Car theft in London
Discussion
Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:
Wife s car was pinched in SW London last night. Reported it at midday today, case has now been closed!!!!!!
Not surprised. No money for the police to chase it or investigate it at all, even if they were given the budget by politicians the chances of finding it are slim. Hopefully it was just taken without any grief and you can get a new car. Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:
Wife s car was pinched in SW London last night. Reported it at midday today, case has now been closed!!!!!!
Did they find it 
Was there zero to go on, witnesses/cctv/any means of tracking?
If there were any of the above I wouldn t accept it as closed..
My cars app/satnav shows its location
Also a hidden airtag!
Edited by RotorRambler on Thursday 19th March 08:29
Sheepshanks said:
Or searching Andrew MW's old house for a week?
Low level crime that affects ordinary people every day seems to get zero attention.
The thing is that it isn’t “low level”; having my car stolen or my house burgled would upset my very very much. I’d put it a step below being assaulted to be honest. Low level crime that affects ordinary people every day seems to get zero attention.
GasEngineer said:
The insurance companies should lobby the government to force the police to do something about car theft.
Not just the police though.Some manufacturers leave in serious vulnerabilities - and even when it leads many thefts of those cars, they do nothing to resolve it.
I own one such car.
ARH said:
I bet if the thieves were speeding you'd still get the ticket 
My number plate was cloned - and for the same day, I got a Dartford crossing fine and for driving away without paying for petrol.I assumed it was a car stolen that day and they'd put cloned plates on it. Makes it less likely you get stopped for driving a stolen car I guess - so might be fairly common in the car theft world
Tom8 said:
Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:
Wife s car was pinched in SW London last night. Reported it at midday today, case has now been closed!!!!!!
You drive through london without paying the taxes they would be on you like a shot, how come they can't find a real criminal when asked?RotorRambler said:
Did they find it
Was there zero to go on, witnesses/cctv/any means of tracking?
If there were any of the above I wouldn t accept it as closed..
My cars app/satnav shows its location
Also a hidden airtag!
This is the answer, if there is no CCTV then it's very difficult to do anything, and even with CCTV the chances are the criminal will have their face covered, they aren't stupid usually. Was there zero to go on, witnesses/cctv/any means of tracking?
If there were any of the above I wouldn t accept it as closed..
My cars app/satnav shows its location
Also a hidden airtag!
Edited by RotorRambler on Thursday 19th March 08:29
I have personal knowledge of this because my car was stolen fom my house 6-7 years ago, the Police did come to my address because it involved a break into my house but there was nothing to go on until the car was later abandoned on false plates, they dealt with that and "luckily" the suspect had injured themselves and bled in the car so ultimately someone was prosecuted.
GasEngineer said:
The insurance companies should lobby the government to force the police to do something about car theft.
Not just a crime number and then close the case immediately.
It must mean that everybody is paying more for insurance premiums to cover the payouts.
They are all in it together lol, as long as the great unwashed keep paying up it will continue. Not just a crime number and then close the case immediately.
It must mean that everybody is paying more for insurance premiums to cover the payouts.
The costs to the insured go further than just getting a new car.
Doesitdrive said:
They are all in it together lol, as long as the great unwashed keep paying up it will continue.
The costs to the insured go further than just getting a new car.
Well, there shouldn't be a cost to the insured for getting the new car - since it is......... insured.The costs to the insured go further than just getting a new car.
My total loss claim didn't cost me anything to replace the car, and my insurance didn't go up - and dropped drastically the next two years to about half.
davek_964 said:
Well, there shouldn't be a cost to the insured for getting the new car - since it is......... insured.
My total loss claim didn't cost me anything to replace the car, and my insurance didn't go up - and dropped drastically the next two years to about half.
Was your current policy cancelled on reporting and you had to take out another for the new car? My total loss claim didn't cost me anything to replace the car, and my insurance didn't go up - and dropped drastically the next two years to about half.
How long were you without the car and what costs were involved there?
RotorRambler said:
Francois de La Rochefoucauld said:
Wife s car was pinched in SW London last night. Reported it at midday today, case has now been closed!!!!!!
Did they find it Was there zero to go on, witnesses/cctv/any means of tracking?
If there were any of the above I wouldn t accept it as closed..
My cars app/satnav shows its location
Also a hidden airtag!
Edited by RotorRambler on Thursday 19th March 08:29
Doesitdrive said:
davek_964 said:
Well, there shouldn't be a cost to the insured for getting the new car - since it is......... insured.
My total loss claim didn't cost me anything to replace the car, and my insurance didn't go up - and dropped drastically the next two years to about half.
Was your current policy cancelled on reporting and you had to take out another for the new car? My total loss claim didn't cost me anything to replace the car, and my insurance didn't go up - and dropped drastically the next two years to about half.
How long were you without the car and what costs were involved there?
From memory, it took 1-2 weeks for the bodyshop to declare total loss and then a couple of weeks for the insurers to decide on what to pay me - so I think it was about 3-4 weeks in total.
How long I was without a car isn't really relevant since it was not my only car and I only decided to replace it 6 months later.
I guess your point is that if it was my main car, there would have been expenses in not having a car but personally, I don't really think that's the insurers problem. Mine paid out quickly, paid a very fair sum and didn't put my premiums up - seemed like I got exactly what I paid for.
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