Police have found my 172 cup!

[Lee172_cup]

Hey guys,

Had a phone call from the police on Saturday morning to tell me they'd found my stolen 172 cup on someone's drive with false plates on! Absolutely unbelieveable, it was just sat on their drive locked up like it was their car......only 3 miles from my house!!!

I still haven't seen it yet so I don't know if it damaged or not, I'm still waiting for the police forensics team to fingerprint it etc... Then apparently the insurance company are going to recover it at which point I'll get to see it. Then they'll repair any damage. I'll get it back in an average of 8 WEEKS!

I'll be glad to get it back (eventually!!!) but it's now got stolen & recovered on the HPI and I've got no idea what it's been used for during the last 10 days! I'm gutted!

 

[kully]

good news .... now just a waiting game and to decide if you really want it back ???

 

[Cro]

at least its back mate... 3 miles thats absolutely nuts!!! I wonder were they sold the car or did they steal it! 8 weeks for 3 miles is a nightmare, but at least it'll be back good as new hopefully

 

[Paul.]

least they found it. but tbh if it was mine i dont know id WANT to drive it

 

[Lee172_cup]

I don't really think I've got a choice. If there's no damage I've gotta have it back......I can't even sell it because it'll be worth about £3500 with 'stolen and recovered' on the HPI!

 

[sharkaroo]

Brake their legs mate! might not improve the value of the car but i expect you'll sleep better!

 

[Black-Clio-1.4]

Good to get it back, but probs been driven like fook. Probs want a full service.

Claim for anything that was taken from the car!

 

[SC03OTT]

might not have been driven like fook. if someone has gone to the bother of sticking false plates on it and driving it, would they want to drive like a ***** and draw attention to themselves?

i am assuming of course, the person who had it, knew it was stolen.

of course, maybe im trying to see the good in the bad situation...

 

[mr angry]

Sorry dont know the history here but it will only be on HPI reg if you were paid out for its loss.

 

[.GAZ.]

U dont have to accept the car back.. Damaged or not!!

 

[ben_p]

U dont have to accept the car back.. Damaged or not!!

he does if is has not been paid out.

 

[couzens]

Brake their legs mate! might not improve the value of the car but i expect you'll sleep better!

they mite of bought it thinking its legit from the people who stole it?
good news on it being found tho matey!

 

[Lee172_cup]

I spoke to my insurance company this morning. The woman on the end of the phone said that 'Stolen' is put on the HPI as soon as I report the car stolen. Then if it is found 'Stolen and Recovered' gets put on. I even asked her if I paid for any damage myself, could the HPI be kept clean. She said no! I'm really confused.

Also, what do you mean I don't have to accept it back?! Are you suggesting I can decide whether to have my car back or have it 'bought' off me by the insurance company?! Tell me more...

 

[leeds_182]

Im guessing the car has probably been sold to some unsuspecting idiot after been put on false plates.

I very much doubt that the people who nicked it would drive it around 3 miles from where they took it, false plates or not.

 

[mattjk]

Will it actually show up on a HPi as stolen and recovered? Not very fair is it really

 

[steven.m]

I even asked her if I paid for any damage myself, could the HPI be kept clean. She said no! I'm really confused.

Dont see whats confusing about this? Surely everything in the car's history should be recorded?

Glad its found for you though mate! How did they find it if it had false plates on it?

 

[AlexS]

Will it actually show up on a HPi as stolen and recovered? Not very fair is it really

Yep, his car will halve in value.

 

[sh33n]

Will it actually show up on a HPi as stolen and recovered? Not very fair is it really

Well as a buyer I'd want to know if a car was stolen and recovered, so it is fair.

Honestly though mate I'm gutted for you, all this "oh glad you got it back" stuff is rubbish.

If my car was nicked I wouldn't want it back, just a decent pay out.

 

[gtruk]

To be fair though, would you want to be the person to purchase a stolen recovered car without knowing? I know for a fact if i wasnt aware it was stolen and found out by some other means, id be very annoyed....so im glad this is in place to help protect the buyer....as s**t as that may be for the victim in all of this.

Bascially what he said ^

 

[.GAZ.]

phone the insurance company and tell them u dont want the car back

 

[Lee172_cup]

The guys who had it on their driveway have been arrested, apparently they had stuff from 8 other buglaries in my car! Definitely not innocent. Having said that, I bet they're out of prison before I even get my car back from the insurance company!

 

[daviebroon]

phone the insurance company and tell them u dont want the car back

 

[.GAZ.]

phone the insurance company and tell them u dont want the car back

??:S

So this guy needs to take a 2k loss on the value of his car because some arsehole stole it..

DONT THINK SO

 

[Timmay]

cant believe some c***s stole it in the first place

 

[Lee172_cup]

I agree that buyers need to know whether a car has been stolen but I've lost about £3k through no fault of my own! + I've gotta pay a £400 excess before any damage is repaired!

There should be something in place where I can claim the loss of value from the scumbags that stole my car! Never gonna happen though is it?!

 

[daviebroon]

^^ pretty sure the insurance company would tell you to go f**k yourself with a giant wooden spoon

 

[-Leigh-]

If a car has been stolen and then recovered, it should show up on the report!

Glad they've found it and it's in one piece!!

 

[Lee172_cup]

^^ pretty sure the insurance company would tell you to go f**k yourself with a giant wooden spoon

Ha ha ha! I think you're probably right. Wish they'd never found my car and I'd got a nice pay out to spend on something new, even though I do miss my cup!

 

[sh33n]

I agree that buyers need to know whether a car has been stolen but I've lost about £3k through no fault of my own! + I've gotta pay a £400 excess before any damage is repaired!

There should be something in place where I can claim the loss of value from the scumbags that stole my car! Never gonna happen though is it?!

I agree, it's a crappy thing to happen, you'll be out of pocket because of it.

Your only hope / joy is that they get put down for a while.

 

[steven.m]

Think it was aimed at G4Z Lee, that your insurance company would rather give you your car back than pay out.

 

[AlexS]

Think it was aimed at G4Z Lee, that your insurance company would rather give you your car back than pay out.

Agreed if he rejects the car they will have to auction it as stolen recovered and they will get less than what they pay out. Either way Lee or the insurance company is going to be out of pocket, I know which I'd prefer.

 

[Lee172_cup]

Maybe I should just fit a roll cage, slick tyres etc... and use it as a proper track car!!! Got nothing to lose now

 

[Iridium]

Will it actually show up on a HPi as stolen and recovered? Not very fair is it really

Yep, his car will halve in value.

I don't think it will because he hasn't been paid out...?

Dan

 

[Ali]

There is a defo grey area...If my car was stolen and recovered...I wouldn't want to listed on HPi...So in essence i'd be losing money and the insurance company wouldn't of lost anything??!

Granted if the car was stolen, i'd been reinbursed then it turned up..it's then not my issue...

 

[chris c]

Think you should find out your rights and speak to your insurance company mate. I think there's a good chance you won't have to take the car back or at least be compensated for the drop in it's value as the whole point in insurance is that you are in the same financial position after the incident as you were before it.

 

[DebV6]

Glad they've found it, but it's a rubbish situation to have. Don't think I'd want it back after it had been stolen, plus as you've said, you wont get all the money back now because it wont be worth as much when you sell.

 

[Peperami]

If you've lost money thats sh*tty mate. Speak to the police and see if you can get the decrease in value of the car back through the thieves. Maybe by pursuing a civil damages claim. Even if you got a grand be worth it.

 

[Englebert]

Would be so out of order if you were left that out of pocket... i would reject if it was possible

 

[cat171]

+1

Also if it were my car that was stolen, i'd deffo have to think twice about wanting it back.

 

[R3OBC]

another case of the genuine paying motorist getting analy invaded!!! I hope things work out well for you buddy, either way.