Should i report as stolen?

Peggy1977

Hi All,
My brother has a BMW on which the gearbox failed, not having the funds to be able to afford to take the car to BMW to be fixed. There was a guy that runs a garage advertising a BMW with head gasket issues for sale. The guy wanted £700 for the car, once i explained why i was buying the car for the gearbox as i had a local guy that would remove the gearbox from the this one and put it into mine, having handdd over the £700. he then said do us both a favour and let me do the work, itll save you taking this car to the other guy and i have all the tools here to do it. Made sense so he also arranged for my car to be collected from my home address.
A full Month later and the guy still has not fixed my car, the £700 car has not moved so gearbox not taken off it, when asked where my car was he said at his mates garage but can't tell me where. I have just found that he is still trying to sell the £700 car that i have paid him for. Is this a matter for the police ? As i have let him have both cars ? I have told him that i will collect both cars but hes says that i can't because he isnt avaiable. What can i do ?

EdGasketTheSecond

Sounds like a wind up?
What do you mean ' i can't because he isnt avaiable'? Go to his garage and confront him or pretend to be interested in his re-advertised car and meet him that way. Police will most likely say civil matter. If he wont return cars you'll have to take legal action.

forgotmyname

Its not stolen, you gave him the car and the keys.

Mercdriver

It might not be theft but could be fraud.

AndyMc.....

forgotmyname wrote: »

Its not stolen, you gave him the car and the keys.

That wouldn’t rule out theft.

kmb500

Forget about the fact you only just bought it. If the v5 is in your name, it's YOUR car. If I gave my car to a garage to do the work and then I saw them advertising it for sale - then yes I would be on to the police.

Give the police a call on 101 and see what they say, you can't lose anything by asking them.

AdrianC

kmb500 wrote: »

If the v5 is in your name, it's YOUR car.

What does it say in very large letters on the top of the V5C?




I know you're arguing in another thread that an expectation of being able to read things is unfair on drivers, but you really do need to go to specsavers, it seems.

kmb500

What relevancy is that? Stop being an anal !!!!!!!!. I'm just saying if he owns the car then yes I would report it as stolen.

Mercdriver

kmb500 wrote: »

What relevancy is that? Stop being an anal !!!!!!!!. I'm just saying if he owns the car then yes I would report it as stolen.

No, what you said is patently untrue:

kmb500 wrote: »

Forget about the fact you only just bought it. If the v5 is in your name, it's YOUR car. .

Peggy1977

Thanks guys for taking the time to reply.
My brother called and told the guy that unless bith cars were back at tlhis home address then he would get the police involved and reporr his car as stolen. Im hapy to say that bith cars are now sitting on his drive.
Thanks again

wgl2014

Good result, seems daft that the garage would suggest doing the work and then get into all sorts of bother to avoid it! Still, nowt as queer as folk!!!!