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[Mjcourt]

New to the forum but in need of some help please. I’ve been searching for my old Anthracite Equinox which I stupidly sold in the early 2000’s to fund uni. It was last sold in Dec 2012 no markers for being scrapped but currently SORN and hasn’t been on the road since 2014. Reg number is N916KEH.

It was sold to an estate agent who was taking it to London to use an a advertising car (please don’t ask I found out post sale)

I’ve been researching but with no luck. If anyone knows anything or has any advice it would be greatly appreciated. I still live in hope it’s out there and not been a donor or hammered round an oval.

Thanks

[DeadSquare]

DON'T  Do This, it is illegal.

 

Someone hung around a Birmingham parking-lot one Saturday afternoon, that had badly positioned signs warning of clamping.

 

When, mid afternoon, a van pulled in and began clamping, to the driver's surprise, they began chatting and the driver was even more surprised to find a £20-00 note lying behind the van.

 

A couple of days later, he was about to ignore an unknown number, when a text popped up with a name and address.

 

The current owner wasn't happy  and threatened to tell the DVLA.

[beardylondon]

What has this story got to do with the original poster searching for his old Mini?

DON'T Do This, it is illegal.

Someone hung around a Birmingham parking-lot one Saturday afternoon, that had badly positioned signs warning of clamping.

When, mid afternoon, a van pulled in and began clamping, to the driver's surprise, they began chatting and the driver was even more surprised to find a £20-00 note lying behind the van.

A couple of days later, he was about to ignore an unknown number, when a text popped up with a name and address.

The current owner wasn't happy and threatened to tell the DVLA.

[stuart bowes]

I was wondering the same, I don't even understand the story

 

we should also point out the same as the usual warnings, I'm sure it's all genuine and no reason for concern, but erring on the side of caution anyone who does have info on the car would be better off not giving away any information about the current location of any car 

 

especially when responding to a new user with only one post, out of the blue however genuine the story sounds

 

no offense intended to OP, I do understand wanting to get an old car back though there's a few I'd like to know about from my own history as well

 

all you can do now is hope the current owner sees this and has some interest in contacting you themselves

Edited by stuart bowes, 25 July 2024 - 10:53 AM.

[84 City E]

Im going to be brutally honest to the original poster here. I've been messing about with a lot of old cars and motorcycles for the last 30 years and in that time ive owned about 300 vehicles and the one thing that seems to be the case with anything thats been on long term SORN, Its usually gone and scrapped and just not been properly removed from the system with a notice of destruction.

 

Short version, not taxed or MOT'd since 2014, its probably been bean cans for about the last 10 years*

 

 

 

* Not always the case though. The Mini City E we just bought for my wife has been off the road since 1992 and last change of keeper was 1989. But it did still exist obviously, thats not normal though

Edited by 84 City E, 25 July 2024 - 01:18 PM.

[Shooter63]

I strongly suspect dancing smarties have been involved during this thread.

Shooter

[timmy850]

What has this story got to do with the original poster searching for his old Mini?

DON'T Do This, it is illegal.

Someone hung around a Birmingham parking-lot one Saturday afternoon, that had badly positioned signs warning of clamping.

When, mid afternoon, a van pulled in and began clamping, to the driver's surprise, they began chatting and the driver was even more surprised to find a £20-00 note lying behind the van.

A couple of days later, he was about to ignore an unknown number, when a text popped up with a name and address.

The current owner wasn't happy and threatened to tell the DVLA.

I believe he’s saying if you bribe a tow truck driver he’ll use the database to invade someone’s privacy and give you the details of the current owner of a specific car

Not recommended obviously