Alan

In the ajoining car park where I live has been parked a P Reg Fiat Coupe 20V Turbo with 10,000 miles. It has been there for over two years and has now gone from blue to green.

The management co are now trying to remove and will probably claim rights to it.

Any way in which any other residents can claim or contact the owner and put in a bid to remove(buy) it legally?

It has a Clover Leaf Cars sticker on it but no number. That garage does not exist any more.

It has not been dumped as it has a steering lock on it.

Any help would be useful. Cheers, Alan

AWD

Can you get an HPI check done on it?

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

Ask the Plod? "Abandoned concern it might be stolen etc"

Alan

Thanks guys, BUT:

HPI check won't give me a previous owner and the police one won't work as you rarely use a steering lock on a stolen car.

Any one else?

DavidRB

I'd still contact the police, the owner might have died/been killed.

Puff The Magic Wagon!

iTrader: (2)

"errr (handbrake failure ), the car rolled down a slope & hit my scoob & I want to claim, but..."

I know they quite often do for that & failure to stops.

Alan

Puff,

I'm going to try your line about the car rolling down into mine. Worth a try.

By the way, you own one cool wagon.

David, true, but lets hope it's no gangland killing or drugs involved! It is Wimbledon, so I should be safe making enquiries.

At least 13K worth of vehicle going to waste!

sasim

Stuart h may be able to help you if he is allowed, don't know the police ethics behind this one, try him anyway stuart@22b.com

I once marched into a police station with a story about needing an address from a car reg, after some pleeding I got it, all that to get a girls phone number.

Stuart

Paul Frank

AFAIK anyone can send the form to DVLC for reg details - used by companies to chase people who park on private land.

Seems like this applies here ?

FWIW
Paul

AWD

Does that anyone mean companies only or personal queries?

Because scumbags could see a nice car, send off for the owner details and then go and steal it.



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Paul Frank

AWD

scarey but true (as far as I know) that anyone can do it - so who needs privacy laws eh?

that's why they always blank celebs' number plates out on TV . . . too many nutters about

FWIW
Paul

AWD

Paul

That is pretty worrying.

I'm glad I don't have a stalker....

Paul Frank

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oo-err missus!

oops - sorry wrong forum !

Oz

The only ways I know of getting an owners' details are either via the police (who won't generally give it) or through the DVLA - you can send off a form V888 to them and, provided you have a legitimate reason for needing it, they'll send you the details. Legitimate reasons tend to involve people not stopping after an accident, etc.

AWD

I don't think that the police are allowed to make unauthorised checks on vehicles - for their own use etc.

StuartH?

Oz

Anyone can approach the DVLC to ask for details on a car - but the DVLC will need a good reason for giving it out. They've tightened this up quite a bit recently.

Although the DVLC don't tell you when they give out car details, they are obligated to inform you if you ask whether anyone has applied for your car details.

Alan

I'm going to try my local police station wed am.

Lets hope the management co. don't steal the car first!