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Car has been cloned, what next?

  • 22-05-2015 11:40am
    #1
    thebullkf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭


    Hi folks,


    Car has been cloned, Gardai statement given, how do i insure myself against unwanted bills, penalty points, Fines, etc etc ?

    Rang eflow, cannot help
    Rang Shannon, cannot help

    Any advice appreciated please


    thanks


Comments

  • #2
    Atlantic Dawn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 84,732 ✭✭✭✭Atlantic Dawn
    M


    How do you know it was cloned? Did you get a photo of the car in question going through a toll and it matched yours exactly? Could be misread plate on toll or could be incorrect plate someone got fitted in error to a completely different car.


  • #3
    ballooba
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,315 ✭✭✭ballooba


    Once it's reported as cloned can it not be flagged for traffic stop on Garda ANPR?


  • #4
    power pants
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,907 ✭✭✭power pants


    garda anpr hahahaha


  • #5
    thebullkf
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,033 ✭✭✭thebullkf


    Atlantic Dawn wrote: »
    How do you know it was cloned? Did you get a photo of the car in question going through a toll and it matched yours exactly? Could be misread plate on toll or could be incorrect plate someone got fitted in error to a completely different car.


    gardai informed me it was used in a criminal activity ( the clone not mine :)


  • #6
    mgbgt1978
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,261 ✭✭✭mgbgt1978


    Probably burnt out (or re-cloned) by now.


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  • #7
    edburg
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 853 ✭✭✭edburg


    thebullkf wrote: »
    gardai informed me it was used in a criminal activity ( the clone not mine :)

    Get hands on garda crime number, after that think it be case of waiting. If you get bills send them a letter explaining problems with garda crime number and garda details.

    Until anything happens most companies are not interested in helping or not much they can do.


  • #8
    Icepick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,456 ✭✭✭Icepick


    local garda needs to report it to the traffic division in Dublin


  • #9
    Cuddlesworth
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,012 ✭✭✭✭Cuddlesworth


    thebullkf wrote: »
    gardai informed me it was used in a criminal activity ( the clone not mine :)

    If they were smart enough to clone the reg, I doubt they are dumb enough to continue using it.


  • #10
    mhackett102
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 893 ✭✭✭mhackett102


    I'd suggest that you have a look on donedeal for cars like yours (same make, model, year and colour).

    Person could have stolen a car, put your reg on it and is now trying to sell it. When the potential buyer does a history check, then it'll come up as your car and they'll believe that everything is okay. I've heard of a number of incidents like this before!


  • #11
    Cee-Jay-Cee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,235 ✭✭✭✭Cee-Jay-Cee


    I wouldn't worry about it OP. If you do get fines or parking tickets etc then simply tell them it want you and that you were informed by Gardai that a cloned vehicle with the same reg was being used by criminals.


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