bought a Cloned car-- and police has it

foxy-stoat

If you had paid by bank transfer and input the V5 numbers in on the HPI report you had, along with the V5 numbers you may of been covered by the HPI insurance.

If the owner of the stolen car you bought has received a payout from the insurers then you may be able to buy it off the insurance company - not sure if you would want to as it will be stolen/recovered, and not the original car you paid twice for.

You should of gone inside of the house on the V5C if you were handing over that amount of cash really but learn and move on.

amarn

I messed up complete all I could see was the car, the officer said the original owners put a thrift claim with their insurance so assuming the car now belongs to their insurer.

you are right should of gone inside the house I messed up bl**dy big time. Don't really mind if its lost/ stolen now because I bought that car for my wife and she loved it.

Just need to wait for the officer to come back.

Mutton_Geoff

amarn wrote: »

@belenus
I bought it 5 months ago, did the usual checks including HPI, did not do the VIN check that long number on the car.
I am completely new to this did not know really what to look for let along cars being cloned.
bought the car on a side road seemed legit, I did not check the address.

The police stopped us just as a ransom check they said that they want to check insurance and license nothing about the car being stolen.

I have tried to get this ad back from gumtree and can not find it i called them up and even mailed them...

I just hope I can buy it back if anything the officer said he will pass my details to them with views to purchase the car,.

I feel like a complete doughnut didn't think soo much into buying a F**** car

If you had an HPI check, the report gives you the VIN number and says to check it. The VIN is usually easily visible at the bottom of the windscreen.

Even if I spent £500 on a car, I’d check the seller had the car at the registered address etc.

Do HPI not offer insurance against cloned cars etc?

Belenus

What started as a grim story is turning into a Grimm story.

I'm out.

AdrianC

amarn wrote: »

Yeah well the stopped me and I was not insured on that car my wife was

So there's an IN10 in your near future, too?

The officer goes The vehicle has been identified by its engine number.

So had the VIN on the car been changed? How obvious?

foxy-stoat

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

If you had an HPI check, the report gives you the VIN number and says to check it. The VIN is usually easily visible at the bottom of the windscreen.

Even if I spent £500 on a car, I’d check the seller had the car at the registered address etc.

Do HPI not offer insurance against cloned cars etc?

Yes it does, as long as you follow their guild lines, dont pay in cash, you need add the vin and V5C reference numbers before you buy etc etc

foxy-stoat

AdrianC wrote: »

So had the VIN on the car been changed? How obvious?

OP already said he didnt check the VIN number - it may not of had one.

AdrianC

foxy-stoat wrote: »

OP already said he didnt check the VIN number - it may not of had one.

Yes, I know. I'm asking why the police had to identify it by engine number.

SHAFT

AdrianC wrote: »

Yes, I know. I'm asking why the police had to identify it by engine number.

They didn't it's a wind up.

Penelopa.Pitstop

Mutton_Geoff wrote: »

Do HPI not offer insurance against cloned cars etc?

It does if you fulfill all requirements, no cash payments, check VIN and V5C number. In all cases of cloned cars, people pay cash, for a reason...