My car was stolen today - Page 2

harlowmaverick · 03-02-2011, 08:57

Sorry sorry to hear of this, hope you get it back soon

clivvy · 03-02-2011, 09:03

really sorry to hear this mate, but I agree with checking if its been towed. Example, my mate came to see us a few months back, parked his van up on a hill down a neighbouring street. VERY quiet where we live. Go's out to get the van...no van.

what happened? Van handbrake failed a bit, so car sort of rolled back a bit and nudged another van parked clsoe by-NO DAMAGE. COCK head who owns the van rings the police, police turn up, tow the van away. This guy had CCTV, so knew my mate had walked off up the road. The cock was some sort of barrister or ex barister or somethign i dunno, point is, van got towed away and my mate spent all night searching, worrying that he was going to lose his job etc, and the friggin police had it.

Deleted account DD · 03-02-2011, 09:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karinofnine

Check with who?

Local authority parking enforcement.

In most areas now they deal with parking and tow aways or sub contract it out

Stuarty · 03-02-2011, 09:25

Scum of the earth hope it all gets sorted out for you

rustic · 03-02-2011, 10:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karinofnine

It was icy this morning, so I put my bike in the car, drove down to Beckenham and parked up. Rode into work, rode back, no car. Parked legally in a nice area in full public view with lots of passers-by, not directly outside someone's house, lots of much nicer cars there. No, it hasn't got an alarm, and no, I didn't leave the keys in it!

Sorry to hear about this, if my wife had done this, I would say are you sure you parked it there, so I won't insult you by asking the question.

It might be worth looking at the location in daylight, and look for any signs that say, limit the hours of parking.
This is happening a lot near railway stations and the like to stop people taking up customer parking spaces.

Like all my projects, I was thinking of making an Anti-Hijack alarm, it will work as follows, start the car, leave the engine running, keys in ignition, a mild mannered pedestrian, sees the vehicle as a free lift, so drives off, gets about half a mile away ( You don't want this guy to come and ask you to get it started for him do you?) and ....... engine shuts down, won't start..
Might be something I could sell on ebay... thoughts please..

Best regards, Rustic

mickmonk · 03-02-2011, 11:06

Hi, I had an old k reg Disco stolen Feb last year, parked it the same as you in public view but not outside someones house as I did not want to annoy anyone. Police said wait 24 hrs and then ring them and they would make a report as stolen. Disco nether recovered. Police did nothing, I got a letter saying case closed 48 hrs after it was reported stolen. Car was worth something to me as I had had it 12 years and kept records of all the servicing that I did and reciept etc. Police said they are targeting old 4x4 that were with out good security eg electronic key identification and then, shipping them abroad. Sorry about your car and I hope you get it back.

spinna · 03-02-2011, 11:11

So sorry for you. BLOODY LOW LIFE SCUM, hope they have an accident and suffer horrific injuries or worse

briggie · 03-02-2011, 11:15

this may help you karin .......

http://www.bromley.gov.uk/transportandstreets/

briggie · 03-02-2011, 11:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by briggie

this may help you karin .......

http://www.bromley.gov.uk/transportandstreets/

or perhaps enforcement direct contact

....

http://www.vincipark.co.uk/our-servi...forcement.html

briggie · 03-02-2011, 11:21

VINCI Park Services UK Ltd
Oak House
Reeds Crescent
Watford
Herts
WD24 4QP

Tel: +44 (0) 1908 223 500
Fax: +44 (0) 1923 231 914

info@vincipark.co.uk

rayf3262 · 03-02-2011, 11:46

Quote:

Originally Posted by rustic

Sorry to hear about this, if my wife had done this, I would say are you sure you parked it there, so I won't insult you by asking the question.

It might be worth looking at the location in daylight, and look for any signs that say, limit the hours of parking.
This is happening a lot near railway stations and the like to stop people taking up customer parking spaces.

Like all my projects, I was thinking of making an Anti-Hijack alarm, it will work as follows, start the car, leave the engine running, keys in ignition, a mild mannered pedestrian, sees the vehicle as a free lift, so drives off, gets about half a mile away ( You don't want this guy to come and ask you to get it started for him do you?) and ....... engine shuts down, won't start..
Might be something I could sell on ebay... thoughts please..

Best regards, Rustic

On a similar train of thought, some vehicles where fitted with a one way valve in the brake hydraulics. Had a combination type lock on it to release it to normal 2 way operation.
So the theory goes, get down the road as far as the nearest junction BRAKE and you stay there.

Karinofnine · 03-02-2011, 14:45

Thanks all. Yes, insured - and this year for some reason I decided to insure my no claims too, so at least I won't lose that.

Getting to work. I'll have to ride all the way, all of the days. Usually I ride 3 out of 4 and car/train the other 1. Now I'll have to ride all four. I have got a folding bike, but it folds quite big and I'm not sure I'd get on the train with it.

The problem will come when the lane between me and work/the train station is icy, it's like a skating rink, narrow, bendy, high hedges, no pavement or verge and everyone treats it like a race track.

So, there's a petrol auto for sale... I like diesel and manual, although I think the petrols are more powerful. The Handbook gives the auto doing MORE mpg than the manual! At 56 constant the Handbook reckons 22mpg for the manual and 25mpg for the auto. If I can find the torque figures comparing diesel to petrol I might go for the petrol. If I ever get this car back I could make it a proper offroader and go out to play in it... (cash permitting obviously).

Karinofnine · 03-02-2011, 14:49

PS I keep disappearing because my computer at home says it can't find the server for this site. Annoying, I need to speak to IT at work to see if they have any ideas.

lacroupade · 03-02-2011, 14:56

Quote:

Originally Posted by Karinofnine

PS I keep disappearing because my computer at home says it can't find the server for this site. Annoying, I need to speak to IT at work to see if they have any ideas.

Check with Bat21....there are a couple of technical anomalies that might be related to your ISP, I can't recall cos I never had 'em...but he has the fix...just tell him you want your tenner back and he'll be online like a rat up a drainpipe LMAO!

Re your NCD insurance, sadly it doesn't work that way as I understand it. because you have a claim, they stick you in a higher risk bracket so that the base premium goes up - your discount %age against it remains the same but of course its a higher £ number.....ask them and see what they say....

Deleted account DD · 03-02-2011, 15:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by mickmonk

. Police said wait 24 hrs and then ring them and they would make a report as stolen..

That is incredibly bad advice. In fact presuming you haven't misunderstood them or there's not somthing we don't know about, its disgraceful.

If anyone else finds themselves in a similar unfortunate situation, DO NOT be fobbed off with a phone back later.

03-02-2011, 11:21	#25
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	ive been doing some research VINCI Park Services UK Ltd Oak House Reeds Crescent Watford Herts WD24 4QP Tel: +44 (0) 1908 223 500 Fax: +44 (0) 1923 231 914 info@vincipark.co.uk

03-02-2011, 08:57	#16
harlowmaverick Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Harlow, Essex Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 3.0 tdi 03 Posts: 962	Sorry sorry to hear of this, hope you get it back soon

03-02-2011, 09:03	#17
clivvy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Huddersfield Vehicle: Terrano 03 LWB Posts: 6,947	really sorry to hear this mate, but I agree with checking if its been towed. Example, my mate came to see us a few months back, parked his van up on a hill down a neighbouring street. VERY quiet where we live. Go's out to get the van...no van. what happened? Van handbrake failed a bit, so car sort of rolled back a bit and nudged another van parked clsoe by-NO DAMAGE. COCK head who owns the van rings the police, police turn up, tow the van away. This guy had CCTV, so knew my mate had walked off up the road. The cock was some sort of barrister or ex barister or somethign i dunno, point is, van got towed away and my mate spent all night searching, worrying that he was going to lose his job etc, and the friggin police had it.

03-02-2011, 09:25	#19
Stuarty Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: scotland Vehicle: Nissan Mistral 2.7td Posts: 225	Scum of the earth hope it all gets sorted out for you

03-02-2011, 11:06	#21
mickmonk Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: essex Vehicle: 3.0 terrano auto 02 plate Posts: 40	Hi, I had an old k reg Disco stolen Feb last year, parked it the same as you in public view but not outside someones house as I did not want to annoy anyone. Police said wait 24 hrs and then ring them and they would make a report as stolen. Disco nether recovered. Police did nothing, I got a letter saying case closed 48 hrs after it was reported stolen. Car was worth something to me as I had had it 12 years and kept records of all the servicing that I did and reciept etc. Police said they are targeting old 4x4 that were with out good security eg electronic key identification and then, shipping them abroad. Sorry about your car and I hope you get it back.

03-02-2011, 11:11	#22
spinna Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Telford, Shropshire Vehicle: Nissan Patrol y60 4.2d Posts: 1,287	So sorry for you. BLOODY LOW LIFE SCUM, hope they have an accident and suffer horrific injuries or worse

03-02-2011, 11:15	#23
briggie Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: peoples democratic republic of west yorkshire Vehicle: " alice " Posts: 10,473	this may help you karin ....... http://www.bromley.gov.uk/transportandstreets/

03-02-2011, 14:45	#27
Karinofnine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Vehicle: Y60 4.2D Posts: 155	Thanks all. Yes, insured - and this year for some reason I decided to insure my no claims too, so at least I won't lose that. Getting to work. I'll have to ride all the way, all of the days. Usually I ride 3 out of 4 and car/train the other 1. Now I'll have to ride all four. I have got a folding bike, but it folds quite big and I'm not sure I'd get on the train with it. The problem will come when the lane between me and work/the train station is icy, it's like a skating rink, narrow, bendy, high hedges, no pavement or verge and everyone treats it like a race track. So, there's a petrol auto for sale... I like diesel and manual, although I think the petrols are more powerful. The Handbook gives the auto doing MORE mpg than the manual! At 56 constant the Handbook reckons 22mpg for the manual and 25mpg for the auto. If I can find the torque figures comparing diesel to petrol I might go for the petrol. If I ever get this car back I could make it a proper offroader and go out to play in it... (cash permitting obviously).

03-02-2011, 14:49	#28
Karinofnine Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: London Vehicle: Y60 4.2D Posts: 155	PS I keep disappearing because my computer at home says it can't find the server for this site. Annoying, I need to speak to IT at work to see if they have any ideas.