Woman’s cousin takes her car for “doctor appointment” but secretly uses it for DoorDash deliveries, accumulating tickets and getting it booted, she refuses to cover the costs, filing an unauthorized use report: 'Decided my property was his business asset'

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Emma Saven
Nov 8, 2025 7:00 PM EST

We wish that the lying was the biggest issue in this story, but it seems as though the problems are down-pouring with each new sentence! This cousin took his cousin's car, claiming he needed it to make it to an emergency "doctor's appointment." She watched the clock as the hours passed, and he was yet to return. What started out as worry soon translated into rage after she received a phone call that her car had been booted and was about to be towed any second now…On top of that, she received a video of her car that showed the front seat covered in DoorDash bags. Not only did he accumulate an array of tickets in her name, but he was also lying about the use of the car! 

Now, she had two options here: Make her cousin pay for the costs or…make her cousin pay for the costs! The challenge is…He's claiming that he doesn't have the money to get her car unclamped…so she's forced to find another option…and as much as she doesn't want to expose her cousin, the only solution to protecting herself and her insurance would be to file an unauthorized use report…and so she did! 

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  • She is refusing to drop the report until he refunds her for all his irresponsible decisions that have not only cost her half a workday but a total of $860 that will increase with each day that it is not paid! He claims that she is being dramatic and to pay for it herself…but she has is done bailing people out the expense of her own peace! No matter what her family may think.

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    Woman shouting on her phone at a delivery driver.
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    AITJ for reporting my cousin’s “borrowed” car as stolen after he vanished with it and I got hit with tickets and a boot

    I'm 26F, my cousin Jay is 24M. He asked to borrow my car for a "quick doctor appointment" from 11 to 1.
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    I said yes if he brought it back by 3 because I had to drive to a client site for work.
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    I even filled the tank the night before, 42 dollars. At 1, no update. At 2, I texted, no reply.
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    At 3:05, he finally writes "almost back." At 4:30, still nothing. Then at 5:15 I get a call from an unknown number, a parking enforcement guy saying my car was booted at 3rd and Market and I needed to come pay or it would be towed.
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    Jay wasn't there. The officer shows me two camera tickets from earlier that day and a bus lane violation.
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    There's also a hot bag and some DoorDash stickers in the passenger seat. So the "doctor" appointment was deliveries.
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    Man delivering food.
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    I'm freaking out, because the boot fee is 740 plus 120 tow if I don't pay before 6, plus 65 per day storage.
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    City says the registered owner is responsible, and yes, that's me. I call Jay, he picks up and says "chill, I'll swing by after my last order" like it's no big deal.
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    I told him the car is immobilized. He says to "front it" because he doesn't get paid until Friday.
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    I don't have that kind of cash lying around, and more important, I didn't consent to him using my car for gig work.
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    My insurance specifically excludes that, which could screw me if anything happened. I asked an officer what to do and they told me to file an unauthorized use report since he exceeded the time, ignored me, and used it for a different purpose than I agreed.
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    I filed. Car still got towed because we ran out of time. I paid 120 the next morning to get the keys so I could grab my work laptop from the trunk.
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    When Jay finally called back he was furious that I "went nuclear," said family helps family and that I "sabotaged his income" by making a police report.
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    Car getting towed.
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    My aunt jumped in, saying it's just tickets and I should "stop acting rich" and pay to keep peace.
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    For the record, I'm not rich, I'm barely covering rent. I told him I would not remove the report until he reimbursed me for every fee and the tickets and the gas he used.
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    He said I'm controlling and hung up. My mom thinks I should drop it to avoid drama because "it's only money." But I lost half a workday, almost got in trouble with my boss, and I was put at risk with insurance because he decided my property was his business asset.
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    Now Jay is posting that I stole his DoorDash earnings by "kidnapping" the car. I feel awful that this has exploded in the family group chat, but I also feel like I set a boundary and he blasted right through it.
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    AITJ for filing the report and refusing to pay his mess?
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    Zestyclose-Height-36 tell your mom and aunt how much Jay owes you and that you know they will pay for family peace, and never let Jay near your car again. you can also suggest they cover your bills if you lose your job for missing work.
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    OP hedourer Thanks, I posted an itemized total in the family chat. Report stays until Jay covers the boot, tow, tickets and the $42 gas.
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    False Ostrich7247 Nta and ask them why family lies to family and sets family up to lose their job.
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    GraceOfTheNorth Good call, they can pay their way out of OP pressing charges this one time. That's probably OP's only way to get the money back anyway.
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    SueShe19 Yes, tell them to stop acting rich and just give you the money.
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    Apart_Foundation1702 Easy NTA! Jay is TA. He knows that you wouldn't have agreed, so he lied. He put your job at risk and put you in debt, so i have zero sympathy for him. He needs to know actions have consequences.
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    flash_gitzer Confront both mom & aunt together and tell them they need to front Jay the money right now and you're not leaving until you're made whole. Family helps family, after all.
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