He Bought a Renault Clio Iv Before He Realized It Had Been Stolen.

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We think we've found the right opportunity, the well-maintained little city car, the reassuring salesman on the phone... And then, brutally, everything collapses. That's exactly what happened to Patrick*, a retired Villeurbanne, convinced of having made a reasonable purchase with a grey Renault Clio IV, before discovering after the blow that the car had been stolen. Buyer in good faith, he now finds himself without a vehicle, with €8,000 stolen …

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In the autumn of 2024, Patrick, retired from Villeurbanne, paid €8,000 for a Renault Clio IV, sold with proper papers and maintenance bills. Everything seemed square, to the point that he never imagined that he would be able to sell a car already declared stolen, according to Le Progrès. Eighteen months later, this Villeurbannais discovered that his vehicle was in the files of stolen cars, and the investigation is now at a dead end.