Neighbour caught someone photographing car on my drive
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Sigh....
So I just got told by my neighbour that a hoodied individual was taking photos of my car while on the drive.
Considering its behind a security post, the house is clearly alarmed and there's a composite security door I can't imagine it's anything other than for cloning?
Just can't think why someone would be looking at cloning a Cayman?
Any thoughts?
Cheers T1b
So I just got told by my neighbour that a hoodied individual was taking photos of my car while on the drive.
Considering its behind a security post, the house is clearly alarmed and there's a composite security door I can't imagine it's anything other than for cloning?
Just can't think why someone would be looking at cloning a Cayman?
Any thoughts?
Cheers T1b
Coincidentally, I looked out of the window yesterday and saw someone in a hoodie get out of a white van and take a phone pic of my Cayman on the drive. As I have a personalised (very personalised) number plate, I can’t imagine it was to clone the plate
Edited by mikef on Wednesday 6th November 20:44
A few times now I've gone to Tesco in Mrs V.'s Mitsubishi i-car and returned to find Japanese scene cars parked around it and people taking pictures of her car. Same thing in other car parks - random people taking pics of it.
Certain cars will attract other scene followers or just plain car nerds.
Certain cars will attract other scene followers or just plain car nerds.
Hard to tell. One of those could be something could be absolutely nothing senarios. Could be cloning, scoping to order, fake advertising. Or could just be a car person on a walk. Understandable to err on the side of caution.
Could be something could be nothing. I wear hoodies and will take photos of seemingly inconsequential cars if it triggers a memory (the last was an Astra gsi which reminded me of a relatives when younger.
Woke up the other morning to the local kids taking snaps
Could be something could be nothing. I wear hoodies and will take photos of seemingly inconsequential cars if it triggers a memory (the last was an Astra gsi which reminded me of a relatives when younger.
Woke up the other morning to the local kids taking snaps
mikef said:
Coincidentally, I looked out of the window yesterday and saw someone in a hoodie get out of a white van and take a phone pic of my Cayman on the drive. As I have a personalised (very personalised) number plate, I can’t imagine it was to clone the plate
That was me, sorry, I took a photo for the awful plate thread, will post it up now.Edited by mikef on Wednesday 6th November 20:44
DaveCWK said:
I'd ordinarily say it's nothing to worry about, but you say you have a security post/disclock/alarm/security door already...so presumably this is a relatively high crime area?
Not really much more you can do either way aside from parking elsewhere or garaging it.
Sadly yes, there's been a number of break ins / car thefts on the road over the pass few years (We were broken into and had two car stolen off the drive). From what the neighbour was saying the guy was deliberately avoiding our camera sight lines using a hedge as cover. Not really much more you can do either way aside from parking elsewhere or garaging it.
If he was just an enthusiast he'd have just taken the pic and walked by.
The Facebook scam sounds most likely rather than stealing to order (there will be way easier cars to target on the street), a quick Google found a Santander story about 100,000's of scam ads.
To be honest, there isn't much more I can do at this point anyway. Nervous about going for a 3rd party immobiliser (Ghost II) as the car is still in warranty etc.
Fast and Spurious said:
mikef said:
Coincidentally, I looked out of the window yesterday and saw someone in a hoodie get out of a white van and take a phone pic of my Cayman on the drive. As I have a personalised (very personalised) number plate, I can’t imagine it was to clone the plate
That was me, sorry, I took a photo for the awful plate thread, will post it up now.Edited by mikef on Wednesday 6th November 20:44
I’ve had my Cayman 718 for three years and not noticed anyone giving it the wrong attention on the driveway, but I live at the very end of a sequence of dead end closes.
I do occasionally get people ask about it and a couple of times I have let a few small kids blip the throttle in the car park whilst their parents look on.
As others have said, it could be nothing, but you should probably be cautious.
I have an adjustable throttle tuner on mine that connects between the pedal and the original wiring, so I don’t think it would be that hard for a half decent auto electrician to incorporate a hidden switch in that circuit. No throttle, no revs, no movement and a totally left field immobilisation that is easily reversible when you sell.
I do occasionally get people ask about it and a couple of times I have let a few small kids blip the throttle in the car park whilst their parents look on.
As others have said, it could be nothing, but you should probably be cautious.
I have an adjustable throttle tuner on mine that connects between the pedal and the original wiring, so I don’t think it would be that hard for a half decent auto electrician to incorporate a hidden switch in that circuit. No throttle, no revs, no movement and a totally left field immobilisation that is easily reversible when you sell.
mikef said:
Coincidentally, I looked out of the window yesterday and saw someone in a hoodie get out of a white van and take a phone pic of my Cayman on the drive. As I have a personalised (very personalised) number plate, I can’t imagine it was to clone the plate
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