Neighbours cars stolen - bit weird though
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My thoughts would be that the thieves know the cars would be easy to clone and carry on using for crime, plus, as mentioned above they are opportunistic and will take anything (though not a s
tty Golf I had when I was robbed a few years back, even thieves have standards!).
Or staged insurance job.......
tty Golf I had when I was robbed a few years back, even thieves have standards!).Or staged insurance job.......
numtumfutunch said:
My neighbours have just had their cars nicked overnight
One was on the drive, the other in the garage
The thieves broke into the house to get the keys whilst they slept leaving mobile phones, wallets and laptop which were on the kitchen unit next to the keys suggesting to me it was just the motors they were after
The odd thing is that despite this looking to me like a targetted attack they got away with a 5y old Vectra and a 7y old Fiesta
Locally there are any number of new Audis. Golfs, a 911, SUV's etc etc not to mention my own 6y old RR Sport (gratuitous gags expected on how they have taste LOL) all parked up outside similar houses yet they chose the crap cars to nick
Is there are market for dodgy crap cars over and above the 6 month old Gold GTi which was parked over the road in an identical house with identical door security?
It has occurred to me that a grey Vectra may be a pretty good stealth getaway car for a bank job - but the Fiesta?
Weird.........
OP, check if your spare wheel on your RR Sport is still there. Dad's had his nicked, TWICE.One was on the drive, the other in the garage
The thieves broke into the house to get the keys whilst they slept leaving mobile phones, wallets and laptop which were on the kitchen unit next to the keys suggesting to me it was just the motors they were after
The odd thing is that despite this looking to me like a targetted attack they got away with a 5y old Vectra and a 7y old Fiesta
Locally there are any number of new Audis. Golfs, a 911, SUV's etc etc not to mention my own 6y old RR Sport (gratuitous gags expected on how they have taste LOL) all parked up outside similar houses yet they chose the crap cars to nick
Is there are market for dodgy crap cars over and above the 6 month old Gold GTi which was parked over the road in an identical house with identical door security?
It has occurred to me that a grey Vectra may be a pretty good stealth getaway car for a bank job - but the Fiesta?
Weird.........
[To those of you not familiar with L320 RR Sport's spare wheel, its winched under the rear of the car. An opportunist thief has to simply cut the winch cable which will cause the wheel to drop off, and he runs away with it]
Edited by sunnydude on Saturday 23 May 18:24
sunnydude said:
OP, check if your spare wheel on your RR Sport is still there. Dad's had his nicked, TWICE.
[To those of you not familiar with L320 RR Sport's spare wheel, its winched under the rear of the car. An opportunist thief has to simply cut the winch cable which will cause the wheel to drop off, and he runs away with it]
Thanks for the tip! [To those of you not familiar with L320 RR Sport's spare wheel, its winched under the rear of the car. An opportunist thief has to simply cut the winch cable which will cause the wheel to drop off, and he runs away with it]
Edited by sunnydude on Saturday 23 May 18:24
No more replacement tyres to buy and an additional set of wheels for winter use!
ZOLLAR said:
paintman said:
Leaving the stuff you mention on the work surface next to the keys doesn't make any sense to me either.
Be interesting to see what the insurers make of it as well.
Happens quite a lot, if thieves target the car they won't take other items as there's an increase chance of being caught or linked to the stolen goods if they shift them on.Be interesting to see what the insurers make of it as well.
The fiesta was likely targeted for the parts as they're quite hot for theft at present, likely they took the Vectra too as the keys were together.
Parts go on ebay etc remains either burnt or scrapped with identifying markers removed.
Most are fairly opportunistic in that they'll go for insecure premises, slip in as quietly as they can and will take whatever vehicle is available. Most aren't stolen to order. When they are after a specific make or model, that's when they kick the door in and go in mob handed, though often that'll be different offenders as generally the slip in and out types prefer to work that way.
simon1987 said:
Something wrong with your post.
They stopped making vectras 6 years ago. So how can it be a 5 year old car? If your going to make something up get your facts right.
Anyway, your neighbor is up to his eye balls in debt and cant pay his mortgage so got his friends to steal his cars so he can support his life style for another month.
Some things wrong with yours too: They stopped making vectras 6 years ago. So how can it be a 5 year old car? If your going to make something up get your facts right.
Anyway, your neighbor is up to his eye balls in debt and cant pay his mortgage so got his friends to steal his cars so he can support his life style for another month.
You're not your
neighbour has a U in it
Can't has an apostrophe in it
sunnydude said:
OP, check if your spare wheel on your RR Sport is still there. Dad's had his nicked, TWICE.
[To those of you not familiar with L320 RR Sport's spare wheel, its winched under the rear of the car. An opportunist thief has to simply cut the winch cable which will cause the wheel to drop off, and he runs away with it]
Opportunity seems to have gone upmarket. I think it was the Pug 306 which had a similar theft problem in its day. [To those of you not familiar with L320 RR Sport's spare wheel, its winched under the rear of the car. An opportunist thief has to simply cut the winch cable which will cause the wheel to drop off, and he runs away with it]
Edited by sunnydude on Saturday 23 May 18:24
Catatafish said:
Sometimes pie keys try every house down a street in the wee hours. As soon as they gain entry to one, they're off with the cars as quick as possible. I think there's a lot less planning than you imagine.
This^.I live in a 'secure' apartment, with a 'secure' underground carpark.
More than once there have been instances of pie keys getting themselves 'buzzed in' by either trying every buzzer or waiting for someone to open the front door then pretending they're residents who've forgot their fob.
They then walk the corridors carefully/ quietly trying every apartment to see if anyone has gone off to work and forgotten to lock their door. This seems to happen lunchtime/ early afternoon, as in private flats they don't have to worry about having the cover of darkness. I imagine the logic is that people who live here will by-and-large be at work during the day, and possibly be a little sloppier in locking up given the 'secure' nature of the building.
Were they to get a hold of car keys, they'd be offski with a motor/ motors as everyone I know here keeps the fob to open the carpark gate in the car. It's not even like the majority of residents drive to work, as were 5 mins walk from Watford Junction so lots of city workers.
Come to think of it, private blocks with an underground carpark like this must be a pretty rich hunting ground...
Well done Plod!
3 brothers nicked for a series of car thefts across the region over the last 6 months - neighbour's cars not found but TBH they're happy with that, even the insurance have been nice about it!
Any ideas on sentencing?
All 3 previously known to the Police who must have more than enough evidence to put them away
Cheers
daveofedinburgh said:
Catatafish said:
Sometimes pie keys try every house down a street in the wee hours. As soon as they gain entry to one, they're off with the cars as quick as possible. I think there's a lot less planning than you imagine.
This^.I live in a 'secure' apartment, with a 'secure' underground carpark.
More than once there have been instances of pie keys getting themselves 'buzzed in' by either trying every buzzer or waiting for someone to open the front door then pretending they're residents who've forgot their fob.
They then walk the corridors carefully/ quietly trying every apartment to see if anyone has gone off to work and forgotten to lock their door. This seems to happen lunchtime/ early afternoon, as in private flats they don't have to worry about having the cover of darkness. I imagine the logic is that people who live here will by-and-large be at work during the day, and possibly be a little sloppier in locking up given the 'secure' nature of the building.
Were they to get a hold of car keys, they'd be offski with a motor/ motors as everyone I know here keeps the fob to open the carpark gate in the car. It's not even like the majority of residents drive to work, as were 5 mins walk from Watford Junction so lots of city workers.
Come to think of it, private blocks with an underground carpark like this must be a pretty rich hunting ground...
They don't seem to look further out into the richer areas which are pretty much dead during the day in some cases.
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