Car - Police Letter Proceeds of Crime Act!

Coeus

Hi all,

Hope all is well.

Had a very worrying letter about an old car today - apparently the history of the car is under investigation for the Proceeds of Crime Act!

The GF bought the car years ago paid cash and has since binned all documentation 😠

The letter from the Police has asked for her details regarding her payment of the car?!

All was above board I'm certain and the car was bought from a garage.

She sold it to Lookers as a part ex. DVLA will have all the history.


Anyone ever heard of anything like this?


Thanks in advance,


Coeus.

Silver-Surfer_2

Coeus wrote: »

Hi all,

Hope all is well.

Had a very worrying letter about an old car today - apparently the history of the car is under investigation for the Proceeds of Crime Act!

The GF bought the car years ago paid cash and has since binned all documentation 😠

The letter from the Police has asked for her details regarding her payment of the car?!

All was above board I'm certain and the car was bought from a garage.

She sold it to Lookers as a part ex. DVLA will have all the history.


Anyone ever heard of anything like this?


Thanks in advance,


Coeus.

Post on a Sunday?

Just tell them what you can remember it not complicated.

Coeus

Hi Silver-Surfer.

Fast response as usual!

Post went to old address and given to me today :-P

I've already sent an email with the details just wondering if it had happened to others and what to expect?

Poor misses has no luck with cars :-(

Regards,


Coeus.

marlot

A car I traded in was used in a bank robbery a week later.

I was lodging with a friend who was a solicitor. When the police came to talk to me, i was out but he sorted it out!

Just answer the questions as you've nothing to hide.

konark

Seems a very strange carry-on, the POCA can't claim cars that the convicted person has legitimately sold.

I assume the investigation related to the period before your GF's ownership.

bigjl

Coeus wrote: »

Hi all,

Hope all is well.

Had a very worrying letter about an old car today - apparently the history of the car is under investigation for the Proceeds of Crime Act!

The GF bought the car years ago paid cash and has since binned all documentation ��

The letter from the Police has asked for her details regarding her payment of the car?!

All was above board I'm certain and the car was bought from a garage.

She sold it to Lookers as a part ex. DVLA will have all the history.


Anyone ever heard of anything like this?


Thanks in advance,


Coeus.

The person buying a car can only be investigated under the Proceeds of Crime Act if they bought the car with the "proceeds of crime"

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arcon5

bigjl wrote: »

Sounds like a very tall tale.

bigjl wrote: »

The person buying a car can only be investigated under the Proceeds of Crime Act if they bought the car with the "proceeds of crime"

I think you got mixed up and you meant to troll about money laundering......

Why you being so rude to op?

neilmcl

arcon5 wrote: »

Why you being so rude to op?

Because a day can't go by without Bigjl calling someone a troll or liar. He clearly has trust issues

bigjl

arcon5 wrote: »

Why you being so rude to op?

Do you really think the Police would make a mistake between the Proceeds of Crime Act and Money Laundering?

bigjl

neilmcl wrote: »

Because a day can't go by without Bigjl calling someone a troll or liar. He clearly has trust issues

Lol

And you think the OP was factual?

Does the simple fact it doesn't make any sense not make you think twice?

Clearly not as you just like having a pop at me.

Better to be unpopular than gullible

Coeus

To all those that helped many thanks.

To bigjl - shame on you.

The letter was from an Financial Investigator of the Economic Crime Unit.

I had a prompt response this morning confirming I provided all details that were required and nothing to worry about.

Check a bit of the history before making accusations - you'd have seen the 'bad luck' I was talking about. Funnily enough you commented on some of them.

100+ posts 6+ years on the forum.

My GF (now Fiance) bad luck with cars:

Car fault:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5440602

Hit and run:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5024782

Car W/O & insurance:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4847629


One day someone will need help and be in a vulnerable position - I do hope on that day you stay away from this forum.


To all others, thanks again always appreciate the help.


Coeus.