A TikTok user’s video showing car wash technicians allegedly stealing car parts has brought on an uproar. The clip was accompanied by a warning caption that read…
“Took my car to get washed and received my catalytic converter stolen. Saw it with my own eyes, four to 5 mechanics were working on it enthusiastically. Ended up at the police station.”
The automotive wash rip-off led to a flurry of on-line queries asking for the location of the automotive wash to keep away from utilizing its companies.
The incident reportedly happened around 11am today. The video was filmed by a forty four 12 months outdated automobile paint restore store proprietor from Phra Yuen, Khon Kaen. Supachai recounted the event to the press, explaining that he had just completed painting a customer’s car and decided to take it for a wash.
Usually, he would go to a automobile wash in Khon Kaen city but instead, he stopped at a automobile wash on his way there. He had two cars with him, each brought by his girlfriends. They parked their cars and informed the automobile wash staff that they might return later as they had errands to run in town. However, they forgot something and returned sooner than planned. To their shock, they discovered virtually ten individuals surrounding the car, some beneath it and others working on eradicating the exhaust pipe.
“When Secure asked them what they had been doing, the automotive wash proprietor stated they have been fixing something,” Supachai explained. “I informed them I just brought the automotive for a wash, what are you fixing?”
At this level, Supachai noticed his car being disassembled. Despite the car wash owner’s denial of any wrongdoing, Supachai recorded a reside video on Line app, each scared and shaking, but making an attempt to maintain his composure. He also requested his social media contacts to notify the police.
By the time he was recording, the mechanics had already removed some automotive parts and replaced them with others. His car parts were worth over 40,000 baht. He reported the incident to Ban Ped Police Station in Khon Kaen.
Following the automotive wash rip-off incident, they reached an agreement and the automobile wash accepted full responsibility for the incident, compensating him with greater than one hundred,000 baht reported Sanook.
Supachai suggested other automotive homeowners to rigorously inspect the car washes where they intend to take their cars and to verify their car’s situation earlier than entering the area. He emphasised that not all automobile washes function on this manner and urged automotive house owners to stay vigilant to avoid falling sufferer to such incidences..