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Thought this might happen
« on: 09 June 2021, 15:59:39 »

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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #1 on: 09 June 2021, 16:05:59 »

Always stick the cable in a bucket of water when not in use..😂
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #2 on: 09 June 2021, 16:12:50 »

So not only do you need to find £200 for another cable, but your battery is still as flat as a witch's tit, and you need to get the bus home.

Really easy to nick.
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #3 on: 09 June 2021, 16:26:16 »

It's not something that will ever bother me, personally. I'll have hung my keys up by the time there's no diesels about. Wife may have to ask her premises manager to have a charging point installed at school......maybe several. That way we don't have to pay for the electrickery either.  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #4 on: 09 June 2021, 16:29:06 »

The old 'tripped on a raised paving stone and had terrible pain and a month off work' scam can be modified nicely to accommodate cables trailing all over the shop.  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #5 on: 09 June 2021, 16:37:57 »

They lock into the charger and car, take a shit load of work to remove and always damages the cable unless released with the car unlocked (we tried in the work scrapyard on a few!)

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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #6 on: 09 June 2021, 19:53:26 »

Beaten to it by Mr DTM, I was about to say that all three ev's I've used/seen (e-golf, leaf and i3) lock the cable in while charging, presumably for safety reasons, and even after charging is complete as long as the car stays locked.

Leaving the cables lying around is a bit like Leaving the petrol filler door open and being surprised when someone syphons the tank.
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #7 on: 09 June 2021, 20:24:20 »

Yeh but i suspect they are being stolen for the copper so the plugs can stay where they are courtesy of a pair of insulated bolt cutters  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #8 on: 09 June 2021, 20:29:37 »

Yeh but i suspect they are being stolen for the copper so the plugs can stay where they are courtesy of a pair of insulated bolt cutters  ;D
Make a big bang that  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #9 on: 09 June 2021, 21:05:29 »

Yeh but i suspect they are being stolen for the copper so the plugs can stay where they are courtesy of a pair of insulated bolt cutters  ;D
Make a big bang that  ;D
If the charging unit has been installed correctly the bang will be short lived!  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #10 on: 09 June 2021, 21:15:52 »

At least it saves the thieving barstewards having to tramp across the fields to nick the cable from Network Rail.  :D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #11 on: 09 June 2021, 21:19:50 »

I like the bit in the article where the thieves tried to hack the Tesla to tell it to stop charging so the cable would unlock  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #12 on: 09 June 2021, 21:31:17 »

Yeh but i suspect they are being stolen for the copper so the plugs can stay where they are courtesy of a pair of insulated bolt cutters  ;D

Pair of marigolds and wire cutters... What could possibly go wrong!!  :o   ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #13 on: 10 June 2021, 09:30:11 »

People manage to steal the overhead cables on the railways, and they're 25KV which will smart a fair bit more than a belt from the normal domestic mains (240V).
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #14 on: 10 June 2021, 13:46:51 »

I like the bit in the article where the thieves tried to hack the Tesla to tell it to stop charging so the cable would unlock  ;D

I'm sure some clever bods will find a way do this.

The 'crims' who decide it is a good idea to nick the cables after 10 pints of wifebeater will probably use bolt cutters as suggested by VXL V6
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #15 on: 10 June 2021, 13:53:21 »

http://https://youtu.be/KCyYgnEBDMo

If people are willing to steal your cat in broad daylight charger cables will be easy meat.
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #16 on: 10 June 2021, 14:34:08 »

And dogs too, I believe.
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #17 on: 10 June 2021, 16:47:50 »

And dogs too, I believe.

I'm sure that your whippet if far too loyal to be kidnapped for a tin of Chum. :)

.......or enticed by a blow-up rubber bitch.
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« Reply #18 on: 10 June 2021, 17:04:48 »

And dogs too, I believe.

I'm sure that your whippet if far too loyal to be kidnapped for a tin of Chum. :)

.......or enticed by a blow-up rubber bitch.
It is a bitch...that's two I have at home.  ;D
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #19 on: 10 June 2021, 17:26:48 »

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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #20 on: 10 June 2021, 18:00:05 »

Dirty yellow bastards. If it moves, they'll eat it.
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #21 on: 10 June 2021, 18:21:11 »

I would dearly love to get hold of those two thieving c**ts.
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Re: Thought this might happen
« Reply #22 on: 10 June 2021, 19:04:44 »

What a shame that a bus didn't come along and run over the thieving bastards legs.  >:(
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