Scrapped Car Question and Cheque Question

ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

My friend called a scrap car collection company.

They turned up and gave him a cheque about a month ago for £150.00.

The cheque did not clear and my friend has forgot who the company was who collected the car. The bank said the account had been closed that the payment was due from.

Will the bank be able to provide details from the cheque that they have at the bank?

Any suggestions?

We gave the scrap car collection company the V5.

lihp · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Karma :

So now he has no car, £150 down, and is still responsible for vehicle as the scrappy won't update the V5?

ian505050 · Traffic Copper Joined: 27 Oct 2010 Karma :

lihp · World Chat Champion Joined: 22 Sep 2010 Karma :

No, because as far as the documents say, your mate is still the registered keeper.

Have the bank returned the cheque? It should have the account holders name on it.

Az · World Chat Champion Joined: 16 Apr 2013 Karma :

If I was your mate, i'd contact the DVLA straight away and tell them the circumstance and that he's no longer in possession of the vehicle to save any unnecessary fines coming to his front door.

The only thing I can think of, is to google local scrap yards and see if anything rings a bell, such as the location or name of the scrap yard.

iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

No the bank will not give out account holder details.
Cheque has the account holders name on it. So get it back. Then check that against the phone call history.

Why he no have a receipt. Scrap rules are very keen now and the car should have been registered as scrap by the company and your friend given a copy of this as proof.
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Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

Robby · Dirty Old Man Joined: 16 May 2002 Karma :

If he called from his mobile, look back through the call history and you should find the phone number. Skim the adverts for local scrappies until you find one that the number matches.

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duhawkz · World Chat Champion Joined: 03 Dec 2006 Karma :

report the car stolen
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Boxing · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2012 Karma :

Yeah, as said above, report the car stolen. And this is another prime example of why I never accept a cheque.

Also the fact they gave you £50 more than the scrapyard rang a bell for me. The scrapyard's have only gave me between £60 and £100 for cars, and they were saloons.

Keir · World Chat Champion Joined: 11 Apr 2006 Karma :

I got £175 for an old mondeo so price is about right.

report the car stolen will achieve nothing, its in the crusher by now. chalk it up to experience. scrap men = untrustworthy.
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Ste · Not Work Safe Joined: 01 Sep 2002 Karma :

Cash is king, especially if you're dealing with pikeys. Laughing

I wouldn't have thought tracking down the details of the pikeys he sold it to would be worth it as he's got no receipt or proof of anything.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

I got £200 for a messed up Xsara Picasso. £150 was a rip off even before he got ripped off.

He's never seeing that money, the best he can do is avoid a pummelling from the DVLA.

Personally I think I might recall that I had in fact sent them the V5C myself, and would chase them up to ask what happened to the acknowledgement. They do say to wait 4 weeks or so, so now's the time to do it.
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iooi · Super Spammer Joined: 14 Jan 2007 Karma :

Boxing · World Chat Champion Joined: 13 Mar 2012 Karma :

Go here: https://www.vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/

Type in the vehicle registration and make, if it's still on there after a month of being "scrapped" a CoD notice hasn't been issued.

Rogerborg · nimbA Joined: 26 Oct 2010 Karma :

On further thought, I think I might recall having simply sold my vehicle to the pikeys and sent off the V5C on that basis, without the issue of "scrapping" coming up. Once it's theirs, it's not your problem what they do (or don't do) with it, right?
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