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Should repo people be licensed and schooled in their own state?

Asked by john65pennington (29273points) March 5th, 2012

We just had a fatality in my state, where a repo man attempted to repo an old pickup truck for an outstanding balance of $150.00. Truck owner attempted to flee, when repo man hit him headon with the repo wrecker and killed the truck owner. What a way to lose your life for $150.00! Question: should repo businesses be required to be licensed and its employees to go through law training of what they can and cannot do, while making a repossession? And, are repo people blantly violating the law?

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wundayatta's avatar

If you destroy a vehicle you are trying to repossess, can you get paid for recovering it? If you kill someone who is trying to escape in what is essentially a stolen vehicle, do you get away with that?

I don’t know about licencing, but training in the law seems like a good thing.

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MollyMcGuire's avatar

No. A license wouldn’t have stopped the accident. They will happen.

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john65pennington's avatar

The repo driver was charged with vehicular homocide.

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SpatzieLover's avatar

First of all I think repossesion for $150 due is ludicrous. Something legislatively needs to be done. That’s ridiculous!

A loss of life for a truck payment? No. There should be training and licensing. You have to be State Licensed to cut hair, for crying out loud!!!

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woodcutter's avatar

I think there are some places where there is a risk of repo men being shot and the shooter being within their rights. Those are tough jobs.

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