HELP! I think my Wife's stolen car is for sale on eBay!

[oldguy57]

Personally I would be very disinclined to get involved further with the seller - you really dont know who you are dealing with and I certainly would not go to the premises unless you are very confident of "dealing" with such situations. Good advice from forum members above - contact the Police again and find out where their local car crime squad is and contact them. Dont get fobbed off by civilian telephonist. Tell your insurance company of your suspicions. Whilst it is very annoying to think that some scroat has ripped off your car and may be making money off evilbay you dont want to get involved in something which will impact adversely on your life. Thats my view anyway.

 

[automaniaman]

^^^^ This

 

[mat8n]

If the car was stolen from your home, then the thief knows where you live.

If after these calls he's getting suspicious it's the rightful owner checking things out, and then the plod start inquiring. I personally would forget about it and leave the case shut. You could open up a whole bag of trouble for yourself.

You've been paid out, live the quite life without the worry of professional criminals on your back!

 

[kid-jensen]

My view, for what it's worth, is that there's very little to gain chasing this seller and a lot to lose.

If you can get the Insurance Company intersted (good luck with that) they can take it further without your involvement or risk, if not I'd write it off to experience and move on.

If you need to contact the seller again, do it through a newly-created ebay account (easy to do) so he's not suspicious.

 

[cb1965]

If the car was stolen from your home, then the thief knows where you live.

If after these calls he's getting suspicious it's the rightful owner checking things out, and then the plod start inquiring. I personally would forget about it and leave the case shut. You could open up a whole bag of trouble for yourself.

You've been paid out, live the quite life without the worry of professional criminals on your back!

Trouble this sort of crime is only going to increase if we all walk away every time and all that does is cost us all money in the long term. I agree the OP shouldn't get personally involved, but as Pontoneer said his insurance company should be told and lobbied to follow this up with the police. Surely it's not beyond the police to make some basic enquiries as to the vehicles legitimacy, if it all checks out then no harm done! A breaker I know in Derbyshire has regular contact with the police over vehicles he buys to break so it's not uncommon for checks to be carried out.

 

[John]

Correct I was thinking of that exact thread! IIRC the cops didn't seem to be interested in arresting them though?

EDIT:

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/amg-lounge/192310-my-e55k-stolen-today.html

That's the one - I think they were interested...:

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/2136214-post100.html

 

[mat8n]

Trouble this sort of crime is only going to increase if we all walk away every time and all that does is cost us all money in the long term. I agree the OP shouldn't get personally involved, but as Pontoneer said his insurance company should be told and lobbied to follow this up with the police. Surely it's not beyond the police to make some basic enquiries as to the vehicles legitimacy, if it all checks out then no harm done! A breaker I know in Derbyshire has regular contact with the police over vehicles he buys to break so it's not uncommon for checks to be carried out.

He's told the police, he's done his duty.

That's the point where I would walk away, doing more now opens himself up to comebacks in my opinion. You aren't dealing with normal people.
It's a lump of metal and plastic.

We pay council tax to cover things like investigations, we pay insurance to cover the costs if a theft occurs.

Insurance companies don't help us!!!!!!!

Although I agree it needs to be stopped and that would help insurance costs but that's never going to happen.

If the OP had a chance of getting the car back in one piece it's a different matter.

in this instance move on I say.

 

[bob6600]

That's the one - I think they were interested...:

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/2136214-post100.html

You are right, I missed the conclusion of the thread, I read up to when they raided but no arrests were made :fail

 

[cb1965]

HAlthough I agree it needs to be stopped and that would help insurance costs but that's never going to happen.

No, not if we all follow your mantra, that's for sure!

 

[pipmk]

It isn't your wives car,it is a car belonging to your insurers. If you have reported your suspicions about their property to them and also to the police you have done all you can and should do. You have no standing in the matter and should not get involved any further. It can have been recovered and legitimately sold on for all you know,your insurers have no duty to inform you once they have paid out.

 

[Bellow]

And all the snacks were handed out long time back...

 

[Deleted member 6183]

Could it be that the car, which now belongs to the insurer, has been recovered and sold (by the insurer) and is now being legitimately broken?

 

[mat8n]

No, not if we all follow your mantra, that's for sure!

How do you work that out you idiot?

So calling the police and letting them do their job is wrong? are you from the moon? are you a vigilante? are you on drugs?

You've read my post, taken certain aspects from it, twisted it around in you befuddled brain and spat out a totally ridiculous comment.

Total troll strikes again.

doh:

 

[crockers]

How do you work that out you idiot?

So calling the police and letting them do their job is wrong? are you from the moon? are you a vigilante? are you on drugs?

You've read my post, taken certain aspects from it, twisted it around in you befuddled brain and spat out a totally ridiculous comment.

Total troll strikes again.

doh:

I take it you didn't agree with his views :bannana: