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[Varche]

Just wondered how widespread car, van or motorcycle etc theft is among forum members?

Thinking back for me it is three.  A Cooper S , a Capri and a Carlton CDX.

[Andy B]

My MKIII Cortina years ago. I was away at sea at the time so it was dealt will by SWMBO & a mate. They nicked both headlamps & the battery ....  but the car was recovered.

[Doctor Gollum]

My first Granada. The shit bag who stole barely got a mile in it before stuffing it. He clearly couldn't drive for shit, as a few months later, killed himself and a couple of mates when he stole his Mum's Cavalier Sri

Did get it back. Eventually. Learnt quite a lot about insurance companies from that experience

[Sir Tigger KC]

I don't think I've ever owned a car worth stealing!   

[STEMO]

My MKIII Cortina years ago. I was away at sea at the time so it was dealt will by SWMBO & a mate. They nicked both headlamps & the battery ....  but the car was recovered.

SWMBO and a mate nicked your headlamps and battery? Bastards.

[STEMO]

I'm ashamed to admit (though not as ashamed as the thief should be) that someone relieved me of my Austin maxi. Boy was I glad that never got recovered 

[Viral_Jim]

My 1991 3-door escort estate (1.3 popular) was stolen from outside a pub when I was about 19.

Back then I didn't realise you could operate any ford-made lock using only an old spoon. 

[Andy B]

My MKIII Cortina years ago. I was away at sea at the time so it was dealt will by SWMBO & a mate. They nicked both headlamps & the battery ....  but the car was recovered.

SWMBO and a mate nicked your headlamps and battery? Bastards.

I thought that as I pressed send ..... 

[dave the builder]

never had a complete car stolen
wheels twice and a radio
until the omega I always fitted a steering lock , it won't fit on the omega wheel though

[amba]

Eldest daughter had her 2018 Ford Focus stolen from her driveway last week.

Scum managed to pry her front door open whilst her and husband and grandson were in bed asleep.Took her handbag from hallway table with car keys in and drove off in car .

Just to add insult to injury yesterday she received a speeding fine/summons through the post for the morning car was stolen going through a fixed 30mph camera at over 50mph.

Police not interested and insurance have offered her £2k less than they spent on car only 8 weeks ago and are hitting her with £400 excess.

Life sucks sometimes ah

[STEMO]

never had a complete car stolen
wheels twice and a radio
until the omega I always fitted a steering lock , it won't fit on the omega wheel though

Believe me, you're safe 

[dave the builder]

never had a complete car stolen
wheels twice and a radio
until the omega I always fitted a steering lock , it won't fit on the omega wheel though

Believe me, you're safe 

thanks mate 

[dave the builder]

Eldest daughter had her 2018 Ford Focus stolen from her driveway last week.

Scum managed to pry her front door open whilst her and husband and grandson were in bed asleep.Took her handbag from hallway table with car keys in and drove off in car .

Just to add insult to injury yesterday she received a speeding fine/summons through the post for the morning car was stolen going through a fixed 30mph camera at over 50mph.

Police not interested and insurance have offered her £2k less than they spent on car only 8 weeks ago and are hitting her with £400 excess.

Life sucks sometimes ah

you don't have to accept the insurers first offer
you can send them similar retail car details and say match what I had ,condition and mile and spec
unless they overpaid 
there is usually £1000 difference between cap clear and retail

[Lizzie Zoom]

No, never

But I did have a back window broken by thieves taking the radio from my then brand new company Vauxhall Carlton (1986) in a multi-story car park in Bristol.

Plain clothes officers were actually watching the car park as there had been a number of such thefts from that car park, but had been on a different floor at the time!

The officer said that the radio, then if I remember correctly, was worth over £120, would have been sold already for probably £15 in a local pub they knew!  That really cheered me up!

Still, my company quickly paid for a new radio

[Lizzie Zoom]

Eldest daughter had her 2018 Ford Focus stolen from her driveway last week.

Scum managed to pry her front door open whilst her and husband and grandson were in bed asleep.Took her handbag from hallway table with car keys in and drove off in car .

Just to add insult to injury yesterday she received a speeding fine/summons through the post for the morning car was stolen going through a fixed 30mph camera at over 50mph.

Police not interested and insurance have offered her £2k less than they spent on car only 8 weeks ago and are hitting her with £400 excess.

Life sucks sometimes ah

That is bad luck!

Tell her to in future sleep with her handbag, with keys inside, beside her in future

Did she lose any credit/debit cards with the handbag?