CCTV image of suspect captured after Coventry test drive carjacking

Second such incident in two days involving car salesmen being locked out of test drive car

Another test drive carjacking incident has occurred, this time to a car salesman in Coventry, who was left shaken up after being locked out of the car he was out in with a supposed potential customer.

Only two days previous, a car salesman in Wolvey, Warwickshire, was left with life-changing injuries after the customer he took for a test drive decided to lock him out of the car, then mowed down the salesman and dragged him 10 metres down the road.

In Coventry, a BMW 5 Series was stolen when a car salesman from a garage in Fletchampstead Highway, Tile Hill, took out a supposed potential customer for a test drive.

CCTV image of a suspect captured after test drive carjacking on Torrington Avenue, Tile Hill, Coventry © Copyright John Brightley and licensed for reuse under this Creative Commons Licence

The salesman got out of the car to swap over with the customer, who then chose to lock the salesman out of the vehicle before driving off.

CCTV images have been captured by the garage of a man they think might have helpful information regarding the theft of the test drive vehicle and is being passed over to the police in the hope it may lead to an arrest.

This latest test drive car theft occurred on Wednesday, January 18 at around 3.30pm on Torrington Avenue, Tile Hill in Coventry.

The police are now investigating the car theft, which is thought to have involved a man posing as a possible buyer.

Anyone with information, or who might recognise the man from the CCTV images once released by the police, are urged to contact 101, quoting Crime Reference Number 20CV/ 12686T/17.

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