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Fri 18 Jun 2010 15:09

Bought cloned car,seller arrested no compensation - Angela

I am a victim to a cloned vehicle, too. I have paid over 8000 pounds for the car. I provided the seller's full name, landline number and address to the police and with help from BBC ONE the police catched the seller. I have got the court order in my case - the offender has been sentenced by Croydon Crown Court to 7 months imprisonment and I've been told that no compensation awarded due to offender not having means to pay!!! I can't believe this is the end of it! I thought that the Court would really consider making him repay the damages. I am devastated because such result leaves criminals in peace of mind and they can carry on with it. Could you please advise me maybe what other options I have to try and pursue my money having the court verdict?

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Fri 18 Jun 2010 15:34

Bought cloned car,seller arrested no compensation - LucyBC

He has been convicted in the criminal court which has not made any order in respect of compensating you.

If you wish to recover your money you may have to sue him in the civil courts.

You would almost certainly get a judgment against him but that is not the same as collecting.

If you intend to litigate you need to know you will recover at the end of it - preferably before you start.

There may be other options open to you.

Guidance on this is not something that should be the subject of correspondence in an open forum. If you want to contact me privately via lucy.bonhamcarter@qualityanswers.co.uk I will be able to offer more detailed advice without risk of compromising your position.

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Sat 19 Jun 2010 06:46

Bought cloned car,seller arrested no compensation - LucyBC

I thought it might be interesting for people to read the background to this case.

The police told the OP's husband that they could not trace the culprit.

But Mr Pieczynski located him after using a combination of Google and telephone directory searches and he was subsequently sent to prison for seven months.

Iink to Croydon Guardian story

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