garage of my brother and my stuff gone missing, halp!

garage of my brother and my stuff gone missing, halp!

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Welshpug

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118 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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A mate of mine (Goliath) said you guys on here might be able to advise on a situation my brother and myself have found ourselves in.

Basically we rent a lockup garage from a fellow villager, the plot is owned by the council but the garage by the other party.

My brother popped past the garage on Saturday and found a fresh lock, peeked over the top of the door to find an MX5 in there, not his Saxo Road rally car project, an Mi16 engine and box of a mate of mine, an S16 engine and spare S16 head, few sets of wheels and a fair bit of pug 205 and 405 spares redface

He called round the guy we rent the garage off and the story apparently goes that the lock was mashed off but not much taken, the door left open and a mess left, the council was onto the guy we rent off as its his name on the paperwork as far as I know, this is where it gets fking stupid, he apparently believed we had all moved to Scotland (my mum has) and made no attempt to contact us whatsoever, purely got a local scrap merchant to clear the garage, so err, WTAF?!

When this happened I am so far unsure, I don't recall when I popped up to the garage last but probably 4-6 weeks ago unfortunately, I don't know which shifted the stuff or where its gone, we will be calling past the local two scrap yards, both within two miles, one actually half a mile away the other side of the valley, it was a P plate Saxo VTS with a black roof, white inside and a black sparco cage, at the time it had no front panel on or gearbox, sitting on axle stands with no wheels on it as I was embarking on a BE4 gearbox conversion!!

so, what the hell do I do now?!


cheers!

epic first post eh!!

Welshpug

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8 posts

118 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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I have pictures of most of the stuff that was in there, my brother has the car in his name, V5 etc, I can prove the engine block from my old Citroen ZX 16v is mine if found as I have the engine number on an old v5, but unfortunately not the engine number of my friends 1.9 MI16.

Unfortunately nothing in there insured

No profit was made on the rental of the garage, the fee was £80.50 per annum!

I don't know about sub-letting, as said, our verbal contract was with the garage's owner.

br d said:
Maybe post this in SP&L too.
Can't, I'm a noob on here unfortunately.

Welshpug

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8 posts

118 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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I dont know specifically, my brother was dealing with it but it dounds like he wasnt particularly bothered or interested.

just checked dvla online enquiry, no record for the reg number, so itz gone frown

Straight up case of TWOC I guess.

Welshpug

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118 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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Thanks!

I wonder if this guy realises how much potential st he's got himself into?...

Welshpug

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118 months

Tuesday 15th July 2014
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yup, well, not a town, Valleys east Village under Caerphilly council.

Welshpug

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118 months

Wednesday 16th July 2014
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He's not a "landlord" as such, he just owned the tin garage, the plot is owned by the council where there's about another 20 garages.

As for the value, roughly 4k easily, though I would struggle to document most of it I do have pictures.

I don't personally know the guy, wouldn't recognise him on the street, waiting for my mum to confirm the contact details, but he seems to have new cars and a private plate, believe he is a retired mechanic living in an ex-council maisonette.

Welshpug

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118 months

Thursday 17th July 2014
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no you don't legally need the V5 but most yards will ask for one.

Welshpug

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Wednesday 13th August 2014
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Efbe said:
unsure if serious?!?
just a that's all