Police recover stolen vehicle after the driver was 'duped' into buying it

Lauren Chaloner

22 May 2024 at 2:34 pm·1-min read

Police recovered the stolen vehicle <i>(Image: WMP Traffic)</i> — Police recovered the stolen vehicle *(Image: WMP Traffic)*

Police have recovered a stolen and cloned vehicle in Dudley.

The West Midlands Police Traffic Unit said they recovered the stolen car today (Wednesday, May 22) after the driver had been "duped by a deal too good to be true".

Officers said the 2017 vehicle was displaying a 63 plate and the driver had only paid a fraction of its worth.

A spokesperson for WMP Traffic said: "A stolen and cloned vehicle was recovered in Dudley today. The driver had been duped by a deal too good to be true. A 2017 vehicle displaying 63 plates and only paid a fraction of its worth. The signs are there in hindsight.

"Always check for consistency between number plates, VINs, logbook and the age of the vehicle you’re buying. If something doesn’t seem right then don’t be afraid to walk away from a potentially costly mistake."

The Independent
Boeing 737 Max grounded for 2 weeks after scary ‘Dutch’ roll incident at 32,000 feet
None of the 175 passengers or six crew members were injured on the Southwest Airlines flight
CNN
This flight came within 400 feet of crashing, ex-pilot explains what went wrong
A Southwest Airlines flight plunged toward the ocean off the coast of a Hawaiian island. The Boeing 737 Max 8 flew as low as 400 feet before rapidly climbing. Former pilot and aviation safety analyst David Soucie explains.
The Argus
Man, 34, killed in crash
A man has been killed in a crash.
Associated Press Finance
Divers find remains of Finnish WWII plane that was shot down by Moscow with a US diplomat aboard
The World War II mystery of what happened to a Finnish passenger plane after it was shot down over the Baltic Sea by Soviet bombers appears to finally be solved more than eight decades later. The plane was carrying American and French diplomatic couriers in June 1940 when it was downed just days before Moscow annexed the Baltic states. All nine people on board the plane were killed, including the two-member Finnish crew and the seven passengers — an American diplomat, two French, two Germans, a Swede and a dual Estonian-Finnish national.
CNN Business
Problematic titanium was found in Boeing and Airbus jets. The FAA is investigating how it got there
Titanium that was distributed with fake documentation has been found in commercial Boeing and Airbus jets. Now the Federal Aviation Administration, the aircraft manufacturers and supplier Spirit AeroSystems are investigating whether those components pose a safety hazard to the public.
Bradford Telegraph and Argus
Multi-vehicle crash on M62 causes 90-minute delays and six-mile long queues
Motorists are facing 90-minute delays with queues six miles long after a multi-vehicle crash on the M62.
Yahoo News
FAA is investigating how Boeing, Airbus jets may have ended up with counterfeit titanium. Here's a timeline of the company's mounting problems.
A look at the latest Boeing incidents.
York Press
Lorry driver banned from driving after vehicle overturns in North Yorkshire
A lorry driver who failed to provide a specimen for analysis after failing a road-side drugs test for cannabis following a crash in North Yorkshire has been banned from driving.
Herald Scotland
Five Scotland fans injured in 'wrong side of the road' crash in Germany
It is reported that the fans, who were in a hire car, were driving on the wrong side of the road
Warrington Guardian
Woman charged with causing motorcyclist’s broken leg by careless driving in crash
Woman charged with causing motorcyclist’s broken leg by careless driving in crash
Manchester Evening News
Man suffers life-threatening injuries after 'off-road buggy' smashes into lamppost
The man was rushed to hospital from the scene in Stockport
News Shopper
‘Overturned vehicle’ on Dartford Crossing closes lanes and halts traffic
A crash on the QEII Bridge early this morning has led to traffic queues and delays.
Echo
Traffic building as A13 is closed in south Essex after 'motorcycle crash'
The major road closed eastbound between the A126 and the A1012, near Lakeside shopping centre and retail park
USA TODAY
Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max sustains 'substantial' damage from 'Dutch roll' incident
Authorities are investigating after a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 Max 8 was damaged by an unusal inflight maneuver.
The Telegraph
Police officer cleared over crash deaths in high-speed chase will keep his job
A Metropolitan Police officer has been allowed to keep his job, eight years after he was involved in a high-speed car chase in which a 10-year-old boy and his aunt were killed.
USA TODAY
FAA investigating how Boeing and Airbus may have received improperly documented titanium
The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating possibly fraudulent documents certifying titanium used Boeing and Airbus manufacturing.
Swindon Advertiser
Fines issued and vehicles towed in parking crackdown
Drivers of poorly-parked cars and vans have been given costly penalties and had their vehicles towed away by police.
Associated Press Finance
A Southwest Airlines plane that did a 'Dutch roll' suffered structural damage, investigators say
A Boeing 737 Max suffered damage to parts of the plane's structure after it went into a “Dutch roll” during a Southwest Airlines flight last month, U.S. investigators said Friday. The incident happened as the jet cruised at 34,000 feet from Phoenix to Oakland, California, on May 25, but Southwest did not notify the National Transportation Safety Board about the roll or damage to the jetliner until June 7, the NTSB said. “Following the event, SWA performed maintenance on the airplane and discovered damage to structural components,” the safety board said.
Evening Standard
London travel news LIVE: Delays and cancellations out of Liverpool Street and St Pancras
Multiple train lines are being affected by cancellations and delays out of London on Friday afternoon. Trains are being cancelled and delayed between London St Pancras International and Bedford after a signal failure with Thameslink and East Midlands Railway passengers both affected until the end of the day. Services will run at reduced speed on the line for as long as it takes the problem to sort out, National Rail has said.
The Northern Echo
Serious crash involving pedestrian closes main road through North East town
The A696 in Ponteland has been blocked following a serious crash involving a pedestrian which prompted a huge emergency service response this morning.

Latest stories