Stolen without key?

[4x4Tyke]

My mates wife is reporting her Peugeot 208 stolen from her secure works car park. I was with him when she called, she still has the keys and we were absolutely convinced she had just forgotten where she left it. A car recovery vehicle would be noticed but the entire car park is quite small all cars can be easily seen from middle. I though having cars away without keys was now well beyond the trouble or have I missed some development that make driving them away possible?

[4x4Tyke]

CCTV was mentioned but not sure of answer or views. At moment I have no idea if keyless. I was mostly thinking very sceptically, why bother with a 3yo Pug, but Googling does reveal there is a bit of problem with ODB-2 key cloning and stolen for parts.

[4x4Tyke]

Well my mates and mine scepticism has been confirmed when the answer emerged yesterday after office re-opened after Christmas.

My mate went with his wife to view the CCTV footage and spotted it as he pulled into the car park. The car was not stolen, it had rolled across the car park to the other side after the handbrake was left off.

Edited by 4x4Tyke on Thursday 29th December 10:41

[4x4Tyke]

Vaud said:

If the car park was quiet small, how on earth did she not see it?

I have no explanation for that

[4x4Tyke]

It rolled boot first into a chain link fence at the edge with minor damage to bumper. The two bays it landed in are normally full of the managers very expensive executive cars. So looks like she has got off lightly because most of them were not working.

Edited by 4x4Tyke on Thursday 29th December 10:58

[4x4Tyke]

MDMetal said:

Seriously the car park is small and she didn't have a walk round? what's small? 100? I always end up parking where there's space so some days walk out and find the car not where I "remembered" but a quick look round always finds it (ok it's a red 350z but still how many pugs are there in this tiny car park?)

Very small, the main section is two rows of bays at each edge and around a dozen bays long. Yes she should have spotted it easily even though the car is black and it was after-dark. I think mainly she just got so upset it wasn't were she left it, her assigned bay, got panicky and lost any objectivity.

[4x4Tyke]

Sebring440 said:

What was the reaction of the police and the insurance company after this latest twist?

I imagine