While repossession does not involve a formal process in court, replevin consists of getting the court to order the consumer to return the vehicle to the lender. The court found that a lender who repossesses a vehicle before a borrower files for bankruptcy is not in violation of the "exercise control" provision.Can someone please show me the writ of replevin documentation I CAN fill out. Repossession is a self-help remedy available to creditors that allows them to take possession of the car; the creditor doesn't have to sue you first. Dec 21, 51429 — Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17055-3198. (717) 766-0211 ext. 340. Can someone please show me the writ of replevin documentation I CAN fill out. The Law Digests are not to be used as the basis for advice to clients or applied to particular matters.