New years vandalism...

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wolfy1988

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1,426 posts

164 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Got a call of a mate this morning going 'Er your back window is smashed mate'
Oh bloody brilliant, so I went to have a look, as we had parked up the road as a van was blocking our drive last night.

I was expecting it to be the side window, no it was the rear windscreen. fkers!

Not even had the car 2 months yet!!

Any one else have any bother?

Edited by wolfy1988 on Saturday 1st January 11:33

Hell27

1,564 posts

192 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Bad luck mate, try contacting the local council if there is any CCTV coverage of the area.

pbirkett

18,106 posts

273 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Nope I'm alright, but your post did make me look out the window to see; the exact same thing happened to our lasses car a couple of months ago. dheads.

98C4S

2,934 posts

191 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Every panel bar the boot and roof double keyed, most of the car needs a respray.

Owned from new Alpina D3 with otherwise immaculate swirl free paint

Tsippy

15,077 posts

170 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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'Cos itz funneh innit'

We really need a cull in this country frown

wolfy1988

Original Poster:

1,426 posts

164 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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98C4S said:
Every panel bar the boot and roof double keyed, most of the car needs a respray.

Owned from new Alpina D3 with otherwise immaculate swirl free paint
Yeah I've read and replyed to your post the other day, I said it would be great to catch them at it!!

98C4S

2,934 posts

191 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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I wouldnt even bother with CCTV or the Police dude.

Just put it down to some bad luck, it wasnt personal to you.

Is there a bright side? did you have any chips in your windscreen? A brand new ultra clear windscreen is lovley to have.

Make sure they replace it with an original one

Daston

6,075 posts

204 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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What this contry really needs is a cull or excile policy, dont contribute to the contry get out!

wolfy1988

Original Poster:

1,426 posts

164 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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98C4S said:
I wouldnt even bother with CCTV or the Police dude.

Just put it down to some bad luck, it wasnt personal to you.

Is there a bright side? did you have any chips in your windscreen? A brand new ultra clear windscreen is lovley to have.

Make sure they replace it with an original one
Its the rear screen thats been smashed, glass everywhere even as far as the dashbaud!

Dale H

35 posts

186 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Hard luck, same thing happened to a mate this time last year, luckily there was CCTV on his house and the culprit was fined for a new rear window and compenstion.

HowMuchLonger

3,005 posts

194 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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OH's car was keyed on Christmas eve/day. It put a rather large dampener on the festivities.

pbirkett

18,106 posts

273 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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wolfy1988 said:
98C4S said:
I wouldnt even bother with CCTV or the Police dude.

Just put it down to some bad luck, it wasnt personal to you.

Is there a bright side? did you have any chips in your windscreen? A brand new ultra clear windscreen is lovley to have.

Make sure they replace it with an original one
Its the rear screen thats been smashed, glass everywhere even as far as the dashbaud!
Yep, thats one of the problems, glass gets everywhere. My lasses tailgate still has fragments of glass inside which can be heard when opening/closing the boot, and the car now stinks as a result of the damp that resulted.

These people are just cowards and a total waste of human DNA.

wolfy1988

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1,426 posts

164 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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I'm in a real foul mood now.

Any ideas on what to do as a temp fix?

pbirkett

18,106 posts

273 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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All we could do was tape a plastic sheet over it.

Lanby

1,106 posts

215 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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First seal it up with a polythene sheet or bags to stop it getting wet.
Then contact your insurance company for their 'approved' glass company (probably Autoglass) and get them to come out and fit a nice shiny new one.
Generally it will cost you £25-£50 excess and you do not lose your NCD.

SEE YA

3,522 posts

246 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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wolfy1988 said:
Got a call of a mate this morning going 'Er your back window is smashed mate'
Oh bloody brilliant, so I went to have a look, as we had parked up the road as a van was blocking our drive last night.

I was expecting it to be the side window, no it was the rear windscreen. fkers!

Not even had the car 2 months yet!!

Any one else have any bother?

Edited by wolfy1988 on Saturday 1st January 11:33
Hello did the van not know, it was blocking your drive then?.



If has a drop pavement they cannot block a drive .
Its a police matter then ?.

Edited by SEE YA on Saturday 1st January 14:05

JohneeBoy

503 posts

176 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Sadly there is nothing you can do to catch the little sods and the police won't help, or even bother to try. I had a car window smashed once and about £800 of bits and bobs stolen from it. I immediately went to report it to the police who couldn't have expressed any less interest in the matter. Unless the crime is in progress they won't even look into it - this is my perception anyway.

Lordglenmorangie

3,056 posts

206 months

Saturday 1st January 2011
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Happened to me a few years ago, I was working in the midlands getting up at four every bloody day trying to make a contract I had pay. Found a pub that had a really good security fence around the car park as we had expensive kit to carry out our work. A huge stone hurled over the fence and thro the back window of our pickup, it wasnt even day light when we tried to clear out the glass, why do we bother when forty percent of what we earn goes to the arse wipes who do this stuff mad