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Plenty of people, including car enthusiasts, like buying vehicles off Copart and other auction sites. It can be a great way to find a decent ride for a great price, if you’re willing to put in the time and effort to make some repairs. However, an automotive YouTuber found himself under arrest while driving a truck he had just purchased at auction, exposing a potential danger.
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As explained in a recent More Mortske Repair video, the guy bought a rather rough-looking Chevy C10 Square Body for a deal. However, while tooling down the road after picking the truck up, he was pulled over and eventually arrested, facing a Class 5 Felony charge.
The reason for that was shocking: possession of a stolen vehicle. Yet he didn’t steal the classic pickup, he had paid for it through a legitimate auction. However, he openly admits he received zero paperwork for the Chevy when he picked it up. That means no title, a key document for proving it’s legitimately yours.
According to the YouTuber, there’s a process for getting the title from the insurance auction companies, but he’s unsure if that’s possible to attain when you pick up your purchase. It was this first time going through the process and after everything, we wonder if it will also be his last.
Another important detail: the truck is a theft recovery sold off by the insurance company. So when a cop pulled him over as he was on the highway driving home, the YouTuber made sure to mention that up front, showed the receipt for the purchase, and said the title was being mailed to him.
Sure enough, the cop ran the VIN and it returned as stolen. In other words, someone forgot to tell the police the truck was recovered. With that being the status in the database, and the police department which recorded it as stolen refusing to change the status, the cop had to arrest him.
You can watch the video and hear the guy’s whole story; it’s quite the ordeal. Long story short, you might want to arrange to have the title when you pick up an auction car, especially if the vehicle you bought was previously stolen.
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