45 cars and over €40,000 seized in CAB raids in Limerick, Tipperary and Dubli

goochy

surprise surprise , a used car dealer with a bit of a reputation and has a few hundred imports advertised has been raided - today money laundering - drugs etc. fairly dramatic scenes - anyone witness it ?

RocketRaccoon

https://www.limerickleader.ie/news/home/370146/cab-operation-targets-organised-crime-gang-in-limerick.html#.XIuRRxS-v6c.facebook

MarkR

Any good value on used cars from CAB?

Not jokeing. Do they sell them, scap them?

Cookiemunster

Went in to have a look at some cars once and promptly walked out again. All UK imports, none of which had been reregistered, working out of a portacabin. Looks like my opinion that they were as dodgy as f was correct.

goochy

this is coming along time - yet people from all over the country buy from places like this - you just know by the feel of the place somethings not right - know someone who went to look at nearly new Land cruiser - with no vat invoice - going cheap - but he sussed something wasnt right

RocketRaccoon

Just out of curiosity, what happens to anyone who bought a car from them on a finance deal? What happens with the repayments now?

bazz26

Cookiemunster wrote: »

Went to have a look at some cars once and promptly walked out again. All UK imports, none of which had been reregistered, working out of a portacabin. Looks like my opinion that they were as dodgy as f was correct.

That's pretty standard for motor dealers selling UK imported used cars. Motor dealers are allowed keep the old UK plates on them until they are sold. They only get Irish plates when they are sold to customers.

You other suspicions were spot on though. Something was always a bit odd about how they were located right next door to a halting site yet never once did their premises or stock interest their neighbours.

bazz26

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, what happens to anyone who bought a car from them on a finance deal? What happens with the repayments now?

Your contract is with the finance company unless the finance company was just a front.

Teddy Daniels

bazz26 wrote: »

That's pretty standard for motor dealers selling UK imported used cars. Motor dealers are allowed keep the old UK plates on them until they are sold. They only get Irish plates when they are sold to customers.

You other suspicions were spot on though. Something was always a bit odd about how they were located right next door to a halting site yet never once did their premises or stock interest their neighbours.

What does this mean ? Are you saying that the travellers would be scared of them and instead of robbing them which would be inevitable they simply were too chicken or are you saying that the halting site was involved. Either of these are quite serious accusations to be honest.

johnnyryan89

bazz26 wrote: »

That's pretty standard for motor dealers selling UK imported used cars. Motor dealers are allowed keep the old UK plates on them until they are sold. They only get Irish plates when they are sold to customers.

You other suspicions were spot on though. Something was always a bit odd about how they were located right next door to a halting site yet never once did their premises or stock interest their neighbours.

Was Lyons or O'Maras ever targeted by that family, sure O'Maras was right across the road from that site.

Working class heroes

RocketRaccoon wrote: »

Just out of curiosity, what happens to anyone who bought a car from them on a finance deal? What happens with the repayments now?

Nice try:)

Phileas Frog

Teddy Daniels wrote: »

What does this mean ? Are you saying that the travellers would be scared of them and instead of robbing them which would be inevitable they simply were too chicken or are you saying that the halting site was involved. Either of these are quite serious accusations to be honest.

Following his same logic, Lyons of Limerick are dodgy too. (they're not!)

johnnyryan89

Teddy Daniels wrote: »

What does this mean ? Are you saying that the travellers would be scared of them and instead of robbing them which would be inevitable they simply were too chicken or are you saying that the halting site was involved. Either of these are quite serious accusations to be honest.

Basically saying the only reason they didn't rob the place was because of who was supposedly pumping money into the dealership.

BorneTobyWilde

Just a mobile number on website, no land line. No genuine company has just a pay as you go mobile

Phileas Frog

BorneTobyWilde wrote: »

No genuine company has just a pay as you go mobile

Of course they do.have been around for years, they're not a fly ny night operation. They were in Newcastle West before moving to the city.

goochy

if these places knew how to fly other the radar a bit - they wouldnt attract such attention - but if you open up out of the blue from a portacabin and have fairly flashy vehicles on show - alarm bells ring .
of course these type of people have big egos and dont know how to keep a low profile.
without naming the place , anyone know where in Tipp . the other car dealer was ?

bonesaw

Yep..Dealers have to keep them on UK plates until they are sold..they are not allowed to register to themselves..

goochy

not true - some do register and some dont until sold - if they register them on importation - it means they have more money tied up in them on forecourt and it might put off a customer not local to garage having diff. county reg.

BorneTobyWilde

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Of course they do have been around for years, they're not a fly ny night operation. They were in Newcastle West before moving to the city.

Considering the raid they can't be legit.

Phileas Frog

chicorytip wrote: »

The people...

Well that's bollcocks anyway.

Harry Palmr

chicorytip has never posted anything true in his life on boards as far as I can tell.

chicorytip

Phileas Frog wrote: »

Well that's bollcocks anyway.

I say "allegedly" for a good reason. This has been rumoured, speculated about for years. We will have to see what charges, if any, are brought against the proprietors

mgbgt1978

Ahh, 1st post in 8 years ....and it's total rubbish. Should have held out for another year or so.;)

bigpink

They sold a lot of cars seen plenty around with the stickers
I’d say a few more places to be raided

jacob2

loads of companies are only using mobile phone numbers now its 2019 not 1990

Miike

MarkR wrote: »

Any good value on used cars from CAB?

Not jokeing. Do they sell them, scap them?

Auctioned, I believe. But not until they're no longer evidence :pac:

Phileas Frog

bigpink wrote: »

Is that a travelller nickname

No

MarkR

Upon reflection, I'm taking the names out. Court cases etc.

MarkR

Knock knock

Teddy Daniels

johnnyryan89 wrote: »

Basically saying the only reason they didn't rob the place was because of who was supposedly pumping money into the dealership.

Sooo halting sites are full of thieves and if you are near one and not a gangster you are getting robbed.

This is a stereotype that is wrong

colm_mcm

bonesaw wrote: »

Yep..Dealers have to keep them on UK plates until they are sold..they are not allowed to register to themselves..

They can register them to themselves if they want, but they have to pay the VRT then, so if someone from Clare or Tipperary walked in, the car would already be L reg, there’s no advantage in paying the VRT before you sell. It would ruin the cash flow (well, for a normally financed garage anyway!)