Caterham Fraud,Stolen, Ringed, Scam, Help.
Discussion
I have had my cars identity stolen, I cant go to far into detail as the police and dvla are currently working on it, but somebody has managed to apply for the v5 for my car and once received they have changed the colour, engine, engine number and placed a private number on it to try and hide its identity, i cant use my car now until its sorted, I have found out who it is and what the other car is and its totaly wrong, I have tried to contact him to resolve the situation but no reply, I can give a basic description of the car it may be a stolen car using my details, it may be a damaged repairable with no id or he may of told his insurance company that his car was stolen and he hid it under my cars id I just dont know yet, its a polished body with carbon fibre nose, front cycle wings and rear wings, lowered floors, solid rear axle with caliper conversion, red interior trim panels, carbon around gear stick tunnel area, 1.6 zetec fuel injection with large alloy radiator, black super 7 badge on nose, he changed the details as soon as he recieved the new v5, certainly a lot to change in a week, then there's the caterham chassis he sold on ebay about the same time, if you have bought that chassis i hope it's not from a stolen car.
MARKS6900 said:
somebody has managed to apply for the v5 for my car and once received they have changed the colour, engine, engine number and placed a private number on it
This is unbelievable, surely the DVLA computers should pick up on this as suspicious, particularly as there must have been a change of address all at the same time!I've been on the phone with dvla, my question to them was so somebody can apply for a v5 in there name and on arrival they can change the colour, engine cc, engine number and transfer a personnel reg number all at the same time and you don't think twice about it, answer that's correct sir, even the police cant believe it, the police went round to check the car and because the reg number and chassis plate number matched the v5 they walked, of course they match his ringed the car, I feel like banging my head against a wall.
Sounds like a mix-up to me rather than someone trying to commit a crime / scam.
Ranting about it on a forum certainly isn't going to get it fixed though, and will only alienate you from the other party who is involved in the mix-up. Remember the Caterham community is relatively small.
Let the DVLA handle it and just get out and enjoy your car. No reason why you cant drive it.
Ranting about it on a forum certainly isn't going to get it fixed though, and will only alienate you from the other party who is involved in the mix-up. Remember the Caterham community is relatively small.
Let the DVLA handle it and just get out and enjoy your car. No reason why you cant drive it.
downsman said:
MARKS6900 said:
somebody has managed to apply for the v5 for my car and once received they have changed the colour, engine, engine number and placed a private number on it
This is unbelievable, surely the DVLA computers should pick up on this as suspicious, particularly as there must have been a change of address all at the same time!Wonder if the OP has moved and not told DVLA, or got their letter but ignored it.
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