The theft of the car and then the tension that followed it was simply your friends fault, he should have had the brains that if he is buying a 1.5m+ car he should spent a few quids on insurance. People who do not get there vehicles insured and then cry afterwards are simply....
I bought a new Alto months back, you know I have the money for alto+reg but not for insurance I waited for 2-3months before buying the car because simply but I would not let a brand new or secondhand car worth lacks on the road with out insurance.
Good to hear that he got his car back, tell your friend to get his car insured ASAP!