STOLEN 09/06/14 White Jaguar XF Sportbrake MM14 AJM
Discussion
We are over the other side of the village from Grange Park (off Freegrounds Road. My Dad had a brand new X3 (courtesy car) nicked from Bitterne a month ago - exactly the same MO
Pretty pi55ed off, but the car will be replaced with a new one thanks to my insurance policy. Just waiting for locksmith now to come out and change all the house locks, and then need to get my wife's Alfa Spider recoded as they took the keys to that, but left it (for now...)
Pretty pi55ed off, but the car will be replaced with a new one thanks to my insurance policy. Just waiting for locksmith now to come out and change all the house locks, and then need to get my wife's Alfa Spider recoded as they took the keys to that, but left it (for now...)
Mattsv said:
We are over the other side of the village from Grange Park (off Freegrounds Road. My Dad had a brand new X3 (courtesy car) nicked from Bitterne a month ago - exactly the same MO
Pretty pi55ed off, but the car will be replaced with a new one thanks to my insurance policy. Just waiting for locksmith now to come out and change all the house locks, and then need to get my wife's Alfa Spider recoded as they took the keys to that, but left it (for now...)
oh, do you wanna borrow my stop lock (crook lock) or are you taking the wheels off over night?Pretty pi55ed off, but the car will be replaced with a new one thanks to my insurance policy. Just waiting for locksmith now to come out and change all the house locks, and then need to get my wife's Alfa Spider recoded as they took the keys to that, but left it (for now...)
Spare tyre said:
hmmmm sorry to hear it
i'll keep my eyes peeled (im close by) but i doubt we'll see it
Out of interest how did they get into the house?
I've just fitted a wireless alarm to my gaff and my parents after getting broken into , you are welcome to advice on how i did it
Cheers
Sprung the front door, keys were out of site behind closed kitchen door. Didn't hear a thing. House and garage locks all changed now.i'll keep my eyes peeled (im close by) but i doubt we'll see it
Out of interest how did they get into the house?
I've just fitted a wireless alarm to my gaff and my parents after getting broken into , you are welcome to advice on how i did it
Cheers
Will remove HT leads from Alfa tonight, and then get key/immobiliser recoded tomorrow.
Next will be CCTV & alarm system...
From what Matt has said over on www.jaginfo.org.
Recovered no damage. Just needs new Keyes and coding etc
Recovered no damage. Just needs new Keyes and coding etc
Davevx220 said:
From what Matt has said over on www.jaginfo.org.
Recovered no damage. Just needs new Keyes and coding etc
result, i thinkRecovered no damage. Just needs new Keyes and coding etc
Update...
Tuesday night I had a call from Hampshire Police. They had found my car parked up in a residential area at the bottom of the M3. A good mate of mine is a traffic copper, and had posted it all over Facebook, as had a lot of my other friends. One of his colleagues spotted it (with false plates on), checked the VIN and called it in. Car was immediately recovered by police and taken for forensic testing.
It was then that we realised that both keys had been taken (not kept in same place) so at the moment the police are liaising with the insurance company to work out how to get in with minimal damage and without compromising or contaminating any evidence they might find.
Once they have finished with it, hopefully it will only be a couple of days for getting new keys and recoding and then I can get it back.
Well chuffed that it is coming home, and the b
ds have not got away with it...
Tuesday night I had a call from Hampshire Police. They had found my car parked up in a residential area at the bottom of the M3. A good mate of mine is a traffic copper, and had posted it all over Facebook, as had a lot of my other friends. One of his colleagues spotted it (with false plates on), checked the VIN and called it in. Car was immediately recovered by police and taken for forensic testing.
It was then that we realised that both keys had been taken (not kept in same place) so at the moment the police are liaising with the insurance company to work out how to get in with minimal damage and without compromising or contaminating any evidence they might find.
Once they have finished with it, hopefully it will only be a couple of days for getting new keys and recoding and then I can get it back.
Well chuffed that it is coming home, and the b
ds have not got away with it...
I've read that it's quite common that they steal a car, move it a short distance and park it up. Then if the police don't find it and remove it within a few days the thieves then move it on. Minimises their chances of getting caught.
It's a shame the police don't have the resources to stake it out and wait for the little buggers to return.
It's a shame the police don't have the resources to stake it out and wait for the little buggers to return.
djc206 said:
I've read that it's quite common that they steal a car, move it a short distance and park it up. Then if the police don't find it and remove it within a few days the thieves then move it on. Minimises their chances of getting caught.
It's a shame the police don't have the resources to stake it out and wait for the little buggers to return.
my friend has a plant hire business, he often gets generators, diggers etc nickedIt's a shame the police don't have the resources to stake it out and wait for the little buggers to return.
he says more often than not they are less than 1/4 or a mile away tucked away somewhere to look like they are there to begin road works
The reason they do this is to see if a tracker is fitted. If its not been collected in a few days they then move it on
Guess the same was done with the jag
I see diy trackers are getting a lot cheaper now - would be interesting to see how worth while they are
even an old smart phone tucked away could be a simple approach, sad we need to even think about this
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