Bought a cloned vehicle pls help

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Wed 22 Jun 2022 18:26
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Mr_white

Hello,

We think we may have bought a cloned vehicle. Absolutely gutted. Paid cash and no way of contacting the seller.

We're interested to buy it from the insurer but don't know how to find out who they even are. Tried contacting our insurance company who said they couldn't share it due to data protection.

From what I've read the police just seize the vehicle and don't give any data as to the legitimate owner / insurance company who have a legit claim to the van.

Besides ringing every insurer in the country, what can we do?

Thanks

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Wed 22 Jun 2022 18:49
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Andrew-T

We think we may have bought a cloned vehicle. Absolutely gutted. Paid cash and no way of contacting the seller.

This sounds as if you aren't sure. Presumably you have a V5 for the car - does the printed VIN match the one on the vehicle ? It should be visible through the windscreen and hidden in other places.

What is the car and how much did it cost ?

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Wed 22 Jun 2022 20:43
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Crickleymal

What do you mean, no way of contacting the seller? How did you get in touch with them in the first place?

I thought the V5 had the previous owners name on it?

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Wed 22 Jun 2022 21:20
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - blindspot

sell it quick

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Thu 23 Jun 2022 12:31
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Gibbo_Wirral

Too little information given for us to give any sensible advice.

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Thu 23 Jun 2022 14:25
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Palcouk

www.gov.uk/checks-when-buying-a-used-car?step-by-s...7

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Thu 23 Jun 2022 14:46
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Gerry Sanderson

Get the police to seize it as a stolen vehicle then you have a power :-

www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/Vict/60-61/30/section...1

Dvd

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Fri 24 Jun 2022 14:55
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Gerry Sanderson

If that link to police property Act did not work SEct 1

Where any property has come into the possession of the police in connexion [F1with their investigation of a suspected offence] F2... , F3... [F4or section thirty-four of the M1Pawnbrokers Act 1872,] a court of summary jurisdiction may, on application, either by an officer of police or by a claimant of the property, make an order for the delivery of the property to the person appearing to the magistrate or court to be the owner thereof, or, if the owner cannot be ascertained, make such order with respect to the property as to the magistrate or court may seem meet.

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Sat 25 Jun 2022 14:32
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Crickleymal

I wonder what that means in plain English.

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Sat 25 Jun 2022 14:56
Bought a cloned vehicle pls help - Gerry Sanderson

Where property comes into hands of police re crime if there is a dispute as to ownership an application can be made for Mags to issue order as to ownershipp

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