Easy to sell partsSurely a tricky car to steal really. It'll show up at some point you'd think, and then likely places like this site will notice it. Does he have the VIN?
Good point.Easy to sell parts
Although as I discovered with a credit card fraud incident that if the Police were to ask the third party will divulge the info required. As you say, it’s a question of if the Police have the time / resources for it. It maybe worth doing the leg work for the Police and submitting all the details of the agent / who to contact etc on the Police report to make it easy for them to action.Good point.
On a side point, if you were the guy that's taken the car though, would you assume that the owner has lost all your contacts and will never find you again? I certainly wouldn't. Probably more likely that he's also lost the owner's contacts. How long has it been?
@Mr Tenno does he have a name at least? At this point I would go to the police and register it stolen. Police (if they can be bothered) should easily be able to find a person that has recently moved house. Estate agents will know who sold that house and their name.. but then there's GDPR.
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So, basically stolen?
Probably more likely that he's also lost the owner's contacts. How long has it been?
@Mr Tenno does he have a name at least?
Probably more likely that he's also lost the owner's contacts. How long has it been?
@Mr Tenno does he have a name at least? At this point I would go to the police and register it stolen. Police (if they can be bothered) should easily be able to find a person that has recently moved house. Estate agents will know who sold that house and their name.. but then there's GDPR.
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It's fuzzy, see below
Believe it or not, they haven't seen the car in over 5 years and the storage arrangements were all made in person.
I was actually using 'moving house' as shorthand for 'was under-the-table renting space in a farm barn and had to take the cars elsewhere because the farm owner died'. They are still paying for storage in theory (by standing order) so the storage person may not have realised they can't contact him.
The one concerning thing is the date of the last V5C issue, unless this is the owner changing something and requesting a new V5 (house move maybe?).
Date of last V5C (logbook) issued 28 July 2022.
So for clarity:It's fuzzy, see below
Believe it or not, they haven't seen the car in over 5 years and the storage arrangements were all made in person.
I was actually using 'moving house' as shorthand for 'was under-the-table renting space in a farm barn and had to take the cars elsewhere because the farm owner died'. They are still paying for storage in theory (by standing order) so the storage person may not have realised they can't contact him.
I'm assuming they went along to the barn 'out of the blue' to see it?
Contact the bank for the SO owners' details ?
But I thought we got our freedom back and could ignore European laws, no!?They refused on GDPR grounds