit.
Too summarise, find out who the insurance company was phone and ask them
what they would do with it if it was returned to them in its present state.
Fred wrote
Here's a hypothetical question from a guy I know very well. He
wishes to remain anonymous for obvious reasons.
"Suppose the man's son bought a Triumph from a wrecking/parts
yars in 1990 unknowing that it was a stolen vehicle. He has the
intention of restoring it. The son died in 1991 having left the car in
its sad state. No receipt can be found for the car, although the father
knows where it was bought and for how much.
The father now wants to restore the car, but when checking with
the motor registry department (in Canada) finds the car is still listed
with the RCMP and insurance company as "Stolen-insurance write off"."
How would you approach this theoretical, hypothetical question?
Cheers, Fred
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