LOCK UP YOUR SPRITES

[Liquid Knight]

If you own a Healey Sprite or MG Midget from 1963 to 1972 please make sure you lock it up properly because this ringing kit......

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&am...

....is now available on eBay.

Classics are popular with car thieves these days because of the advances in modern security systems, their breaking value and how easilly the identity can be changed. Dispite the questionable nature (legality) of this item eBay will not be removing the listing. So if your car gets nicked and JUE 454D is back on the road weeks later you know who to ask the Police to visit.

[Liquid Knight]

Frik said:

I'm surprised eBay wouldn't remove it. Have you reported it?

Yep.

[Liquid Knight]

Shall we all spam it?

You'd think the Police would monitor eBay and other sites to pick up on this sort of thing.

Either a Heritage shell (kit car) build or stolen car will end up with this cars identity. In the case of ringing wouldn't the seller be an accessory?

Not to mention the DVLA (Ah-hem) who's continuous registrations department would be very interested in a scraped cars identity being sold on.

[Liquid Knight]

"scrapcarsandy"

Sandy is in Bedfordshire last time I checked. Could explain "covantry" eh?

Either that or it's the persons name, but then "I have a m8 who runs a scrap yard" doesn't fit does it?



Just rang alarm bells.

If you know anyone who owns a 1275 Midget or Sprite give them a heads up.

[Liquid Knight]

Just got a message.....

"Hi LK I'm from the Leicestershire Police, in reply to your eBay thread, we're on it".

Power to Pistonheads!





EFA

Edited by Liquid Knight on Saturday 1st January 12:18

[Liquid Knight]

Babu 01 said:

Liquid Knight said:

Leicestershire Police

Bloody cutbacks.

A 20% reduction in the name of the force now.

Sorry I was thinking "WOW!" at the time.

[Liquid Knight]

mgtony said:

Seems he's advertised it on every mg website.

MG MIDGET 1966 NUMBER AND VIN NUMBER
HAVE YOU LOST OR NEED A LOG BOOK OR VIN NUMBER FOR YOUR MIDGET I HAVE SCRAPED IT BUT I HAVE TAKEN ON THE VIN AND NUMBER PLATES AS A M8 OWNS A SCRAP YEARD THE NUMBER PLATE IS A GOOD ONE JUE 454D
PLZ FEEL FREE TO CALL ME ON 07580927706 THANKS ANDY!
£75 ONO
Contact: andy styles-ward
Email: Contact by email
Tel: [phone]
Location: nuneaton Leicestershire United Kingdom
Dated: 19/12/2010

"£75 ONO" is that how much thirty pieces of silver are worth these days?

[Liquid Knight]

Ended.

[Liquid Knight]

B'stard Child said:

OK Lock up your Heralds then

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TRIUMPH-HERALD-V5-VIN-PLATE-...

Report sent to eBay and message sent to the seller.

Lets keep this thread going, so hopefully eBay will get the message and improve their filtering.

Edited by Liquid Knight on Saturday 1st January 16:44

[Liquid Knight]

mgtony said:

Seems he's advertised it on every mg website.

MG MIDGET 1966 NUMBER AND VIN NUMBER
HAVE YOU LOST OR NEED A LOG BOOK OR VIN NUMBER FOR YOUR MIDGET I HAVE SCRAPED IT BUT I HAVE TAKEN ON THE VIN AND NUMBER PLATES AS A M8 OWNS A SCRAP YEARD THE NUMBER PLATE IS A GOOD ONE JUE 454D
PLZ FEEL FREE TO CALL ME ON 07580927706 THANKS ANDY!
£75 ONO
Contact: andy styles-ward
Email: Contact by email
Tel: [phone]
Location: nuneaton Leicestershire United Kingdom
Dated: 19/12/2010

Details passed on to the Leicestershire Police officer who contacted me earlier.

[Liquid Knight]

Babu 01 said:

Liquid Knight said:

Babu 01 said:

Liquid Knight said:

Leicestershire Police

Bloody cutbacks.

A 20% reduction in the name of the force now.

Sorry I was thinking "WOW!" at the time.

Oh, I assumed it was a cut and paste from the message and was therefore most likely a fake. Possibly from scrapcarsandy himself.

Either way it was a dick move and has left me feeling slightly soiled at resorting to the pedantry for cheap laughs.

Grammar nazism, just say no.

I wouldn't troll about something like this. the thought of someones pride and joy getting lifted and being rung via eBay is bloody annoying.

The Herald has been withdrawn as well. Good work guys.

[Liquid Knight]

Lock up your TR4a as well.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Triumph-TR4a-/280611860558?p...

Already reported.