Car keyed -why do they do it?
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Cemesis said:
A friend of mine's father had a Volvo C30. Came out to it one day and someone had walked over the roof. Insurance job in the end as the roof had to be cut out
Bill was £7k.
I worked in a pub and this bell end used my car to get on the roof of the pub to do a football celebration, he got caught and barred until he recompensed me, as the pub was his world, him and his sad act mates I got £400 (1990 ish) and we filled the dents, then got a Vinyl roof (black on a black car so asnt too bad) for £40, so was £360 better off.Bill was £7k.
A few years back I parked my Prelude in an almost deserted Tesco car park in Newbury for 5 minutes. I hadn't cut anyone up on the way, the car was worth a grand tops, yet I found it keyed to the metal nose to tail twice when I returned. I was most annoyed at the pointlessness of it all. It wasn't a street parking dispute or 'revenge' or 'jealousy', the car was getting into shed territory. I was just relieved that I hadn't taken the TVR.
I walked through Waitrose car park in Henley once to find several consecutive cars had been keyed, nothing particularly flash either.
I walked through Waitrose car park in Henley once to find several consecutive cars had been keyed, nothing particularly flash either.
The why some people do things will always be a mystery.Littering ,antisocial behaviour that is why we supposed to have laws to make society function.
Some people hate cars maybe they have been run over or had near misses with cars.I've had my tyres slashed for no reason parked up in a quiet street taking the daughter to dentist.
Some people hate cars maybe they have been run over or had near misses with cars.I've had my tyres slashed for no reason parked up in a quiet street taking the daughter to dentist.
A friend of mine bought herself a Seat Arouser new ages ago. This was hardly a large extravagant car for showing the world how successful you are, it's a little car for going to the shops in. It got keyed.
There's a Fiat Panda just down the road, again, a little car for going to the shops in. It was bought new and got keyed shortly after. I've only ever seen it parked properly.
My girlfriend has a 3dr 59 reg Fiesta that got keyed shortly after she bought it a few years ago.
So it's not just the PH Directors that get the P and J keyed.
There's a Fiat Panda just down the road, again, a little car for going to the shops in. It was bought new and got keyed shortly after. I've only ever seen it parked properly.
My girlfriend has a 3dr 59 reg Fiesta that got keyed shortly after she bought it a few years ago.
So it's not just the PH Directors that get the P and J keyed.
I can only imagine it must give those doing it the same feeling of self satisfaction and power as knocking over a bin, putting a brick through the bus stop windows, hitting their partner in the face.... some sad, twisted people in the other world driven by jealously, frustration or just pure badness. It'd be interesting to hear from the offenders as to what drives them to do stuff like this, what do they achieve from it and what was the motive. Like any crime of this nature, it's not knowing why that would drive me demented... more than the damage itself. Frankly, it's pathetic and cowardly.
WJNB said:
There is never an excuse but a neighbour kept on parking his car partly on the pavement for no apparent reason. It partly obstructed the entrance to a pedestrian alleyway making life difficult for mums with their buggies from the local estate & those using walkers or a wheelchair. There were mutterings of discontent but whether the selfish parker was approached I do not know, but suddenly the car was parked with more consideration for pedestrians. I noted that the car now had several scratches down the side, some as if a buggie had been dragged along it & then one long single deep cut no doubt done with a screwdriver or key.
Sometimes the perpetrator deservedly becomes the victim but in this case it was not wanton destruction for no reason.
In the first scenario. I guess people can be stupid / inconsiderate. Without knowing if the driver / parker had been approached (even a note), it's possible to imagine they didn't realise how much of a problem they are causing. Sometimes the perpetrator deservedly becomes the victim but in this case it was not wanton destruction for no reason.
I'd have a chat / leave a note. Not take a screw driver to someones car... world is full of it unfortunately.
Edited by Hungrymc on Saturday 13th May 22:10
JuanGandini said:
So I've asked for a quote from my local Audi garage but am expecting a ridiculous price no doubt.
Does anyone know of any good body shops in Herts I could also try?
Are you mental? Why not go to the Bugatti garage on Mayfair and ask for a quote?Does anyone know of any good body shops in Herts I could also try?
Surely Chipsaway can do it for you and make it look like it never happened?
Hoofy said:
JuanGandini said:
So I've asked for a quote from my local Audi garage but am expecting a ridiculous price no doubt.
Does anyone know of any good body shops in Herts I could also try?
Are you mental? Why not go to the Bugatti garage on Mayfair and ask for a quote?Does anyone know of any good body shops in Herts I could also try?
Surely Chipsaway can do it for you and make it look like it never happened?
JuanGandini said:
Spoke to chipsaway yesterday. They can't do anything about the scratch as it needs the bonnet taking off and re-spraying they said. Advised me to try my local body shop. Oh and estimated it'd be a £500-600 job. ??
Found a policeman looking very carefully at my Micra a few years back. Laughingly I went out and told him don't worry it's taxed! Anyhow he said that a child had got off the bus, picked up a stone and just walked up the road on the way back home and scratched every one on the row.
He was checking and logging each one for damage. I was told you won't get anything out pursuing it so may as well forget it due to his age although admitted that the "boy" needed some punishment.
I told him that although I was bloody annoyed not to bother due to it being too old.
He was checking and logging each one for damage. I was told you won't get anything out pursuing it so may as well forget it due to his age although admitted that the "boy" needed some punishment.
I told him that although I was bloody annoyed not to bother due to it being too old.
Hoofy said:
JuanGandini said:
So I've asked for a quote from my local Audi garage but am expecting a ridiculous price no doubt.
Does anyone know of any good body shops in Herts I could also try?
Are you mental? Why not go to the Bugatti garage on Mayfair and ask for a quote?Does anyone know of any good body shops in Herts I could also try?
Surely Chipsaway can do it for you and make it look like it never happened?
As I mentioned earlier up the thread Chipsaway won't touch it and recommended I use a local body shop, hence my question.
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t innit
Years ago I lived on an ok estate near Reading, was a pleasant enough place, but shared car parks for houses
One Sunday I was out sticking my number plate on as it had fallen off, went out an hour later and it was gone without trace. Bought another job jobbed
Few weeks later on a sunday , went out in afternoon , both numberplates nicked, had to drive to work the next day with no plates on the car! Bought some more and screwed them on
Then it happened again!!!
Never caught who was doing it, wanted to hide in a bush and catch them int he act, but TBH I actually want to enjoy my sundays and not have to deal with faceless cretins.
Each time the police came out, never had any crime reported
Hated the car anyway, so bought another and the number plate theft stopped. so was pretty sure it wasn't anyone who knew it was my car
Moved from there anyway
t innitYears ago I lived on an ok estate near Reading, was a pleasant enough place, but shared car parks for houses
One Sunday I was out sticking my number plate on as it had fallen off, went out an hour later and it was gone without trace. Bought another job jobbed
Few weeks later on a sunday , went out in afternoon , both numberplates nicked, had to drive to work the next day with no plates on the car! Bought some more and screwed them on
Then it happened again!!!
Never caught who was doing it, wanted to hide in a bush and catch them int he act, but TBH I actually want to enjoy my sundays and not have to deal with faceless cretins.
Each time the police came out, never had any crime reported
Hated the car anyway, so bought another and the number plate theft stopped. so was pretty sure it wasn't anyone who knew it was my car
Moved from there anyway
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