tempex88:
you

The only person to blame is buyer who failed to do due diligence on the car. Before now, buyers focus is always engine and transmission. No one really checks safety.

error could be from manufacturer or any other person in the chain. That's why people advice you buy car history report to know if vehicle had some manufacturers defect or has had a serious incident.

foolbuster:


Oga is the customs papers original or fake?

Fact remains that the agent went through customs to obtain the original customs clearance papers.
So why will the same custom impound a car they have cleared and turn around to say they have not cleared.

tempex88:


The only person to blame is buyer who failed to do due diligence on the car. Before now, buyers focus is always engine and transmission. No one really checks safety.

error could be from manufacturer or any other person in the chain. That's why people advice you buy car history report to know if vehicle had some manufacturers defect or has had a serious incident.

izzou:


The bolded part of your comment tells a lot about who you are in real life

But then, your comment has been noted

Thanks for the advice

izzou:


The car was impounded for UNDERPAID DUTY. You should learn to comprehend before typing, you know

According to the story, The "Holy, honest and diigent" agent(who should not be blamed according to you) told the op the full duty of the car was 2.750 when he knew it was more than that.

He paid 1.9, tipped the customs(those that should actually be blamed, according to you) and assured the op that the full duty has been paid.

Even when the car was about to be transported, the innocent agent assured him that the duty was paid in full

Like I agreed with you, the agent is not to be blamed. The op should be blamed for buying a white Lexus

tempex88:


You assume too much. What proof do you have that he tipped?

My understanding is that he made payment based on valauation issued by Customs.

Dont forget the process;
- agent does declaration;
- customs issues assessment,
- Custom does examination;
and final check at the gate.

tempex88:


You assume too much. What proof do you have that he tipped?

My understanding is that he made payment based on valauation issued by Customs.

Dont forget the process;
- agent does declaration;
- customs issues assessment,
- Custom does examination;
and final check at the gate.

izzou:


I'm so sorry. I did assume much

He probably collected 2.750, paid 1.9 and kept about 800k as his charges

I apologize for assuming

izzou:


The car was impounded for UNDERPAID DUTY. You should learn to comprehend before typing, you know

According to the story, The "Holy, honest and diigent" agent(who should not be blamed according to you) told the op the full duty of the car was 2.750 when he knew it was more than that.

He paid 1.9, tipped the customs(those that should actually be blamed, according to you) and assured the op that the full duty has been paid.

Even when the car was about to be transported, the innocent agent assured him that the duty was paid in full

Like I agreed with you, the agent is not to be blamed. The op should be blamed for buying a white Lexus

MystiqueTaurus:
Went to Apapa ports to pick up a car for the first time this year. I was amazed at the amount of heavily accidented cars that people import into this country. People no dey fear God.

Make una Dey sell Wetin you fit use. Abeg.




It's terrible. I know someone who died in an accident. When pictures of the car was shared, we noticed that despite the impact, no airbag deployed

The answer was simple: They thought they bought a Tokunboh with "full option", "non accidented" and blah blah blah... But the car had no airbag

A lot of Nigerians drive cars without airbags just because one person wants to be greedy.

We are very wicked here oh. [/b][/color]

tempex88:


You assume too much. What proof do you have that he tipped?

My understanding is that he made payment based on valauation issued by Customs.

Dont forget the process;
- agent does declaration;
- customs issues assessment,
- Custom does examination;
and final check at the gate.

izzou:

legalwealth:


LMAO! !!

Foter, the always wise boy don hear am.

foolbuster:


Oga Who issued the clearance papers and released the car after checking it and ascertaining it has met all requirements? The Agent?

Ok. Lets say the agent bribed the customs. (Which by the way is unfortunately the norm in Nigeria and what almost every agent does.) And customs accept the bribe and go ahead to clear the vehicle and issue papers.
What moral obligation does the same customs now have to impound that same vehicle that they cleared.

What they should rather do is mark the vehicle and give the owner some time to complete the payment since it was them that cleared the vehicle and issued clearance documents, rather than impound the car on the spot as if the owner comitted some serious crime. Meanwhile the mixup is from them.

But as a typical Nigerian you wont reason that way. Thats why Nigerians get trampled over by anything with any semblance of authourity including a receptionist.

izzou:


The whole business went sour between the op and the agent.. I understand

[b]But how people still come here to exonerate the agent after reading the thread tells is shocking

A simple "Oga, the duty go plenty oh. You get xxxx amount for am? "

But no. He lied to him, underpaid for it and then someone decides to blame a custom officer along Ore for this

Let's wait for the Agent's story Abi? [/b]

Fentanyl:
in all my years on earth, I have never seen somebody that so much revels and thrives in other peoples misfortune like you

just see how a full grown man with children is jumping up and down like a monkey because somebody lost his car to customs

Masturbating on the thread and beating your chest like a primitive beast claiming territory

just because your own jalopy car does not have custom papers, you're happy that somebody has lost his car

may people also revel in your own misfortune

Nyamiri:


Is short payment fraudulent or not?
Answer yes or no and stop defending nonsense.

You're using "technically" to defend fraud and criminality. He has not seen someone that he would try this nonsense with and that one would maim him for life.

ProtectMyMoney:


222martins,

The number one question I like to ask is what protected your money when you transferred money to adexfem?

Do you have a copy of his passport, bvn number and customs licence as a clearing agent?

So that you can notify customs of the default on shortchange and take necessary action to prevent scenarios such as this case of customs seizing your vehicle.

Before you do any transactions, think of how your money is protected.


That is why we launched ProtectMyMoney service

dgitrader:
Kai, what a thread.
Between the 'blameless' agent that performed the fraudulent clearance, and his army of heartless defenders/monikers here, I don't know who is more wicked!
I take this thread to heart, Nigerians are deviously wicked.

OP, do all you can to pay up the short charge, get your car out, one day the blameless agent and his co-defenders will all have their day.

Asquare84:
Is it not the same kakakibuy that will not allow any space in the auto section, detailing how successful he import car in every thread in the auto section . Now yawa don gas he is nowhere to be fund again

sacramento1212:


Kakakibuy isn't at fault here. He wasn't responsible for the clearing of the car. He did a good job and delivered the ride. He only recommended the clearing agent but unfortunately, the clearing is the issue here.

legalwealth:


I second this as I've earlier said; kakakibuy should not be dragged into this case.

tempex88:


The only person to blame is buyer who failed to do due diligence on the car. Before now, buyers focus is always engine and transmission. No one really checks safety.

error could be from manufacturer or any other person in the chain. That's why people advice you buy car history report to know if vehicle had some manufacturers defect or has had a serious incident.