Finding the vehicle this engine came from

Is there a way to find what vehicle my engine came from? I know its a disco but i need to prove its not stolen and what it actually is so i can register it in Holland

The DVLA cant tell me

Yep, tell us the engine number and we'll tell you.

DLVA said phone police, but they will not tell me if its stolen because of the data protection act??

No wonder no one finds there stolen landy parts, even if you suspected its stolen you cant find out if it is

ok lets make this a little more simple.

Can you please offer the first two numbers and one letter of the engine number?

So like 10J or 14G

funkykipper said:

yep, tell us the engine number and we'll tell you.

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12l*****a

mark-d said:

DLVA said phone police, but they will not tell me if its stolen because of the data protection act??

No wonder no one finds there stolen landy parts, even if you suspected its stolen you cant find out if it is

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Plus if it is stolen, you're considered guilty in the eyes of the law for handling stolen goods. So you lose the motor, your money and if you're really unlucky a criminal record.

A 12L is a Discovery TDI diesel 2495cc with manual transmission

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty

Bix said:

Plus if it is stolen, you're considered guilty in the eyes of the law for handling stolen goods. So you lose the motor, your money and if you're really unlucky a criminal record.

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not if you wanted to check before you buy it

So now check your reg on My car check for about £2.

I dont have a reg for it

I think it's the chance you take if it's just an engine. The person you bought it from should have documents for it.

If it's too good to be true.....then it generally is and walk away.

owl said:

What ever happened to innocent until proven guilty

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It went out roughly when Tony Blair came in.

RAGNAR BENSON said:

It went out roughly when Tony Blair came in.

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Never a truer word. Nice one!

Ask for a. Receipt with enging number on it and I'd number of he's driving licence put on if he is willing at Least your coverd

its all sorted now

The problem wasn't that I didn't know where it comes from but proving it for the Dutch registration,

I "found" the receipt now

I "found" the receipt now


nice touch

Bix said:

Plus if it is stolen, you're considered guilty in the eyes of the law for handling stolen goods. So you lose the motor, your money and if you're really unlucky a criminal record.

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Not if you have the sellers details, a receipt of purchase and no connection to the original theft, the person who sold it would be responsible, it would still be taken and you would have to persue a loss action against the seller but you would not be held accountable for handling stolen goods

There is no way to check if its stolen anyway, not that i can find.

You would think with the way landrovers get stolen and broken for parts that you should be able to quickly check if something you are buying is stolen but all the police told me was google HPI and do a check but this is only possible if you have a reg number

you think you got problems with the english system i have bought a dutch registered disco tdi commercial problem is the dutch owner was on holiday in england and sent a con rod through the gearbox so it was sat at foleys specialist vehicles who took ownership after the owner did not pay up my dad bought it on my behalf put an engine and gearbox in it and did a paper saying he sold it to me now the dutch mot etc has run out and im trying to register it in poland where i live its a bluddy nightmare because everything has to be translated in to polish all the documents the whole lot plan was register it drive it to poland but nope nightmare