The accidental purchase of a stolen car costs couple thousands

CCTV has been released showing two men who Police want to talk to regarding fraudulent activities.

A Derbyshire couple have lost more than £13,000 by being sold a stolen car in Coventry.

The crime initiated on 4 February when the white Kia Sportage was stolen from outside a house in the Wyken area of the city. A few days later the car was spotted for sale on the Auto Trader website by the couple from Derbyshire.

The sale of the car was agreed and the couple went to the city centre branch of Halifax and purchased the vehicle.

The criminal activities were only discovered when the couple sent off the documents they believed were genuine to the DVLA, only to be told that the papers were fake and their car was actually a stolen vehicle.

PC Rob Morris, from Coventry’s vehicle crime team, is investigating the fraud.

The men that Police are looking for are described as white and believed to be from the Coventry area. They had local accents and appeared to know the area well.

One was 5ft 7in tall, in his mid to late 20s, with short messy brown hair and of stocky or muscular build. The second man is around 5ft 8in tall, of large build, with short cropped dark hair.

Anyone who can identify the men is urged to call Coventry Police vehicle crime team by dialling 101 ext 7934 6271.