NOTICE TO THE COMMUNITY WHEN BUYING A PREVIOUSLY OWNED VEHICLE This is a serious warning to those persons in the community wanting to purchase a used or second hand motor vehicle. For some time there has been an increase in the amount of stolen vehicles such as cars, motorcycles and scooters on the island. Many of these vehicles, after being stopped and checked by police, resulted to have been stolen. These stolen vehicles are sometimes resold to others at a cheaper price. Often these people do not know theyve bought a stolen car, motorcycle or scooter. Our advice to all those persons wanting to buy a used (second hand) motor vehicle is to ask the seller to provide you (the buyer) with his/her valid picture identification and all documents for the vehicle in question or at least a copy of them. These documents should include documents of ownership of the vehicle, insurance documents, and a valid inspection card with correct name of the seller and the VIN-number of the vehicle. The VIN-number is a unique number. The VIN-number on these documents should correspond with the number on the vehicle. The buyer should be convinced that the VIN-number on the vehicle has not been tampered with (letters or numbers changed). If the VIN-number does not correspond or the seller cannot produce these documents, we advise the buyer NOT to purchase the vehicle. The vehicle might probably be stolen. A bill of sale is no sufficient proof that the vehicle is in the hands of the rightful owner. The purchasing of a used or second hand vehicle is solely the responsibility of the buyer. If you dont trust it, dont buy it! If we discover your car was stolen, your car is confiscated and the prosecutor has to make a decision if you get it back or not. And since cars cost a lot of money, you better think twice...
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 21:37:34 +0000
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