QUESTION
Can My boyfriend use my car without repercussions?
Asked on Oct 11th, 2013 on Civil Litigation - Texas
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Hello, I'm 18 years old and my boyfriend is 19, my parents and I had an ugly falling out, so I moved out and my boyfriend and I are buying a new car and we can't make ends meet with only our current jobs, so we are picking up a second as Pizza Hut delivery drivers. My parents let me take the car and I'm borrowing it. Since they gave me permission to use it, can I give my boyfriend permission to use it for delivering and if so, what are the repercussions? Can they get him into any legal trouble for him using it as a delivery driver without their direct constant?
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Your parents allowing you to drive the car is legally known as a bailment. A bailment is a temporary placement of control over personal property to another person by the owner for a specific purpose. Your question implies that your parents anticipate only you driving the car. If they were to find out about your boyfriend driving it as a pizza delivery vehicle, that is very likely outside of the purpose of their allowing you to have possession of the vehicle. If your parents knew your boyfriend was driving this car, they could potentially report the car as stolen because it is no longer in your possession or theirs as your boyfriend has not received permission from your parents to drive their car.
Answered on Oct 17th, 2013 at 2:13 PM