Ringing kits for sale on ebay...No not on our watch!
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Steffan said:
Another one! Pity is that EBay has become uninterested in stopping such dsgraces. No doubt you have reported it and so have I. But the fact is that many of these ads establish the contacts that the seller is seeking. Which ought not to happen. But it does because EBay allow it to continue.
I believe you need to take it up with trading standards and if they give ebay the nod, then ebay will act. This is what happened with laser pens over a certain power.I should point out this forum seemed happy about ebayers selling fake stamps for loud exhausts in the past.
Edited by oilspill on Thursday 26th February 00:08
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Liquid Knight said:
If you really want to upset eBay politely remind them if any of these ringing kits are used they are aiding and abetting the theft of a motor vehicle, fraud and/or other offences like tax evasion (using a tax free id' on a later model for example).
That usually works.
I have long wanted to do this, but how? There is no opportunity to add text to the usual Report I use for these.That usually works.
Al U said:
I think that's OK. There is a physical car, not an imaginary pile of atoms to go with the V5.Cliftonite said:
Liquid Knight said:
If you really want to upset eBay politely remind them if any of these ringing kits are used they are aiding and abetting the theft of a motor vehicle, fraud and/or other offences like tax evasion (using a tax free id' on a later model for example).
That usually works.
I have long wanted to do this, but how? There is no opportunity to add text to the usual Report I use for these.That usually works.
RochdaleGT said:
You'll find that car is (or used to be) "Q571 ATV" and is the real genuine Dutton GT40 inspired replica. The only one ever made thankfully. RochdaleGT said:
Q plate with 1969 reg-date???
Quite.Another one to avoid I suggest. The provenance looks distinctly shady to me. Kit car manufactureres I am in contact with In the Midlands see such cars regularly. Duttons are the favourite cheap car to use in transferring (illegally) the registration from an old wreck and making the car apparently road legal. Their advice is to avoid these motors because the reality of what has happened can result in VOR notices being issued on the spot and there is Zero chance of an economic affordable solution.
Years ago I used to regularly buy unfinished kits. At that time registration was much less onerous. I am much more circumspect now because the game has changed and registering unrecorded heavily modified cars is no easy feat any more. I think the number of these for sale suggests others can see the writing on the wall. The barefaced cheek some vendors is laughable. As I suggested above best avoided IMO.
RochdaleGT said:
Q plate with 1969 reg-date???
Quite.Another one to avoid I suggest. The provenance looks distinctly shady to me. Kit car manufactureres I am in contact with In the Midlands see such cars regularly. Duttons are the favourite cheap car to use in transferring (illegally) the registration from an old wreck and making the car apparently road legal. Their advice is to avoid these motors because the reality of what has happened can result in VOR notices being issued on the spot and there is Zero chance of an economic affordable solution.
Years ago I used to regularly buy unfinished kits. At that time registration was much less onerous. I am much more circumspect now because the game has changed and registering unrecorded heavily modified cars is no easy feat any more. I think the number of these for sale suggests others can see the writing on the wall. The barefaced cheek some vendors is laughable. As I suggested above best avoided IMO.
Liquid Knight said:
Ta-daaaaaa!
marshalla said:
Liquid Knight said:
Q571 ATV is on a retention certificate at the moment and was last registered in Nottingham. The plot thickens.
How on earth did that happen ? I thought Q plates were a permanent fixture and couldn't be transferred in either direction.Shell, no chassis, no suspension, no engine, ID docs. : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-Tasmin-Wedge-Bodyshe...
marshalla said:
Shell, no chassis, no suspension, no engine, ID docs. : http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/TVR-Tasmin-Wedge-Bodyshe...
Not quite what it seems I think. Sale appears genuine: sadly not uncommon for refurb cars to be left in bits when the supposed repairers go belly up. However I cannot see if the main subframes are still there on this car. If they are then the structure as such may be extent and it might be possible to get it back on the road without a chassis change. If the chassis has gone or if the main subframes are out then it is a dead duck. Steffan said:
Not quite what it seems I think. Sale appears genuine: sadly not uncommon for refurb cars to be left in bits when the supposed repairers go belly up. However I cannot see if the main subframes are still there on this car. If they are then the structure as such may be extent and it might be possible to get it back on the road without a chassis change. If the chassis has gone or if the main subframes are out then it is a dead duck.
First line of description - "no chassis or running gear".marshalla said:
Steffan said:
Not quite what it seems I think. Sale appears genuine: sadly not uncommon for refurb cars to be left in bits when the supposed repairers go belly up. However I cannot see if the main subframes are still there on this car. If they are then the structure as such may be extent and it might be possible to get it back on the road without a chassis change. If the chassis has gone or if the main subframes are out then it is a dead duck.
First line of description - "no chassis or running gear".I would avoid this at all costs. I assume you have reported this to Ebay and excellent work to spot this.
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