Bereavement - father's car

[Squadrone Rosso]

Morning,

I'm looking for advice as my father passed away last Monday. He's was 87 and went from fit & healthy to gone in 5.5 days.

Anyway, his car (a brand new as of October Kia Venga 3 with just 500 miles on it) is with us & locked away securely. All the paperwork too.

In terms of insurance etc, we've told his insurers what's happened & used the "tell us once" service to inform all the authorities inc the DVLA.

We won't be driving it & despite it being a nice car with all the toys, keeping it.

We'll probably speak to the supplying dealer in a couple of weeks time to see if they want to buy it back but in the interim, what do we need to do around the legalities?

SORN? Any need to insure on our own policy?

Any advice welcomed.

Thank you,

Simon

[Squadrone Rosso]

Thanks.

Yes, the will is clear as in I'm the executor & main beneficiary.

His car was paid outright too.

So, tell my insurance that I've got custody of his car until it's moved on, hopefully back to the supplying dealer?

The curve ball is keep it as our one sensible car. That role is currently fulfilled by my brilliant little Panda Cross.

The ownership package of the Kia is excellent. He even bought a service package

[Squadrone Rosso]

Thanks again. Tell us once was a backup as I'd already made most of the calls before getting the DC & them registering us for the service.

Got a lot to think about aside from his car. His funeral is on the 28th & need to do him proud.

Work in the morning. This past week was booked annual leave so all that went South......

A brief interlude in proceedings.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Thanks again for the advice.

Kia gave me a price / insult for his Venga.

In just 110 days / 520 miles from new, it's lost a staggering £5255! I'm gobsmacked. I think he'd haunt me if I moved it on for that

Apparently, I can voluntarily terminate the PCP on my Panda for a smallish fee.

Even with a 4K mile @ £0.06 ppm excess mileage charge, this is by far the most sensible option (even though I'll have a v on my credit report.....but not as a negative......even though lenders may query it....??).

Trouble is, the Panda Cross genuinely appeals as our second car / daily driver whereas the Venga, despite the mega spec & ownership package, really doesn't.





As you say, need to sleep on it for a week or so & to bring me back down to earth with a kick in the nuts, I wrote his eulogy today

[Squadrone Rosso]

I thought focusing on the car situation would help me regain some normality in the interim.

As of tonight, I realised I've failed miserably.

This is the man in question, pictured with me after run around the Gower in my Spider.



I really can't get my head around his passing.

Perhaps PH is Mumsnet for men after all.....

Edited by Squadrone Rosso on Tuesday 21st February 23:02

[Squadrone Rosso]

Well, decision made. Panda being kept.

My indecisiveness cost me £80 + £12 as I needlessly put my personal plate on retention & got an age appropriate 64 plates made up.

Got to look a moving my Dad's Kia on now as the funeral was on Tuesday

[Squadrone Rosso]

Markbarry1977 said:

Try tootle.co.uk I have heard people have success on there it's sort of a motor traders buyer service that seem to do a little better than wbac (assuming you decide to sell of course.

Thanks for the tip. Listed on there now.

[Squadrone Rosso]

Well, his car has gone back to the supplying dealer. A fair price but stil a massive hit.

Another sad day then. He was so proud of it when he collected it