Anyone got a stolen mini they want to ring?
Anyone got a stolen mini they want to ring?
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love machine

Original Poster:

7,609 posts

264 months

Friday 31st December 2004
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http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=43122&item=4515336215&rd=1

Bloody unbelievable.

What are the DVLC penalties for doing this?

miniandy

1,512 posts

266 months

Friday 31st December 2004
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it happens all the time in the mini world.

wolf1

3,099 posts

279 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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Am I wrong in assuming that the V5 remains the property of the DVLA?

ratpit

229 posts

265 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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Dodgy stuff. any ideas?

^Slider^

2,874 posts

278 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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Im assuming the original car would have been scrapped.
So failing to notify DVLA of the scrapping would be an offence i guess. Probably a £1000 pound fine.
Depends how he is selling the docs as well i think, if he is going to fill in the document and transfer it to anothers name like a sale then that is possibly an offence depending on what the new owner does with it all.

LancsDriver

242 posts

269 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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I do believe this is illegal and on notifying ebay the listing will have to be removed.
BiB......comments?

^Slider^

2,874 posts

278 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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DVD will be the man with the answer, i cant honestly say its something i have come accross.

miniandy

1,512 posts

266 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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interesting though - look at who is selling it...

g_attrill

9,037 posts

275 months

Saturday 1st January 2005
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I think I read previously that it is basically a loophole in the law, and ebay doesn't specifically prohibit the sale of V5's and VIN plates.

The only possibility is that if the vehicle has been scrapped then it should be declared as such.

Gareth

love machine

Original Poster:

7,609 posts

264 months

Sunday 2nd January 2005
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He has updated it.

ledfoot

777 posts

281 months

Sunday 2nd January 2005
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I have sent him an email just to wind him up even more

miniandy

1,512 posts

266 months

Sunday 2nd January 2005
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ledfoot said:
I have sent him an email just to wind him up even more


his reply appears to be "get stuffed"

love machine

Original Poster:

7,609 posts

264 months

Sunday 2nd January 2005
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Here's a copy of what I sent to DVLC as you blatantly have no respect for the law or fellow classic car enthusiasts.


I would like to forward the information of one of your documents for investigation/deletion. This was offered for sale on ebay. As a classic car enthusiast, I feel it my perogative to stop fraud/theft of my fellows vehicles.

The item appeared on ebay and was item number 4515336215.

The car is currently registered to XXXXXXXX, XX FEARNLEY COURT, WOOLDALE, HOLMFIRTH, HD9 1UD

A brief description.

The car was first registered on 1st August 1977 and is on an "S" suffix. It is described as a LEYLAND CARS MINI 1275 GT on the log book. The colour is stated as black (although Minis often go through a colour change or several !) and there are 12 previous recorded keepers. The V5 is in my name.

I do hope you look into the matter and see that this vehicle is never register, as it no longer exists. In the description, the chap is rude to people telling him of the fine/jail sentence warned on the document.

I trust you will look into this.


You can get stuffed as well mate!



Oh, apparantly, he is a DCI as well.

>> Edited by love machine on Sunday 2nd January 17:35