If you have fallen behind on paying a number of debts and have decided to file for bankruptcy, you may still be able to protect your car from repossession through either a Chapter 7 or Chapter 13 bankruptcy petition. Once you file for bankruptcy under either of these chapters, the automatic stay goes into effect, preventing all creditors from contacting you in order to try and collect any debts owed, and protecting your car from repossession. In a Chapter 7 proceeding, any cr