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Man buys his own stolen car!

Mark Moran
01 May 2025
 

A man who bought a car to replace one that had been stolen discovered he has bought back his own vehicle.

Ewan Valentine’s 2016 Honda Civic Type-R was stolen from the driveway of his home in Solihull on 28 February.

After informing police and his insurers, he started looking for a replacement and found a near identical model being sold at a reputable garage for £20,000.

Valentine told the BBC: “It was sort of a mid-life crisis car, and you don't get many of those, so I was...

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