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hi all this is my first post and what a post it is
I recently bought a car advertised in the Auto trader my wife and i went to view it and test drive.
We agreed a price with the seller went into what we thought was his house left a deposit
I went back with my brother and father to collect the car 5 days later at the same address went not the house again and paid for the car
4 days later it was seized by the police as it was a stolen vehicle that had been cloned
we had an hpi report done etc which was all clear as it would be being cloned so we have lost our car and all our savings £11000
myself and the police have been back to the address but he doesn't live there the family who do claim they don't know him yet he had keys to get into their house
The v5 doc was false along with the tax disc also the receipt which had his name and driving license number also turned out to be false all the Vin numbers had been changed etc.
i was told i cold go to court to an inter pleader hearing to see if i can get the car back however i have now received a letter from GMP solicitors saying that Direct line insurance can establish a better title to the car than myself due to a house of lords judgment
the police say they intend to release the vehicle back to direct line within 14 days
i can still go to court at a cost to myself and direct line of £150 each but they have advised me i will almost certainly loose and would incur further costs which i find ludicrous
my wife and i are completely innocent we bought the car as we thought was legitimate we have no way of recompense and have l;lost all our money can anyone advise me here as all doors seem to be closing fast and i cant even find a solicitor who deals with this sort of thing any views would be welcome i just want to try to get some answers thanks in advance Pete
I recently bought a car advertised in the Auto trader my wife and i went to view it and test drive.
We agreed a price with the seller went into what we thought was his house left a deposit
I went back with my brother and father to collect the car 5 days later at the same address went not the house again and paid for the car
4 days later it was seized by the police as it was a stolen vehicle that had been cloned
we had an hpi report done etc which was all clear as it would be being cloned so we have lost our car and all our savings £11000
myself and the police have been back to the address but he doesn't live there the family who do claim they don't know him yet he had keys to get into their house
The v5 doc was false along with the tax disc also the receipt which had his name and driving license number also turned out to be false all the Vin numbers had been changed etc.
i was told i cold go to court to an inter pleader hearing to see if i can get the car back however i have now received a letter from GMP solicitors saying that Direct line insurance can establish a better title to the car than myself due to a house of lords judgment
the police say they intend to release the vehicle back to direct line within 14 days
i can still go to court at a cost to myself and direct line of £150 each but they have advised me i will almost certainly loose and would incur further costs which i find ludicrous
my wife and i are completely innocent we bought the car as we thought was legitimate we have no way of recompense and have l;lost all our money can anyone advise me here as all doors seem to be closing fast and i cant even find a solicitor who deals with this sort of thing any views would be welcome i just want to try to get some answers thanks in advance Pete
