Climbing on other people's cars: can we do anything about it
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There have recently been a couple of incidents of people climbing on other people's cars and causing damage.
It seems that they get away with it because it's pretty hard to track them down and the police may have better things to do.
That pisses me off, so I was wondering: is there anything we can do if we witness something like that happening?
It seems that they get away with it because it's pretty hard to track them down and the police may have better things to do.
That pisses me off, so I was wondering: is there anything we can do if we witness something like that happening?
AH- the solution is simple. The police are too short staffed and have better things to do as witnessed by the decriminalising of parking and the formation of safety partnerships. So we need a anti car jumping on partnership ,with cameras ( officialdom needs cameras ,so let's have some that work in favour of the motorist), to catch those causing save ,roadworthy vehicles into dangerous ones. 
There was a guy in Edinburgh did this to my 944 (some years ago ) and when he got to the back window he slipped and went through the back window, Back of the head first, He was found lying in the street with his scalp split wide open and a fracture in his stupid head, best of all the bib followed the trail of blood back to the damaged 944 and when he got out of hospital he was done for criminal damage : ) *rse!!
And btw, if someone runs over a car the damage to the roof can write the car off, dented roof, boot and bonnet = expensive, in Edinburgh its usually students that think this is " Funny " Well try it with my car mr lowlife (or anyone )and get caught and see how you like eating with no front teeth!!
If I caught anyone doing this to my or any other car there would be " Action Direct "
If I caught anyone doing this to my or any other car there would be " Action Direct "
I colleague was woken up at 2am once by the police as they had caught a drunk couple rutting on his Mini's roof! A neighbour had reported it due to the nakedness!
The drunk couple turned out to be non-eu citizens working as teachers living in a house nearby. They were forced to pay the repair fees to the roof (£1500) or face deportation due to a criminal record!
The drunk couple turned out to be non-eu citizens working as teachers living in a house nearby. They were forced to pay the repair fees to the roof (£1500) or face deportation due to a criminal record!
ging84 said:
i've got another idea actually
people could build some sort of structure a bit like a barn, with a big door at the front, big enough to drive a car into and leave it locked up safe and secure.
They could call it a garage, might also be handy for storing bikes, lawn mowers and tools
Or, alternatively, they could put people who vandalise other people's property in it and call it a "prison".people could build some sort of structure a bit like a barn, with a big door at the front, big enough to drive a car into and leave it locked up safe and secure.
They could call it a garage, might also be handy for storing bikes, lawn mowers and tools
A young woman climbed on the bonnet, roof and boot of my Aston Martin a while ago.
On a very busy West End street, at around midnight on a Tuesday. I was in bed when the alarm went off and couldn't be arsed to check.
Next day I spot the paw prints on the car. Call 101, and it turns out an eye witness saw it happen and alerted the police, who dispatched a car/officers.
By the time they arrived, the young woman was long gone...
What can you do?
Even if I'd caught her in the act, what could I have done?
On a very busy West End street, at around midnight on a Tuesday. I was in bed when the alarm went off and couldn't be arsed to check.
Next day I spot the paw prints on the car. Call 101, and it turns out an eye witness saw it happen and alerted the police, who dispatched a car/officers.
By the time they arrived, the young woman was long gone...
What can you do?
Even if I'd caught her in the act, what could I have done?
ging84 said:
Maybe lots of people could pay a small amount of money into a fund, which would then pay out to cover the repairs when this sort of thing happens and causes damage.
They could call it car insurance
Still have to pay an excess, lose your NCB and face increased premiums for years to come. Is it fair?They could call it car insurance
RG63AMG said:
There was a guy in Edinburgh did this to my 944 (some years ago ) and when he got to the back window he slipped and went through the back window, Back of the head first, He was found lying in the street with his scalp split wide open and a fracture in his stupid head, best of all the bib followed the trail of blood back to the damaged 944 and when he got out of hospital he was done for criminal damage : ) *rse!!
RG63AMG said:
And btw, if someone runs over a car the damage to the roof can write the car off, dented roof, boot and bonnet = expensive, in Edinburgh its usually students that think this is " Funny " Well try it with my car mr lowlife (or anyone )and get caught and see how you like eating with no front teeth!!
If I caught anyone doing this to my or any other car there would be " Action Direct "
Seems like a student favourite. Some aIf I caught anyone doing this to my or any other car there would be " Action Direct "
holes in Clifton ruined about 20 cars including my Fiesta which had taken me ages to save up and buy. It had electrical problems from that point onwards and was never the same again. 
I'm not a violent man, but I'd have quite happily reenacted the Mountain/Oberyn scene from GoT on those twits.
Edited by budgie smuggler on Friday 20th June 12:35
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