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[nino87]

hello everyone i live in hainault in essex , was driving a mini 25 but my dad managed to crash it so going to use it for a project.
picking up a nice 1991 brg cooper with 34,000 miles on the clock on saturday.also driving an 85 vdub cabriolet .


MY FIRST MINI GOT STOLEN BY THE GUY RESTORING IT!!!
REGISTRATION E441GTW IT WAS A JET BLACK .IT WAS STRIPPED READY FOR PANELS TO BE WELDED IM REALLY ANNOYED ABOUT THIS, IF ANYONE KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT IT OR SEEN A MINI WITH THIS REG PLEASE INFORM ME I WANT THAT CAR BACK (PROBABLY WONT HAPPEN I BET ITS BEEN RE REGISTERED OR CRUSHED OR USED FOR RACING)

thanks everyone

[Bean]

Date of Liability 01 07 2008
Date of First Registration 13 04 1988
Year of Manufacture 1988
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 998CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £63.25
12 Months Rate £115.00



Still on the road, matey

I'd get down to your local police station, and get them to get in touch with the DVLA


welcome

[nino87]

wow cheers mate do you know anyway of tracking it down to an address (haha)

[Bean]

if its stolen, then your best bet should be straight to the police!!

presuming you'd already reported it though, they should have a file on it already?

[nino87]

p.s. how did you find this? also there was something dodgy about the way the bloke dissappeared from the garage he was renting (owned by my dads mate) we thought it wa slost , im excited now!

[nino87]

lol as my dad is a bit of a waste he thought it wasnt worth persuing also down to the above thing with his mate getting done out of rent for the garage he though his mate might have crushed it.will not reporting a year later go against me getting it back?

[Bean]

Haven't a clue about the rules of this sort of thing, sorry - so I wouldn't be able to say how it affects things. No harm in trying though, I wouldn't have thought!

I guess the only hard thing would be proving ownership of the car... and also, how the other person managed to keep it on the road, without an official V5, or proof of change of ownership.

The only other way.. I think the DVLA release a certain amount of information of its whereabouts, for a fee. I'm not sure what you're entitled to know and what they're not allowed to disclose.


But the police is the best bet!! Take the V5 in and explain the situation!

Oh, and I found out on the DVLA site - They've got a facility where you can check a certain amount of details that correspond to a numberplate, as long as you know the model of car, too.

[nino87]

Haven't a clue about the rules of this sort of thing, sorry - so I wouldn't be able to say how it affects things. No harm in trying though, I wouldn't have thought!

I guess the only hard thing would be proving ownership of the car... and also, how the other person managed to keep it on the road, without an official V5, or proof of change of ownership.

The only other way.. I think the DVLA release a certain amount of information of its whereabouts, for a fee. I'm not sure what you're entitled to know and what they're not allowed to disclose.


But the police is the best bet!! Take the V5 in and explain the situation!

Oh, and I found out on the DVLA site - They've got a facility where you can check a certain amount of details that correspond to a numberplate, as long as you know the model of car, too.

cool thanks for all your help , dont worry im not going to go in all hot headded even though i want to , i was thinking last night what if its an innocent person who bought the car of the idiot who stole it.

[Ethel]

I'd think it's quite likely it has been sold on, It would have to be a particularly stupid toerag to drive around in a car they stole on its original plates. Was it SORN'ed when you had it, I would think the DVLA would contact you if someone tried to change the ownership of your car without the V5. I'd certainly contact the Police 'n it has to be said you've been a bit of a fool for not reporting it stolen in the first place - they could have been driving around clocking up all sorts of offences in your name.

[nino87]

I'd think it's quite likely it has been sold on, It would have to be a particularly stupid toerag to drive around in a car they stole on its original plates. Was it SORN'ed when you had it, I would think the DVLA would contact you if someone tried to change the ownership of your car without the V5. I'd certainly contact the Police 'n it has to be said you've been a bit of a fool for not reporting it stolen in the first place - they could have been driving around clocking up all sorts of offences in your name.

yeah im not the fool its my dad to be honest , wouldnt put it past me if he sold it on and told me it got nicked i think it was sorned so ive come to the conclusion hes sold it, another one of his lies.

doesnt matter though ill ask him to give me money.plus got my 25 to restore and getting my coop saturday pictures up soon.

[Kernal H]

Date of Liability 01 07 2008
Date of First Registration 13 04 1988
Year of Manufacture 1988
Cylinder Capacity (cc) 998CC
CO2 Emissions Not Available
Fuel Type Petrol
Export Marker Not Applicable
Vehicle Status SORN Not Due
Vehicle Colour BLACK
Vehicle Type Approval null
The information contained on this page is correct at the time of enquiry.
Vehicle Excise Duty Rate for vehicle
6 Months Rate £63.25
12 Months Rate £115.00



Still on the road, matey

I'd get down to your local police station, and get them to get in touch with the DVLA


welcome

Date of liability can mean when the SORN runs out, not just whether it's taxed or not... Mine used to say when the sorn ran out, but didn't say it was sorn.

[mini_kel]

U say this was a year ago? What was he doing to the car and did u contact him during these times? as it can become his possesion if u owed him some money and its been over a certain period! i think anyway!!

Good luck in finding it!

[Bungle]

its not our friend eddy is it ?

[Ethel]

So it was last taxed or sorned in July last year. You'll have to deal with it if it's registered in your name as you'll become liable for road tax this July.

[nino87]

So it was last taxed or sorned in July last year. You'll have to deal with it if it's registered in your name as you'll become liable for road tax this July.

i just phoned the dvla and my dads mate

1.the car is registered in my dads name still and is sorned until july,so i dont know where it came from that it was on the road still.
2.my dads mate says he recouped their loss of rent by selling all the blokes tools and they only know him by steve no surname!(bit weird) "S motors" is what he went by if anyone knows about him or seen his buisness let me know please.
3.the car at the time of going to him was stripped with the engine left in and no front end.

i realise now my dad is liable so im going to report it stolen 2mo when he gets back from italy .

so annoyed about this it was my first car and my first mini.