I have an estate where there is a disagreement whether a car that was bought by the deceased and given to his partner to use for work and leisure was actually a gift by the deceased to his partner. The V5C was never transferred into the partner’s name but she was taken to the garage as a surprise to collect the car and was handed the keys.
I recall i saw an article in a STEP newsletter recently about a case on this very matter in which the court decided that handing over the keys was sufficient delivery to evidence the gift, but cannot find that article.
Any thoughts?
Regards
Dayton
email: dlittle@thrings.com