Tmposh
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I was also a victim of this scamwhen i wrote.. I'm no the first and won't be the last....i was meaning to be scammed ..
I was also a victim of this scamwhen i wrote.. I'm no the first and won't be the last....i was meaning to be scammed ..
Sorry to hear that. May I ask what happened? Was it the normal promise to collect, repair then return, but you haven't got it back?I was also a victim of this scam
In a strange way you're one of the luckier ones who got their car back. Its unusual for this to happen.We got offered their collection service,but we decided we wanted to take the car there ourselves,so we took it to sunbeam street Wolverhampton,
They too £1910.00 cash from us for a reconditioned engine and turbo,they had the car a few weeks ,it was hard to make contact,but eventually my partner went down to Wolverhampton and collected my car.
They said the work had been completed!
It was dark as it was February,so the next day my partner took a look at the engine,it was just the same and smoking like a house on fire ! So we took it back they had it until may ,we couldn't get through by phone or email,so my partner took the train back and went to the garage the car was in exactly the same state.
Jay/jaz the son of the owner,said it was a failed turbo,so it needs another, my partner said he wasn't leaving wolverhampton untill they fitted a new one.
He had to stay in a hotel over night!
The next day he returned they said the car was completed again.
So again my partner drove it back to Sheffield,!
And Boom !
Smoking like a house on fire leaking oil , nothing had been done!
We've tried calling, emailed them wrote to them , however,they've ignored us!
We took it to a local garage for a second opinion,he's stripped our engine and found it's not been touched at all !
So we're £,1910.00 out of pocket!
The car is going to cost another 2,k to fix it.
I've reported recon engines to trading standards and the police ,and have been told it's a huge scam ,these people have fake addresses allover the UK,
They have been arrested,but still are allowed to carry on trading until they get convicted!
So innocent people like myself and others are still getting conned ,so I also blame the system for allowing them to do this!
The police say there are over 400 victims!
Does anyone have any news like getting vehicles back, money back or further steps taken by the police?
According this this link the trial is now 15/06/2020.
https://www.expressandstar.com/news...-await-trial-after-fraudulent-trading-claims/
Wow, what an experience. Very few get vehicles back. Especially running. Please report it to trading standards. Also register what happened with the police.Just had an “interesting” experience with these folks. My Range Rover Sport broke down on the m25 on 20-Nov-19. Got the RAC to recover it to my mechanic who confirmed engine was gone and the work had to be outsourced.
We find smart engines in Wolverhampton who quotes £2800 best case and £5000 worst case scenario. Picked up the vehicle on 22-Nov after £1400 deposit payment & work was supposed to take 10 days. Got a revised invoiced a week later for £6,000 for crank shaft, turbo, engine head etc. I paid another £1,000 for the crank, at this point they were demanding an extra £2,000 to get the turbo and engine head. I spoke to my mechanic, he called them asking what the revised invoices were about after we had agreed £5,000 worst case.
We decided not to release any more funds and stood our ground. In the end, I presume they purchased the turbo and rest of material. I got sent a video of the car on a test drive on 20-Dec and they were demanding payment and pickup on the day knowing this was obviously impossible with me based in London, lots of threats to remove the engine again and ship it back to london with the engine in the boot etc. Again we held our ground, I did send a fake screenshot of the balance transferred at least to buy time. Next day I take the first train from Euston to Wolverhampton. The address on the invoice was wrong but I could deduce the area from the test drive. I had been calling on the phone and these guys had been telling me not bother coming, they were closed on Saturday, for Christmas etc.
Anyway I turn up at where I think is the garage and I see a chap in a RR sport holla at me, asking for my name, starts insulting me for not paying etc. He refused to release the car & I booked an Uber to the police station to report the car stolen. He then sends me a video of him & the car, I ignore and continue to the police. He calls my mechanic asking for funds, at this point everyone is frustrated. My mechanic calls me & ask that I go back. I go back to take some photos of the place if required by police and then he shows up again asking if I wanted my car. He asked me to get in the back of the car with his sons which I initially declined but got in just to get it over with. We go back to his garage, they start the car- I ask for a test drive which he refused vehemently. I get on the phone to my mechanic who just asks me to pay if the engine runs. I pay the balance and he hands me the keys and I drive out.
In the meantime, I had marketed the car as I do not trust any reconditioned engine job so I drive the vehicle straight from their garage to a dealer for px. I got £7.8K for it in the end. All in all, not a bitter experience like some of the folks here but these guys are not pleasant to deal with & certainly do not understand “mr nice” language and behaviour. Hope this helps some. All the best
The V5 is not proof of ownership it is a record of the registered keeper.
Hi are you available to look at Facebook as myself and other victims have set up an action page ?
In the case of find-virdee he appears to have made at least two mistakes. He gave the garage the V5 and has agree on them selling the car. Now unless he has a written contract properly signed then the garage could potentially argue that the price they got on selling the vehicle only just met their repair costs or even worst case scenario the garage goes after find-virdee claiming that the selling price did not cover their repair costs.
They sound like a very disreputable garage. Now it does show that people must do their research first. Also if a company is being disreputable then it is important that whenever a company does act disreputably then people keep an eye on them and ensure that any change of name is noted and past the new name on.
Brendan
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