Over on the northern border of the US, a man from Ontario, Reddit user /u/IGotScrewedOver (assuming that’s a throwaway) bought a used car from a dealership. He had the car towed home and waited for the insurance set to kick in Monday, June 1st. The local Mounties (police) then came to his house and seized his car, with a court order stating his car was used in a murder before he owned it. Now he’s screwed. Why?


Well, according to him, after paying $5,000 and getting insurance, the car still wasn’t insured until Monday the 1st of June. The insurance company wants nothing to do with it, as it wasn’t considered part of their policy yet. The police can keep the car for up to 90 days, and then after that, he can submit a formal request to provide concrete evidence that has been produced from the car and is needed in the investigation, or the car is needed for the future trial as evidence for a conviction. If they can’t prove that, he gets his car back.

The dealer said they bought it fair and square from the alleged murderous owner, so they want their hands washed of it. Lemon laws don’t necessarily cover something non-mechanically wrong with the car either, even if they exist in Ontario.


Long story short; he’s out of $5k and a car for the time being. I’ve reached out to the patrol office that seized his vehicle, no word back from them. The dealership, which will not be named, would not comment on the issue either. What are his options?