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[78bex]

When someone let themselves into my car they kindly left the door ajar & scattered it`s contents inside as well as dumping other papers around the car as they legged it.
 
I`m just thinking plod might have spotted your car door open & found the letter etc scattered near your car 

[STEMO]

Aliens.....deffo.

[Migv6 le Frog Fan]

Scousers.....deffo.

 A bit strong. 




 

[TD]

I put 2 and 2 together and came to the conclusion that my car had been broken in to

Or maybe you never locked it in the first place 

And would explain why later on when you pressed the unlock on the remote, nothing happened, but the solenoids 'twitched' when you used the key to unlock. My understanding (which is getting a bit vague) is if you use the remote to lock the doors and then use the key to unlock, the alarm will sound until you start it  Maybe that's just a FL, dunno 

[Lazydocker]

Can't make any sense of it. And if the police had any reason to open it it would be recovered first, then opened by recovering garage at the request of SOCO

Contact the police and ask them. Too many silly errors. I'd be more inclined to look out for a scam TBH

[steve6367]

This is abit of a long story so bear with it 

When I purchased the scooby I had to pick it up from West Reading on my own, so I left the miggy there in the farm car park (farm industrial estate thing) with the intention of collecting it the next week when the missus was around.  That weekend she was ill and unable to safely drive so I went to check up on it and the farm had put a notice on the car saying private parking, please move.  So I did, I moved it just outside of the farm parked by the side of the road outside of someone's house.  I came back the next weekend with the missus and picked it up.

When I got there I noticed the key fob didn't work.  Bugger, battery is flat I think, and go to use the key in the door.  The central locking came to life.  Istarted her up and thought, that was wierd.  Anyway, got the miggy home and thought nothing of it until a couple of nights ago when I friend called and said Ihave this wierd story Ineed to tell you:

The police had been in touch asking for her help, she duly got in touch and they said they had a letter with her name and address on it which they had found in an abandoned vehicle in Newbury.  They wanted to trace the owner but the insurance had lapsed, did she know whose car it was.  The car was a mondeo with a reg XYZ  (this reg is very similar to mine one digit out in fact)

I put 2 and 2 together and came to the conclusion that my car had been broken in to (forcing the lock maybe hence the central locking issue?) and searched by the police after being parked by the side of the road for a week.  They had found a letter in there which Ihadn't posted because it fell between the seats.  They had gotten the reg wrong when checking it against the database, concluded it had no insurance (not the case) and started to find the owner.

I did not know the police had any power to break in to a vehicle that was legally parked (public road "siding") unless there was an immediate threat to life (dog or child in a hot car for example)

Is this right?  What recourse may I have?  I haven't checked the lock for damage yet, but I shall be.

Have you just asked the Police?

[Gaffers]

Can't make any sense of it. And if the police had any reason to open it it would be recovered first, then opened by recovering garage at the request of SOCO

Contact the police and ask them. Too many silly errors. I'd be more inclined to look out for a scam TBH

Been thinking about it. I have asked the friend to send me the letter she was sent from the 'police'.

I have a hunch.

[Gaffers]

I put 2 and 2 together and came to the conclusion that my car had been broken in to

Or maybe you never locked it in the first place 

It is possible but unlikely.  I distinctly remember locking it and when unlocking it i tried both key buttons several times while stood right next to the driver's door with a known good key fob.  If the fob had failed it was the first time in 8 months. After using the key in the door the buttons worked again and they haven't failed since.  I don't know if the door was already unlocked (can't remember)

I do know that if the servos are moved while locked it can cause the CL to cease functioning untill they hit the microswitch again.  Anyway like i said, I have a hunch 

[STEMO]

I put 2 and 2 together and came to the conclusion that my car had been broken in to

Or maybe you never locked it in the first place 

It is possible but unlikely.  I distinctly remember locking it and when unlocking it i tried both key buttons several times while stood right next to the driver's door with a known good key fob.  If the fob had failed it was the first time in 8 months. After using the key in the door the buttons worked again and they haven't failed since.  I don't know if the door was already unlocked (can't remember)

I do know that if the servos are moved while locked it can cause the CL to cease functioning untill they hit the microswitch again.  Anyway like i said, I have a hunch 

What? Like Quasi Modo?

[Crazycarzowner]

I put 2 and 2 together and came to the conclusion that my car had been broken in to

Or maybe you never locked it in the first place 

It is possible but unlikely.  I distinctly remember locking it and when unlocking it i tried both key buttons several times while stood right next to the driver's door with a known good key fob.  If the fob had failed it was the first time in 8 months. After using the key in the door the buttons worked again and they haven't failed since.  I don't know if the door was already unlocked (can't remember)

I do know that if the servos are moved while locked it can cause the CL to cease functioning untill they hit the microswitch again.  Anyway like i said, I have a hunch 

What? Like Quasi Modo?

PMSL 

[tigers_gonads]

I think Cem and his CIA mates have come back to haunt us 

Seriously though Matt, i'd just have a word with plod first and then if you get no satisfaction, stick a freedom of information request in 

[dbug]

Now did I just read, a story, so far fetched, by an ex-military type, who deals in security, that could have been written by rods2?.   

Being watched by MI5/MI6 no doubt - makes one feel more self important - good god I'd hate to go through life thinking about all these potential conspiracy theories!!  Its all a load of bollux thinking the police would break into a car, remove only a letter, and not contact the owner through ANPR!   

[05omegav6]

Now did I just read, a story, so far fetched, by an ex-military type, who deals in security, that could have been written by rods2?.   

Being watched by MI5/MI6 no doubt - makes one feel more self important - good god I'd hate to go through life thinking about all these potential conspiracy theories!!  Its all a load of bollux thinking the police would break into a car, remove only a letter, and not contact the owner through ANPR!   

If they misread the number plate, APNR is of limited use

[ronnyd]

Years ago SWMBO got a parking ticket on our Mk2 Grannie. The traffic warden got one of the digits wrong when he wrote out the ticket so just ignored it and never heard anything more about it.