Stolen - Blue MINI, LJ57SRX

[agentsmith]

Hi all,

if you live in Emsworth, portsmouth or any surrounding area, please keep your eyes peeled for my mothers car:

Blue Mini Cooper
white Roof
Union Jack Flag on top
Mint condition

Reg: LJ57SRX
Found stolen this morning from driveway, believed to be stolen around 3:30am.

thanks all, dave.

Edited by agentsmith on Friday 27th November 09:53

[nsmith1180]

Sorry to hear that, Its a bh when someone takes your P&J. I a ways away so dont know if ill see it but ill check every blue MINI I see.

Hope you get it back and hope the bds do time.

[agentsmith]

just put a call into BMW UK - thanks to the power of search. I wonder whether this is another duplicate key crime... promised call back in 2hrs.

[agentsmith]

mystery 3rd key was cut 3 days before pickup of car. Atleast it confirms suspicions about it being stolen with a valid key.

Car has been written off by the insurance company already.

[fivesixseven8]

agentsmith said:

mystery 3rd key was cut 3 days before pickup of car. Atleast it confirms suspicions about it being stolen with a valid key.

Car has been written off by the insurance company already.

Is this really the 3rd instance in as many weeks of BMW supplying keys which are then used to steal cars?!

[pacman1]

Sorry to hear. Might be worth sticking details here. Stolen Cars

[fathomfive]

fivesixseven8 said:

agentsmith said:

mystery 3rd key was cut 3 days before pickup of car. Atleast it confirms suspicions about it being stolen with a valid key.

Car has been written off by the insurance company already.

Is this really the 3rd instance in as many weeks of BMW supplying keys which are then used to steal cars?!

It looks this way from the threads there have been lately.

[saaby93]

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

[fivesixseven8]

saaby93 said:

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

must be.

To the OP, when you say the third was cut before pickup, have you only just got it?

[agentsmith]

fivesixseven8 said:

saaby93 said:

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

must be.

To the OP, when you say the third was cut before pickup, have you only just got it?

mother bought it around April. It was cut by the supplying dealer (not the original dealer mind), theyre not sure why it was cut (yet) or the whereabouts of the other key. It was suggested that 6mths was a good "cooling off period" where if it was stolen around that time afterwards that less questions could be asked.

[fivesixseven8]

agentsmith said:

fivesixseven8 said:

saaby93 said:

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

must be.

To the OP, when you say the third was cut before pickup, have you only just got it?

mother bought it around April. It was cut by the supplying dealer (not the original dealer mind), theyre not sure why it was cut (yet) or the whereabouts of the other key. It was suggested that 6mths was a good "cooling off period" where if it was stolen around that time afterwards that less questions could be asked.

Sounds real dodgy. Where are the police with things so far then?

[agentsmith]

fivesixseven8 said:

agentsmith said:

fivesixseven8 said:

saaby93 said:

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

must be.

To the OP, when you say the third was cut before pickup, have you only just got it?

mother bought it around April. It was cut by the supplying dealer (not the original dealer mind), theyre not sure why it was cut (yet) or the whereabouts of the other key. It was suggested that 6mths was a good "cooling off period" where if it was stolen around that time afterwards that less questions could be asked.

Sounds real dodgy. Where are the police with things so far then?

More interested in speeding motorists(!) Honestly though they are quite clearly not very interested. Regardless the 'investigating officer' was to call my parents this evening. Whether they did or not i've not been updated yet - frankly we expect little of them.

[fivesixseven8]

agentsmith said:

fivesixseven8 said:

agentsmith said:

fivesixseven8 said:

saaby93 said:

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

must be.

To the OP, when you say the third was cut before pickup, have you only just got it?

mother bought it around April. It was cut by the supplying dealer (not the original dealer mind), theyre not sure why it was cut (yet) or the whereabouts of the other key. It was suggested that 6mths was a good "cooling off period" where if it was stolen around that time afterwards that less questions could be asked.

Sounds real dodgy. Where are the police with things so far then?

More interested in speeding motorists(!) Honestly though they are quite clearly not very interested. Regardless the 'investigating officer' was to call my parents this evening. Whether they did or not i've not been updated yet - frankly we expect little of them.

Why have the insurance co written it off already out of interest?

[saaby93]

So key was cut 3 days before your mother bought it from dealer
Youve got to give it to them, very cunning
How many other BMWs are running around with a mystery 3rd key somewhere

[agentsmith]

fivesixseven8 said:

agentsmith said:

fivesixseven8 said:

agentsmith said:

fivesixseven8 said:

saaby93 said:

It's three here in PH - tip of iceberg?

must be.

To the OP, when you say the third was cut before pickup, have you only just got it?

mother bought it around April. It was cut by the supplying dealer (not the original dealer mind), theyre not sure why it was cut (yet) or the whereabouts of the other key. It was suggested that 6mths was a good "cooling off period" where if it was stolen around that time afterwards that less questions could be asked.

Sounds real dodgy. Where are the police with things so far then?

More interested in speeding motorists(!) Honestly though they are quite clearly not very interested. Regardless the 'investigating officer' was to call my parents this evening. Whether they did or not i've not been updated yet - frankly we expect little of them.

Why have the insurance co written it off already out of interest?

I assume they believe it was stolen to order, no tracker means no likelihood of successful recovery (my own thoughts). I was quite suprised though.. anyway, Keys, V5, driving licence, and a load of other bits were sent Special Delivery already.

[NWVT]

Hi Sorry to see this i was just looking in the Thames vally area and yesterday the BiB Recoverd a mini cooper ?
i dont know if this is yours but might be worth looking at .
http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/gassing/topic.asp?h=0... - stolen mini
If not il keep my eyes peeled as i only live up near petersfield.

p.s. just seen said stolen from surrey area but you never know .

Edited by NWVT on Saturday 28th November 23:01

[nsmith1180]

If the car was supplied to them with only one key, they may have cut a second for handover. Or if they have lost a key. Can you or your folks remember, were there two keys when you test drove the car?

[agentsmith]

nsmith1180 said:

If the car was supplied to them with only one key, they may have cut a second for handover. Or if they have lost a key. Can you or your folks remember, were there two keys when you test drove the car?

nope, couldnt remember. However the policeman is checking all avenues now - seems quite interested in the case apparently.

[agentsmith]

BTW, this was recovered a month ago, along with another Mini, seemingly not touched once stored (wherever that was, in London).

[ZesPak]

agentsmith said:

BTW, this was recovered a month ago, along with another Mini, seemingly not touched once stored (wherever that was, in London).

she got her car back? Glad to hear that! Must have been a good day!