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Old 15-02-11, 02:43 PM   #18
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Default Re: Buying a bike from Ebay?

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Originally Posted by Kilted Ginger View Post
Devils advocate.
Be careful, I was at a car garage this week and police showed up with 20K car
It had been bought from ebay, hpi check done etc. Reg and Vin all ok.
NO, it was cloned, Vins had been doctored (very professionally) only came to light when he bought road tax, dvla contacted police as 2 cars had applied for tax at opposite ends of country.
Guy who bought it lost everything, hpi insurance does not cover cloned cars, only that the reg and vin you are checking is ok.
Just a word of warning.
cloning might be worth it for a 20K car, but a £2K bike???
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