CCTV footage help.
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My car trailer was stolen last week. So that's the end of my track days 
for quite a while.
House insurance don't cover it and my kit insurance through Abacus class it as a vehicle accessory rather than a personal possession so won't cover it either.
Managed to get some footage from a neighbours CCTV system.
To show perspective here is a birds eye view.
Red = my house
Yellow = trailer location
Blue = the camera arcs.
This is the footage, I used a free converter to turn it from .264 file to AVI so here is the original footage if anyone can get anything better from it https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzVvpKGjB_lldFBoZW...
Can anyone make out the make and model of the car or anything else? I originally thought it would be travellers but after finding this with a lack of van and one person I now think it's a local job. Someone who knows I work away and that I have a trailer (no real reason to drive passed the back of my house)
https://youtu.be/cLZkVZNJoPI
Many thanks
for quite a while.House insurance don't cover it and my kit insurance through Abacus class it as a vehicle accessory rather than a personal possession so won't cover it either.
Managed to get some footage from a neighbours CCTV system.
To show perspective here is a birds eye view.
Red = my house
Yellow = trailer location
Blue = the camera arcs.
This is the footage, I used a free converter to turn it from .264 file to AVI so here is the original footage if anyone can get anything better from it https://docs.google.com/file/d/0BzVvpKGjB_lldFBoZW...
Can anyone make out the make and model of the car or anything else? I originally thought it would be travellers but after finding this with a lack of van and one person I now think it's a local job. Someone who knows I work away and that I have a trailer (no real reason to drive passed the back of my house)
https://youtu.be/cLZkVZNJoPI
Many thanks
It's probably been watched a while. If it's not a neighbour then it'll be a friend of one which they've mentioned I have a trailer to.
There's no reason to drive down that part of the road as there's just my streets parking. But people do walk down it as there is a cut through at the back. They are all nosey as I'm usually in the garage working on one of the cars.
It's a tiny village so of I can get the make and model then ill find it in the village. I already have suspicions and will be visiting my local track to look round the paddock on a weekend.
There's no reason to drive down that part of the road as there's just my streets parking. But people do walk down it as there is a cut through at the back. They are all nosey as I'm usually in the garage working on one of the cars.
It's a tiny village so of I can get the make and model then ill find it in the village. I already have suspicions and will be visiting my local track to look round the paddock on a weekend.
It does indeed, the guy left my bins out for me to, coincidence? Haha.
Really pissed off, I wish I could cut his face off slowly.
Left me in the situation of loosing the trackday last Sunday or spending £100 on hiring a trailer. So I did that and the handle of the jockey wheel came off while driving! Not my fault but the place said they had to charge me. Been a brilliant week.
Really pissed off, I wish I could cut his face off slowly.
Left me in the situation of loosing the trackday last Sunday or spending £100 on hiring a trailer. So I did that and the handle of the jockey wheel came off while driving! Not my fault but the place said they had to charge me. Been a brilliant week.
When the guy stands next to it it is reasonably high. Do you think it could possibly be a mk1 white Renault Scenic? Suspect number one has one handily.
I played the original file on my VLC player and it's the same quality unfortunately!
The trailer was an older twin axle Brian James. Exelent condition though.
It has a MAM of 1800kg and a load of 1400kg. It has mud guards that are all one piece over the two wheels on each side and I had swapped the guards and spare wheel round so the wheel is now mounted on the right and the swing down mud guard on the left.
The right rear light had a crack in it at the top which has tape over it and the lights are the old kind without the marker lamp sticking out the top of each one like they do nowadays.
The cable to the plug had had a repair on it previously and looks like the previous owner used a choc block to join then tape to cover it all.
It has a strap winch too. Also on the sides at the end by the lights it has the plates which say brian james on them as alot of older trailers just have some bars there.
Actually looking forward to popping down to my local track on a weekend now.
I played the original file on my VLC player and it's the same quality unfortunately!
The trailer was an older twin axle Brian James. Exelent condition though.
It has a MAM of 1800kg and a load of 1400kg. It has mud guards that are all one piece over the two wheels on each side and I had swapped the guards and spare wheel round so the wheel is now mounted on the right and the swing down mud guard on the left.
The right rear light had a crack in it at the top which has tape over it and the lights are the old kind without the marker lamp sticking out the top of each one like they do nowadays.
The cable to the plug had had a repair on it previously and looks like the previous owner used a choc block to join then tape to cover it all.
It has a strap winch too. Also on the sides at the end by the lights it has the plates which say brian james on them as alot of older trailers just have some bars there.
Actually looking forward to popping down to my local track on a weekend now.
Well, I think the best chance of me getting my trailer back is to look in places where they are most commonly used. I'm already watching ebay and gumtree about 8 times a day.
Hugh was at Blyton today and looked round the paddock for me and ill be popping there tomorrow before heading to watch top gear live in sheffield
But, if anyone's ever at a track and wouldn't mind taking a wander round the paddock then it would be much appreciated.
Points to note,
It's a brian james clubman twin axle 1800kg mam 1400kg load, there are various things different about mine.
1. The rear lights are the old style with no little marker arms sticking out the top (never seen another like it)
2. Strap winch
3. The folding wheel arch (once piece over both wheels each side) has been moved to the left side and the spare wheel moved to the right. They are normally the other way round.
4. The right rear light was cracked at the top and had a bit of tape covering it.
5. The cable has a repair on it not far from the trailer too car plug.
6. The right hand side runner (where the cars wheels sit) has a square of stickyness where I had my contact details masking taped too when I had the trailer at work.
If I remember anything else I'll let you know.
A sneaky photo of it would be great (with the towing cars reg in it if possible incase it's gone by the time I see the picture) either post the photo on here
Cheers.
Hugh was at Blyton today and looked round the paddock for me and ill be popping there tomorrow before heading to watch top gear live in sheffield
But, if anyone's ever at a track and wouldn't mind taking a wander round the paddock then it would be much appreciated.
Points to note,
It's a brian james clubman twin axle 1800kg mam 1400kg load, there are various things different about mine.
1. The rear lights are the old style with no little marker arms sticking out the top (never seen another like it)
2. Strap winch
3. The folding wheel arch (once piece over both wheels each side) has been moved to the left side and the spare wheel moved to the right. They are normally the other way round.
4. The right rear light was cracked at the top and had a bit of tape covering it.
5. The cable has a repair on it not far from the trailer too car plug.
6. The right hand side runner (where the cars wheels sit) has a square of stickyness where I had my contact details masking taped too when I had the trailer at work.
If I remember anything else I'll let you know.
A sneaky photo of it would be great (with the towing cars reg in it if possible incase it's gone by the time I see the picture) either post the photo on here
Cheers.
tapereel said:
Can't see it in the topic but did you try the police?
They could use the time on the video and traffic monitoring data to narrow down the vehicle used to tow your trailer away. Perhaps I'm being ridiculous.
They wouldn't even come and look at the CCTV footage. The Mrs is a copper and I've done nothing but give her neat sThey could use the time on the video and traffic monitoring data to narrow down the vehicle used to tow your trailer away. Perhaps I'm being ridiculous.
t about it.silentbrown said:
I feel your pain. I had a Brian James trailer stolen about 15 years back, and still eyeball every one I see on the roads 'just in case', although any distinguishing marks would be long gone.
Mine had a pretty serious hitch lock on it, and still went. Did you have any security on yours?
Just a hitch lock and behind some gates. Security will be going up before the next one though. Bigger gates, CCTV, ground anchors, wheels clamped or removed, and a few other things I don't want to say.Mine had a pretty serious hitch lock on it, and still went. Did you have any security on yours?
I'm watching ebay and have seen that one. Very similar but,
I moved my spare wheel to the other side to swap over the folding wheel arch.
Different jockey wheel mounted in a different place.
Mine was a strap winch not wire.
Mine didn't have the little arms our the rear lights.
The axles definitely weren't that rusty!
I moved my spare wheel to the other side to swap over the folding wheel arch.
Different jockey wheel mounted in a different place.
Mine was a strap winch not wire.
Mine didn't have the little arms our the rear lights.
The axles definitely weren't that rusty!
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