I have bought a cloned car

Jumblebumble

AdrianC wrote: »

Indeed.

What's particularly amusing is that they then star half of it out in the text description.
https://www.copart.co.uk/lot/35126719

Mind you, VINs aren't half the state secret people think they are - they're visible to everybody walking past when parked up...

It's also interesting to compare the damage on that CatB with the OP's description on the damage of his CatS. Now, it might be that there's damage to suspension pickups, while the OP's is just panel damage, but that would normally then be CatN.

The 53 Plate does not match up with the 66 reg /2017 in the description It looks like it is not the same car

Shaun_of_the_Dead

Jumblebumble wrote: »

The 53 Plate does not match up with the 66 reg /2017 in the description It looks like it is not the same car

I think it's a case of the employee who listed it won't be joining Mensa any time soon.

Jumblebumble

twhitehousescat wrote: »

because the insurance cos often retain v5s even after selling "scrap"

Surely this must be illegal and they must notify DVLA of disposal
I am astonished that the insurance companies would enjoy dealing with the inevitable NIPs and s172 forms that this would lead to.

cajef

Viorel wrote: »

Hi Cajef ! thanks for your reply , so what have you done with the car ?

I realised it had been cloned when I started to get parking tickets from various councils and companies in London when I lived over 300 miles away and could prove that I had been nowhere near London on the dates of the various tickets., eventually Lambeth council volunteered the information that they had camera shots of the vehicle and although it had the same registration plate it was a completely different make than my car.

Eventually the DVLA agreed to issued me with a different registration for my vehicle, the police said looking for the cloned vehicle was like looking for a needle in a haystack and unless the vehicle was used in a crime there was hardly any chance of finding it.

esmerobbo

It seems someone was breaking that car with that VIN. They have starred the VIN out on the add but left it readable on the VIN plate.

https://picclick.co.uk/2017-FORD-EDGE-5-Door-Estate-N-S-Passengers-362685899217.html

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/charlestrentlimited/m.html?_nkw=00723671

AdrianC

Jumblebumble wrote: »

The 53 Plate does not match up with the 66 reg /2017 in the description It looks like it is not the same car

The 53 plate would have been a vanity plate, and has been transferred off.

The Edge wasn't available in 2003.

Shaun_of_the_Dead

esmerobbo wrote: »

It seems someone was breaking that car with that VIN. They have starred the VIN out on the add but left it readable on the VIN plate.

https://picclick.co.uk/2017-FORD-EDGE-5-Door-Estate-N-S-Passengers-362685899217.html

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/charlestrentlimited/m.html?_nkw=00723671

I thought the Copart add had the last six numbers starred out. They're the numbers unique to that car.

esmerobbo

Shaun_of_the_Dead wrote: »

I thought the Copart add had the last six numbers starred out. They're the numbers unique to that car.

They are starred out but there is a picture of the VIN plate in the add with the full VIN showing.

AdrianC

esmerobbo wrote: »

It seems someone was breaking that car with that VIN.

It's already been sold from Copart, so - yep - quite likely. The ad says "Sale date: May 23 2019".

I'm probably more surprised they've still got that much of it left. Maybe the OP bought some bits from it.

molerat

Jumblebumble wrote: »

The 53 Plate does not match up with the 66 reg /2017 in the description It looks like it is not the same car

That VIN is for a 2017 Edge 2.0L DOHC CR DSL MID GD66SZP, reg date 28 01 2017