A man who disappeared with a Mercedes Benz he paid $3,500 for before failing to clear the balance now faces a bill of $10,390, as of today, for the same car after the case extended back to high school. court.
The bill is compiled from the $65 he must pay daily, from November 25 of last year until the day he delivers the car, and the $3,500 deposit he must pay the car owner.
The sales agreement has been cancelled.
If he doesn’t deliver the car by the end of this month, the bill will accrue an additional $1,300.
Tonderai Chipunza from Harare bought the car from a car dealership in Harare and paid a deposit of US$3,500.
He agreed to the terms with the agency and said that he would not come and receive the car’s registration book until he finished paying for the car.
However, he did not pay another cent from the moment he received the car, and the car owners spent more than a year trying to settle the case to no avail.
A source said: “He does not answer calls, and he made many promises that he did not keep.”
“That seems to be the way he works and he gets cars at bargain prices.
“We do not know what he did with the car and where it is because all our efforts to locate it and solve this case have been fruitless.”
Two years ago, the car owners took their case to the Supreme Court and an order was issued on August 30, 2023.
In accordance with the ruling, the Supreme Court ruled as follows:
a) The cancellation of the sales agreement between the plaintiff and the defendant is confirmed.
b) The defendant is hereby ordered to immediately return the vehicle owned by the plaintiff, namely a Mercedes Benz with registration number AFP9303, to the plaintiff.
c) The Sheriff or his legal representative is hereby ordered to take the vehicle mentioned in (b) above into his possession and deliver it to the Plaintiff in the event that the Defendant fails to return the vehicle to the Plaintiff within 24 hours from the date this order is granted.
d) The plaintiff must pay the defendant the amount of US$3,500 payable at the prevailing interbank interest rate on the day The date of payment paid by the defendant as a deposit for the vehicle upon delivery of the vehicle by the defendant or delivery of the vehicle by the sheriff in accordance with the provisions of paragraph (c) above.
e) The defendant is obligated to pay the sum of US$65 per day, payable at the prevailing interbank rate on the payment date from November 25, 2022 to the date of return of the vehicle in accordance with paragraphs (b) or (c) above with interest at the rate of 5 percent per annum from November 25, 2022 until The full payment date, including both dates. h metro
