High Court rules unemployed man must return Volkswagen Polo after protracted legal struggle.
An unemployed Western Cape man who had been engaged in a protracted five-year legal dispute with FirstRand Auto Receivables (RF) Limited has been ordered by the High Court to return his 2012 Volkswagen Polo.
Acting Judge Yakea granted summary judgment in favour of FirstRand Auto, which sought cancellation of the instalment sale agreement and immediate return of the car from Kenneth Langeveldt.
The legal battle traces back to January 2017 when Langeveldt entered into a written instalment sale agreement with WesBank to purchase the vehicle for a total price of R198,235.
Under the contract, he committed to 60 monthly instalments of R3,303 with the final payment slated for January 2022. Ownership of the Polo was contractually mandated to remain with the bank until the final payment was settled.
