{"id":1836,"date":"2010-11-04T10:00:30","date_gmt":"2010-11-04T10:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/?p=1836"},"modified":"2010-11-10T15:31:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-10T15:31:56","slug":"do-you-know-how-to-spot-a-ringed-bike","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/2010\/11\/do-you-know-how-to-spot-a-ringed-bike\/","title":{"rendered":"Do you know how to spot a ringed bike?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/motorbike.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1837\" title=\"motorbike\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/motorbike.jpg\" alt=\"Motorbike\" width=\"223\" height=\"167\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bike.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1838\" title=\"bike\" src=\"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/bike.jpg\" alt=\"Motorbike\" width=\"254\" height=\"199\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>How to spot a ringed bike:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Check the frame\/engine numbers and VIN plate against the log book, even on a bike sold by a dealer<\/li>\n<li>Check that the stamping style and letter\/number form is exactly the same as another bike of that make<\/li>\n<li>If it has been ringed the police can seize your bike and you get nothing<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t rely on HPI or MCN checks- they\u2019re useful but can\u2019t detect bikes that have been<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Advice on spotting a ringed bike:<\/p>\n<p>1. Location \u2013 if you are buying privately make sure you view it at the registered keeper\u2019s address (as shown on the V5 registration document).<\/p>\n<p>2. Provenance \u2013 always check the history of the car or bike. Check that the VIN number on the vehicle and on the V5 are the same and that they match the VIN on an HPI check.<\/p>\n<p>3. Documents \u2013 make sure the V5, the MOTs and the service history are with the vehicle (if it is over three years old for the MOT). \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>4. Price \u2013 know the market value of the vehicle. If you paying 30% less than what the bike is really worth then you should be on your guard.<\/p>\n<p>5. Payment &#8211; don\u2019t pay with a substantial amount of cash if the vehicle costs more than \u00a33,000. Some criminals will take a bankers draft as part-payment with the high cash deposit and then disappear because the cash is sufficient profit.<\/p>\n<p>Can you think of any other advice?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 How to spot a ringed bike: Check the frame\/engine numbers and VIN plate against the log book, even on a bike sold by a dealer Check that the stamping style and letter\/number form is exactly the same as another bike of that make If it has been ringed the police can seize your bike [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":123457,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[136],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/123457"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1836"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1840,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1836\/revisions\/1840"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1836"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1836"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.speedyreg.co.uk\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1836"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}