High Court rules unemployed man must return Volkswagen Polo after protracted legal struggle.
A Western Cape man has been ordered by the High Court to return his 2012 Volkswagen Polo after a five-year legal dispute with FirstRand Auto Receivables (RF) Limited.
Acting Judge Yakea granted summary judgment in favour of FirstRand Auto, which sought to cancel the instalment sale agreement and reclaim the vehicle from Kenneth Langeveldt, who is currently unemployed.
The legal battle began in January 2017 when Langeveldt entered into an instalment sale agreement with WesBank for R198 235, committing to 60 monthly payments of R3 303, with ownership remaining with the bank until the final payment.
Langeveldt stopped payments in June 2020 following his job loss, accumulating over R96 000 in arrears.
