“...on catching him the second time in the trap he will simply carry him off.”
BTW, I have to say, this is simply beyond the pale.
It certainly shook me up.
I must say, however, that he made it clear to me that he would never harm any animal. He seems like a genuine animal lover and nice guy, but he's quite understandably worried about a very rare car that he's caring for in the best manor he can.
I spoke with another member of his household tonight and he seemed very nice and understanding. We're going to come up with something. In the meantime the live trap is set and I told this young man that they have my permission to make the cat afraid to ever go there again.
Right now I'm just glad to think I'll get to sleep tonight after all.
I still want to know what car this is that OT1H needs to be protected from a cat, OTOH isn’t worthy of protection from corrosive elements. A temporary carport ain’t going to protect it much. He at least needs a good car cover to boot.