Car stuck in Canada, A

lone racer

lone racer

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Any input,
My boss took a flight out of Canada (4hr ride past border, idk) parked his car in a long term parking lot 7 months ago and since returned but due to the border being closed he is loosing hope he will ever get the Honda FIT back. Anyone know if the parking rules etc can force him to pay the 2,700+ parking fee Even tho the border is closed?
Anyone know a transporter who can get it and bring to the border?
Thoughts or ideas?
 
oh man thats not good.

unfortunately reporting it stolen would end up coming back to him after he gives his sworn statement and when its actually found.

i would be looking into trying to get th thing shipped across the border as thats pretty much the only thing able to go across right now
 
kammi10 said:
oh man thats not good.

unfortunately reporting it stolen would end up coming back to him after he gives his sworn statement and when its actually found.

i would be looking into trying to get th thing shipped across the border as thats pretty much the only thing able to go across right now
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Technically Canada stole it. They won't allow him access to his property, therefore stolen.
 
Reporting it stolen is not an option, he canceled the insurance on the 5th month knowing it may be there a year+.
He attempted to cross with a dolly, blood test and all possible needed paperwork BUT after an hour and a half of them looking into him they said because his household has 2 other registered vehicles THAT car is not essential, lol
At the moment I am unsure of what airport but he did say it’s 4hrs to arrive once crossing.
Getting a transporter is an option, and they do not have to cross either because he can actually receive it at the duty free and then home free....
 
lone racer said:
Reporting it stolen is not an option, he canceled the insurance on the 5th month knowing it may be there a year+.
He attempted to cross with a dolly, blood test and all possible needed paperwork BUT after an hour and a half of them looking into him they said because his household has 2 other registered vehicles THAT car is not essential, lol
At the moment I am unsure of what airport but he did say it’s 4hrs to arrive once crossing.
Getting a transporter is an option, and they do not have to cross either because he can actually receive it at the duty free and then home free....
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Someone would have been hauling me off to jail, because I wouldn't have handled that conversation the same way. I would've lost it.
 
The Airport is Pearson.

If he really wants the car back get him to take a vacation....he could fly in to Canada on the premise of visiting family and self quarantine for 2 weeks in a hotel room.

Then he could get his car and drive it home.
 
What ever happened to this car?

Just saw a blurb that some other lady has her car still stuck over there in Canada and where it is parked is charging her $3k currently to come get it yet she has no way to come get it due to the border.
 
My brother in law from Windsor shipped some stuff here last spring from Jegs, and had to hire a shipping company to come across the border and bring it over to Windsor. If anyone wants their car back anytime soon, they are probably going to have to ship it too.

-Geoff
 
Completely off topic but when my TBSS was stolen (2012) in Toronto and recovered, they had to flatbed it back to Troy. Can't imagine what the insurance paid for that tow bill.
 
Similar news story, no resolution. Police and embassy don't want to help......

https://www.clickondetroit.com/cons...t-car-back-from-canada-due-to-border-closure/

DETROIT – The continued closure of the U.S.-Canada border during the COVID-19 pandemic has left many families unable to see loved ones in person.

Kim Richardson took an international trip just before the pandemic led to the border closing. She flew out of Toronto to save some money and parked her car in a lot near the airport.

Nearly a year later she still doesn’t have her vehicle back. The owner of the lot wants $3,000 for parking fees, even though Richardson had no physical way of getting her car back. The police won’t assist and the embassy has been slow to respond to her requests for help.

Richardson is looking to her insurance company to assist. Local 4 is working to help her get her vehicle back across the border and resolve the issue.
 
Drive to the airport & rent a car. Drive a rental car into the airport lot and use the ticket to remove the other car. Leave some lights on, call the rental company and say the battery went dead and you had to use a shuttle, and get the hell out of Canada.
 
Detroit Gearbox said:
Drive to the airport & rent a car. Drive a rental car into the airport lot and use the ticket to remove the other car. Leave some lights on, call the rental company and say the battery went dead and you had to use a shuttle, and get the hell out of Canada.
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This sounds like a really good idea, but this isn't the airport parking peoples first rodeo.
At Detroit Metro Airport, when the car has been parked & "over-due", it is moved to a
special fenced in impound holding lot.

They aren't going to simply let someone skip out on a $3,000 bill. These companies have
you over a barrel!

I would rather drive my car through a fence than have it held hostage!
 
Detroit Gearbox said:
Drive to the airport & rent a car. Drive a rental car into the airport lot and use the ticket to remove the other car. Leave some lights on, call the rental company and say the battery went dead and you had to use a shuttle, and get the hell out of Canada.
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Just buy some rare earth magnets, they will trigger the weight sensor. Get a new ticket and drive off, but the issue is you can't even get there sooo unless you know someone in Canada willing to do it for you, you're screwed.
 
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