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Yes - info on latest tricks etc being used would be useful - but obviously we have to be aware of not making these awareness notices resemble a "how to nick a car" type guide.

 

General info rather than specific details is the key. Or indeed if the police have advice on how to prevent a certain type of theft, then that would be good.

Absolutely, it'll be down to what to avoid doing, what to do to beef things up and what to keep an eye out for.

Can it be locked to members that have posts below a certain number to prevent it being generally available?

I'll keep my eye's peeled too. Someone down our road had two beemers nicker last week, so it sounds like a gang

There's been a spate of it going around in the area. Keep yours safe too!!

As for getting the info out, I'm happy to write up a couple of posts etc. that can be put up as stickys somewhere if the mods are happy to support it? Let me know.

I'll also see if I can get onto the SOCO about them passing us up to date info on the latest tricks etc.

Am thinking of going there and driving it for a bit and getting them to come out with me. Seems a little unnecessary.

Way my weekend has gone I can see this being the third piece of bad luck!!

Had a call from the Service Manager. They can't hear the click now but want the Director to take the car home tonight to see if he hears it then. Thoughts and reactions ladies and gentlemen....??

Mate had one on his Cossie. Demon Tweeks and others sell them, just means losing the airbag and controls etc..... A trade off decision to be made!

Mine can't have been.

Poll - you have a choice: -

GM 350Z GT

Series 1 Lotus Elise

10year old diesel Volvo 440

Where are you Ming???

I think it's called paranoia Liam. They've got keys to one of my cars, and might be uber determined to get it. So wanted to stop any chance of it getting away, and using a Zed as the barrier to it made me want to go overkill on making sure that couldn't be moved.....

As for the argument about where was the car at night, whenever you visit someone and park it up it's not in a garage so I think they'd have a very hard time not paying up if it was on the drive the odd few nights.

Just like the 'how many miles do you think you'll do' question. Who flaming knows to the nearest 1,000 miles?!

Was thinking about the battery but then thought if I did that it might intefer with the alarm and immobiliser?

Fuse isn't a bad idea, even if it's for the lights, no-one drives at 3 in the morning with no lights on unless they're doing wrong!! It's disappearing for a few days now anyway.......

Got me excited there....!!

I did exactly that, took the HT leads out, not to mention a couple of other surprises!!

It's hard to call isn't it. Protect your property at the risk of yourself. If someone wants it badly enough, they'll get it. All I can do is make it as hard as possible to get in.

As another point, the SOCO that cam round took the details of this site and a few others I gave her (hope you don't mind). She wants to get a network going of the following things: -

1. Updates on what the latest scam is and how we can guard against it

2. How to mark property (wheels etc) so if stolen they can be reunited with you (she reckons the can't get 90% of what they find back to original owners!)

3. Stolen car 'in your area' arrangement for swift spread of news

What do you think??

Hoping it turns up in the next 24hrs.

I know what they are, what they're called etc. I was wanting to take them out last night after my burglary. Didn't think it had any leads but wasn't sure what the replacement would be.

Anyone got any pics?

lol - cheers.

That'd explain the problem!

As in which bit of plastic are they under?!

Erm, where are they guys??

Hi all,

Not sure if these have been seen before, but thought I'd put them up anyway....

http://www.properautocare.com/problemsolving.html

Lengthy descriptions about specific jobs on all aspects of car cleaning and detailing.

http://www.cleanandshiny.co.uk/

Bit of everything, reviews, news, new products and you can buy those more exotic brands too.

Two thoughts.

 

First, what are these numpties doing nicking such a distinctive and low value (no offence, mate) car? I can only assume they took the risk breaking in to get the Elise or the Zed.

 

Second, I can't agree with taking the keys etc upstairs. Plenty of these scumbags are quite happy to deal with any resistance from the homeowner and may well come looking. Unless you're pretty handy, my view is that a car/wallet etc can be replaced but you or your loved ones being attacked is to be avoided at all costs.

 

Hope they get the bastards for you, mate! Get Ming on the case - he'll sort it!

My thoughts exactly, no idea why, which scares me a bit as they might be coming back for the Elise.....

I think it may have been opportunists practising getting in and got lucky with finding the keys. They'd have been put away on any other night!!

As for the material things argument, I agree. It's more that they've been in my house while I was sleeping, stolen my watch (21st b'day present ) and scared my girlfriend. The rest is hassle. Quite a lot actually.

Thanks for the tip on locations guys, have passed it on. Apparently it's a Barclays ATM. Have got the local cruisers looking. May not match everyone's taste in cars but they've been great about this.

Excellent, cheers! Will pass it on to the police.

They were thinking Winnersh Triangle....!!

Cheers Val, all done.

Best piece of help of the night:

Rang a bank to tell them. They cancelled the card and then said that someone had tried to use the card at 3.26 and 3.27 this morning. Said it was at 1 The Triangle. I asked her where that was - response - phone back Monday!!!!!!! Aaaaaaaaarrrrrrrggggggghhhhhh!! Much pushing was done but no more info. Policeman was going nuts as they had cars out looking for it!!

I am, yeah. They've tried to use my credit cards locally already so not sure what it's for. Just a bit scary and very annoying. Paranoid about everything now!!

Hope your mate is OK too BTW, what a few hours

He's fine, heavily bruised but OK. Thanks.

Am pretty shattered!

Edited. It's H5 RLP.

The thing sticks out, and mods aside, is a 10 years old diesel Volvo with no interior. It's worth next to nothing!!!

Pic in case it helps.

A neighbour works shifts and saw someone pushing it off the driveway and thought it was strange (NSS!!)

Rang the police and watched them drive off with it. She called at 2.46am and I wwas woken at 3.05 am. Not bad!

Yep, I was asleep upstairs at the time with the missus. I was woken by a policeman at the top of my stairs calling 'Police, who's there'!!!

They've got in using some contraption through the front door to unlock the front door, come in and taken anything in the hallway. All keys and wallets are normally locked away but I was woken Saturday morning at 3am too after a mate had been in a serious car accident - went to bed in a daze at 9.30 last night!!

Ram raid probably not mine having been and seen the site.

They'd just seriously better hope I don't find out exactly who it is......