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Is it still as prevalent ?
I remember that it was rife in the 1990s and into the noughties.
Was thinkign I hadnt heard of anyones car getting nicked for a while but then remembered one lad had a Passat go off his drive and another guy a nearly new Merc.
I think the days of kids nicking Metros and Fiestas has largely gone and now its stuff stolen to order with the keys or some other hack, like the BMW thing, I suppose most go for parts or are sent abroad.
I wonder wwhat the least likely car is to get stolen nowadays, somethign not worth much, non premium, with a petrol engine, not fast. Its kind of gone full circle, it used to be snotters that went missing mostly and were found burnt out, now its the nice stuff, guess the factory/alarm and immobiliser is to thank for that.
I remember that it was rife in the 1990s and into the noughties.
Was thinkign I hadnt heard of anyones car getting nicked for a while but then remembered one lad had a Passat go off his drive and another guy a nearly new Merc.
I think the days of kids nicking Metros and Fiestas has largely gone and now its stuff stolen to order with the keys or some other hack, like the BMW thing, I suppose most go for parts or are sent abroad.
I wonder wwhat the least likely car is to get stolen nowadays, somethign not worth much, non premium, with a petrol engine, not fast. Its kind of gone full circle, it used to be snotters that went missing mostly and were found burnt out, now its the nice stuff, guess the factory/alarm and immobiliser is to thank for that.
I had a diesel Honda Civic (8th gen, FK3) stolen a couple of years ago. Presumably didn't have keys but did have a way to bypass the immobiliser and get it started - I heard an alarm going off outside, when I went to look about 20s later it was driving off.
Never got flagged on any ANPR so presumably put on false plates or stripped or transported elsewhere.
Still not really figured it out - doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would get stolen to order, and presumably bypassing immobilisers is beyond the abilities of opportunists.
Never got flagged on any ANPR so presumably put on false plates or stripped or transported elsewhere.
Still not really figured it out - doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would get stolen to order, and presumably bypassing immobilisers is beyond the abilities of opportunists.
chrisj_abz said:
Aberdeen has a substantial car crime problem at the moment, mostly young kids knicking Audis/BMW's etc and hooning around the city. They do get caught but sentenced to a couple of months in jail or community orders so theres no deterrent.
yeah, saw that on the news, I think it is the ones without any cash, in a cash rich city seeing a lot of nice stuff but cant understand why they cant have a bit of that, I got the impression it had calme down a bit ?sjg said:
I had a diesel Honda Civic (8th gen, FK3) stolen a couple of years ago. Presumably didn't have keys but did have a way to bypass the immobiliser and get it started - I heard an alarm going off outside, when I went to look about 20s later it was driving off.
Never got flagged on any ANPR so presumably put on false plates or stripped or transported elsewhere.
Still not really figured it out - doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would get stolen to order, and presumably bypassing immobilisers is beyond the abilities of opportunists.
Have you seen the price of Honda parts? Most probably stolen to order for parts or ringing.Never got flagged on any ANPR so presumably put on false plates or stripped or transported elsewhere.
Still not really figured it out - doesn't seem like the sort of thing that would get stolen to order, and presumably bypassing immobilisers is beyond the abilities of opportunists.
J4CKO said:
yeah, saw that on the news, I think it is the ones without any cash, in a cash rich city seeing a lot of nice stuff but cant understand why they cant have a bit of that, I got the impression it had calme down a bit ?
They've brought in an Interceptors style unit and have called in the helicopter up from Glasgow (the one that crashed 
) a few times. It seems to have reduced the volume of thefts, but you still hear of it going on. rossub said:
J4CKO said:
yeah, saw that on the news, I think it is the ones without any cash, in a cash rich city seeing a lot of nice stuff but cant understand why they cant have a bit of that, I got the impression it had calme down a bit ?
They've brought in an Interceptors style unit and have called in the helicopter up from Glasgow (the one that crashed ) a few times. It seems to have reduced the volume of thefts, but you still hear of it going on. Joyriding Still happening in Northern Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAFTK7MRQU lots of these vids being posted everyday makes you feel sick
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAFTK7MRQU lots of these vids being posted everyday
makes you feel sickTwenty years ago a twelve year old kid could easily break into and hotwire most of the cars on the road and unsurprisingly joyriding was rife. People used to nick a car rather than get a taxi home from the pub on a Friday night. I get the impression that manufacturers have increased security on cars to such a level that it's only dedicated car thieves pinching them nowadays.
petrolsniffer said:
Joyriding Still happening in Northern Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAFTK7MRQU lots of these vids being posted everyday makes you feel sick
Is that a Trueno, like from Initial D? Most likely someones pride and joy, robbed to thrash and burn out... very sad :| http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAFTK7MRQU lots of these vids being posted everyday
makes you feel sickI think the petty car theft has all but gone with improved car security. Instead, you have the insanely scary thefts of breaking into houses for keys, car jacking and all that business.
Organised crime won't ever go away, as its too easy to get cars out of the country for massive profits.
A good TV show - was watching it just last night as it happens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvxTIZ1IlYs
Organised crime won't ever go away, as its too easy to get cars out of the country for massive profits.
A good TV show - was watching it just last night as it happens...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvxTIZ1IlYs
petrolsniffer said:
Joyriding Still happening in Northern Ireland
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAK7MRQU lots of these vids being posted everyday makes you feel sick
Don't watch it, heartbreaking and infuriating in equal measures! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIAK7MRQU lots of these vids being posted everyday
makes you feel sickHad my previous car stolen earlier this year (was a new BMW 328i Touring), house was burgled overnight and the keys taken. I didn't know it had gone until I came down in the morning and found one of the downstairs doors not fully shut.
The police found the car a week later which surprised me as I didn't expect to see it again. Took another 9 weeks for the car to be recovered and repaired at a dealership, was very frustrating.
First time I'd had a car stolen, not something I would like to go through again.
The police found the car a week later which surprised me as I didn't expect to see it again. Took another 9 weeks for the car to be recovered and repaired at a dealership, was very frustrating.
First time I'd had a car stolen, not something I would like to go through again.
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