Car sold to scrappy now back on the road?? - 12th Apr 2011 11:01am
Does anyone have any idea where we stand with this? We had a Renault Clio (x reg) which to cut a long story short, the cam belt went on it along with pistons ect. We were given a large quote to fix so decided it should meet it's maker.
We rang around from scrapyards for prices and in the end was given just £140 from one on cleveland st. They came on a flatbed, filled out the forms which I presumed was to say it was being scrapped, also the V5 slip and took it away. We aslo asked the lad who took it would it be stripped down and he said yes.
We received confirmation from the DVLA that we were no longer the registered keepers and that was that.
Then on Sunday, we were at West Kirby boot sale and pulled up to our old car in the car park! I asked the man with it if he knew it's history and he said no, but he paid £1100 from a scrapyard on Cleveland St who sells cars. He has taken our name and number and is looking into it now but where do we stand, if anywhere???
The car was sold on the understanding it was going to be scrapped and it looks like they have just chucked an engine into it and sold it on. I am scouring the house looking for the signed paper that we got from them but don't know what more can be done. It is more probrably down to the man now who bought it off them?
We are so annoyed.........
We rang around from scrapyards for prices and in the end was given just £140 from one on cleveland st. They came on a flatbed, filled out the forms which I presumed was to say it was being scrapped, also the V5 slip and took it away. We aslo asked the lad who took it would it be stripped down and he said yes.
We received confirmation from the DVLA that we were no longer the registered keepers and that was that.
Then on Sunday, we were at West Kirby boot sale and pulled up to our old car in the car park! I asked the man with it if he knew it's history and he said no, but he paid £1100 from a scrapyard on Cleveland St who sells cars. He has taken our name and number and is looking into it now but where do we stand, if anywhere???
The car was sold on the understanding it was going to be scrapped and it looks like they have just chucked an engine into it and sold it on. I am scouring the house looking for the signed paper that we got from them but don't know what more can be done. It is more probrably down to the man now who bought it off them?
We are so annoyed.........