What are the current car crime trends ?
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Mound Dawg said:
Last February someone tried to steal my 1999 1.2 8v 5 door Punto that had 138,000 miles on it.
You know when you drop your change on the floor in Tescos, look down, see it's 5 pence and can't be arsed to bend down to pick it up?
That would make me angry. Tried !!! I'd rather they finished a job. You know when you drop your change on the floor in Tescos, look down, see it's 5 pence and can't be arsed to bend down to pick it up?
Anything with a Ford & RS badge tends to be in demand be it the classic Escorts, Cosworths & also the Mk2 Focus RS due to the keyless entry and standard location of the OBD port.
On a lighter note, last year some anus stole the Peugeot Lion badge off the front grille of my Peugeot 205 GTI. I know used parts prices for the 205 are on the up but certainly not for that badge. Either way it was their loss as the badge was rather discoloured, old and worn anyway, so past its best and hardly worth fitting to another car
On a lighter note, last year some anus stole the Peugeot Lion badge off the front grille of my Peugeot 205 GTI. I know used parts prices for the 205 are on the up but certainly not for that badge. Either way it was their loss as the badge was rather discoloured, old and worn anyway, so past its best and hardly worth fitting to another car
Mate of mine had his house burgled in November. They nicked his TV and some other non-nailed down valuables. They then grabbed his spare keys which he leaves on his desk and used his own car to drive away with there stealings. b
ds. Car was found just before christmas all dunted up in a ditch. Think he was a little happy about the car, it was a 14 year old punto on its last legs and his insurance gave him a decent value for it.
ds. Car was found just before christmas all dunted up in a ditch. Think he was a little happy about the car, it was a 14 year old punto on its last legs and his insurance gave him a decent value for it.I'm convinced that there's a sub-species that wander the streets in the wee hours trying cars to see if they've been left unlocked, I've had stuff taken overnight and I know it's happened to other people, it's not the most glamourous form of car crime but I wouldn't be surprised if it happens more often & people can't be bothered to report it.
[quote=AlexRS2782]Anything with a Ford & RS badge tends to be in demand be it the classic Escorts, Cosworths & also the Mk2 Focus RS due to the keyless entry and standard location of the OBD port.
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ST Focus and Fiesta are getting nicked left right and centre as well. Same way as the RS, keyless entry. There is a small blind spot on the Fiesta ST, if someone breaks the corner window and reaches down they can get to the OBD port and drive off without a sound.
I think the Transit vans also suffer from similar problems as well?
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ST Focus and Fiesta are getting nicked left right and centre as well. Same way as the RS, keyless entry. There is a small blind spot on the Fiesta ST, if someone breaks the corner window and reaches down they can get to the OBD port and drive off without a sound.
I think the Transit vans also suffer from similar problems as well?
Howard- said:
A friend of mine had one of the rear number plate light units stolen from his mk3 Mondeo as it was parked in a multi-storey. A number plate light on a Mondeo!? It's about a £13 part from ECP!
I still can't quite comprehend that one...
£13 or 30s with a screwdriver? Opportunity and all that...I still can't quite comprehend that one...
Wife had the mirror glass on her DS3 pinched, we know who did it but proving it would have been a nightmare and for £13 I just ordered a new one but it left a bitter taste in the mouth..
Some low life went along our road last summer drilling and emptying fuel tanks, that was a real PITA for all concerned, we all reported it to the police who came out gave us crime ref numbers while sighing as they knew catching up with them was almost certainly not going to happen.
It does make you worry about them coming into the house for the keys one day, we have a security light and a dog and will shortly be investing in some CCTV but we all know that this won't stop someone determined!
Some low life went along our road last summer drilling and emptying fuel tanks, that was a real PITA for all concerned, we all reported it to the police who came out gave us crime ref numbers while sighing as they knew catching up with them was almost certainly not going to happen.
It does make you worry about them coming into the house for the keys one day, we have a security light and a dog and will shortly be investing in some CCTV but we all know that this won't stop someone determined!
geeks said:
Wife had the mirror glass on her DS3 pinched, we know who did it but proving it would have been a nightmare and for £13 I just ordered a new one but it left a bitter taste in the mouth..
Some low life went along our road last summer drilling and emptying fuel tanks, that was a real PITA for all concerned, we all reported it to the police who came out gave us crime ref numbers while sighing as they knew catching up with them was almost certainly not going to happen.
It does make you worry about them coming into the house for the keys one day, we have a security light and a dog and will shortly be investing in some CCTV but we all know that this won't stop someone determined!
That reminds me, other halfs dad is a van personSome low life went along our road last summer drilling and emptying fuel tanks, that was a real PITA for all concerned, we all reported it to the police who came out gave us crime ref numbers while sighing as they knew catching up with them was almost certainly not going to happen.
It does make you worry about them coming into the house for the keys one day, we have a security light and a dog and will shortly be investing in some CCTV but we all know that this won't stop someone determined!
Sprinter vans have had their rear light clusters go missing
Transit vans having their mirrors / related bits go missing
He reckons it's when oiks damage their works van and they need to fix it without cost before their boss finds out
JamieBurford said:
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/motoring/news/10703514/...
Somehow they manage to get the seats out of the window! It really does make you think, is it worth having anything nice anymore? Some scrote will only come along and nick it.
On a slightly cheaper note, I once had a VW polo wing mirror stolen overnight. Looks like they came prepared and used tools rather than force too.
yep, its pretty common on audi RS cars (get one without buckets Somehow they manage to get the seats out of the window! It really does make you think, is it worth having anything nice anymore? Some scrote will only come along and nick it.
On a slightly cheaper note, I once had a VW polo wing mirror stolen overnight. Looks like they came prepared and used tools rather than force too.
), they did the same to a brand new RS3 (which the insurance company wrote off)the most common theft i notice is breaking in to steal the cars and then take the car
I asked a friend of mine, who currently works in a large city and whose patch covers both the wealthiest and poorest districts of the city, what the trends were.
Burglary for car keys is popular at the moment. Not even for particularly high end cars, often. Some SUV types have been targeted over the past couple of years and used in robberies but it's mainly just average cars being stolen for joyriding.
Coversely, bilking petrol stations is on the up. Often linked to stolen cars, or cars using false plates with repeat offenders. There was a case recently where someone was using a small van which was obviously adapted with a tank in the back, filling with well over £100 of diesel at a time and making off! I guess he'd fill until the pump stopped or he lost his never and then leave.
Theft from the vehicles themselves remains an issue. Anything of value left on show is living on borrowed time. Vehicles will be broken into just for a rummage around, something as seemingly insignificant as a watermark from a sat-nav holder on the windscreen will invite a criminal to break in and look for the Sat-Nav or something else of value to take.
Cloning is becoming more and more of an issue. Not just old-fashioned number plate theft (still common, especially for cars that are going to be used for bilkings or robberies), but reports of vehicles up here wearing plates officially owned by another car of the same or similar type elsewhere in the country. The real owner may be completely unaware that there is a second vehicle in play. The criminals make efforts to hide the identity of these vehicles when they're out in public, so they might park a black 3 Series wearing the plate of a black 3 Series from down south but leave a sheet of paper wedged in the dashboard over the VIN so the true identity of the car can't be discovered without unlocking it and moving the paper.
With regards to high end cars being stolen order, I'm not so sure about that. There are high end cars stolen, but most are often found recovered or found burned out. Some have turned up in other areas of the country. A lot of this is linked to a small gang of criminals who first came to attention during the 90's. They were simply joyriders, but preferred high end cars to the usual Astra with a scrwdriver in the ignition, so gathered information on where they could find high end cars and would steal them overnight, joyride them and destroy them. Their most famous take was in the early 00's, when a Ferrari was stolen and ragged through a local council estate, crashing up kerbs and over speedbumps. It was recovered before it could be burned out as the riders fled on foot during a police chase, but the car itself was written off as a result. They're back to their old tricks again and recently stole an AMG CLK for the same sort of thing.
Burglary for car keys is popular at the moment. Not even for particularly high end cars, often. Some SUV types have been targeted over the past couple of years and used in robberies but it's mainly just average cars being stolen for joyriding.
Coversely, bilking petrol stations is on the up. Often linked to stolen cars, or cars using false plates with repeat offenders. There was a case recently where someone was using a small van which was obviously adapted with a tank in the back, filling with well over £100 of diesel at a time and making off! I guess he'd fill until the pump stopped or he lost his never and then leave.
Theft from the vehicles themselves remains an issue. Anything of value left on show is living on borrowed time. Vehicles will be broken into just for a rummage around, something as seemingly insignificant as a watermark from a sat-nav holder on the windscreen will invite a criminal to break in and look for the Sat-Nav or something else of value to take.
Cloning is becoming more and more of an issue. Not just old-fashioned number plate theft (still common, especially for cars that are going to be used for bilkings or robberies), but reports of vehicles up here wearing plates officially owned by another car of the same or similar type elsewhere in the country. The real owner may be completely unaware that there is a second vehicle in play. The criminals make efforts to hide the identity of these vehicles when they're out in public, so they might park a black 3 Series wearing the plate of a black 3 Series from down south but leave a sheet of paper wedged in the dashboard over the VIN so the true identity of the car can't be discovered without unlocking it and moving the paper.
With regards to high end cars being stolen order, I'm not so sure about that. There are high end cars stolen, but most are often found recovered or found burned out. Some have turned up in other areas of the country. A lot of this is linked to a small gang of criminals who first came to attention during the 90's. They were simply joyriders, but preferred high end cars to the usual Astra with a scrwdriver in the ignition, so gathered information on where they could find high end cars and would steal them overnight, joyride them and destroy them. Their most famous take was in the early 00's, when a Ferrari was stolen and ragged through a local council estate, crashing up kerbs and over speedbumps. It was recovered before it could be burned out as the riders fled on foot during a police chase, but the car itself was written off as a result. They're back to their old tricks again and recently stole an AMG CLK for the same sort of thing.
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