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MarkGTT

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as some of you know my car was stolen in mid December, the police found it on the 20th but still have it and wont release it to the insurance company..

im going to call the rozzers in a bit to find out what’s up as the last thing they told me was that a flatbed was coming to pick it up and that they had finished with it.

worse thing is they have told me it will be a write off and im still paying for it until this is all sorted.

Anyone else have any experience of this.. any ideas how long it will all take to get sorted?

Edited by MarkGTT on 14th Jan, 2009.


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On 14th Jan, 2009 MarkGTT said:
any ideas how long it will all take to get sorted?


feel sorry for you mate! it wasnt the mini was it?

it takes ages im afraid, i am still sorting out an accident that happened 8 months ago, but thats a bit different to a stolen-recovery

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On 14th Jan, 2009 Brett said:


feel sorry for you mate! it wasnt the mini was it?


nope not the mini.. less than a year old focus ST turbo.. *frown*


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ahh yeah i remember the thread.. just as bad :(

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as if getting it stolen in the first place wasn't bad enough!

hope it sorts out soon


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Happened to me. They found the car, took it somewhere 10 miles away. Then brought it back within 1/4 mile away to a garage. 4 days £160! Gutted

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do you know where it is being held? do you have a spare key for it? if its not to fucked drive it home! its not stealing the car its yours! lol on a serious note, my friend has just had an accident his insurance is still procecing even when it was the other persons fault! if you can rember from when my bike got stolen ages ago im still waiting for parts/money from them!

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On 14th Jan, 2009 Paul R said:
if you can rember from when my bike got stolen ages ago im still waiting for parts/money from them!


yeah i do that was ages ago!! wont be best pleased if i have to wait that long!!

the system sucks.


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cant release the car until all forensics etc have been completed. you need to find out who the "OIC" is of the case speak with him or her direct. if it is an insurance write off they wont release it to you. speak with your insurance firm tell them who the OIC is and ask for an update. i hope you took out Gap insurance matey.

cheers

PS that will teach you for jibbing me :) just kidding matey, cant beleive they got it was it taken with the keys via burglary as 99% of vehicles built after 1997 cannot be taken without the keys (very easily)

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On 14th Jan, 2009 Richie said:



PS that will teach you for jibbing me :) just kidding matey, cant beleive they got it was it taken with the keys via burglary as 99% of vehicles built after 1997 cannot be taken without the keys (very easily)

Richie


car was taken last month.. so had to cheer myself up by being a c*nt :)

yeah via burglary.. while me and the wife we in, not a nice experience.

no gap, but the first signs are not to bad, they have made me an offer (since retracted as the police found it) but it wasn’t far off the finance amount.

thanks for the info mate.. i understand that these things take time, just pissed off that im a car down but still paying for it *oh well*


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fully appreciate your situation Mark, been there myself, and yes it is an awfull feeling being Burgled. Be patient and polite with the cops as they are trying to catch the baddies so no one else gets stung.

Best advice i can give you is to fit a "defender" bar to your garage door if you keep the car indoors.


and folks please do NOT leave your keys by the front door (80% of vehicle thefts by burglary are obtained by a fishing rod and magnet scenario.

we all tend to leave keys etc buy the front door. at night times take them into the bedroom with you, or if you live in a shit hole like me a drop safe / lock box in the coat cupboard works wonders.

fit security lights, at 15 quid they are worth it !!!



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On 17th Aug, 2009 Jay#2 said:
I doubt I'll be dipping into the 13's like you did though!






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I always wondered this, do you hide your keys to deter people who are on the scrounge for easy targets or do you leave them somewhere they can be found to prevent being bashed for them by someone armed and desperate for a car?

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they are going to go to the letter box and check, if there is nowt on tuther side they will move on to an easier target, criminals have deadlines just like regular folk, and new cars like Marks are normally stolen to order for parts, or export my a handfull of eastern europeans.... (not stereo typing but they are the best at this game hands down)

if they are going to come in armed or go to that length for a ford focus then there is something else at play usually lots of drugs... and they will burst in in any event.

huge risk to take !! talking 10 year stretch for aggravated Burglary !!! and we are talking about a 1% category of criminal to do this, so folks with exotics may want to bolster their security. that said these people would plot up and wait, normally hijak you en route to work or what ever. much easier that way, the car is put into a container and shipped within a few hours.

i take my chances with the armed gang coming to get my shitty golf rather than the larger % mainstream criminal grabbing me keys from behind the door

each to their own of course



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Thanks for the inside advice Ritchie, its scary to think what goes on in the world*oh well*

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moved all the keys in my house when the kitchen and enterance got re-done, they used to be kept in a wicker draw difficult to open but not that secure. now they are kept in a sweet jar in the kitchen :) crafty lol

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i put mine in with the fur coated razor blade called bailey *wink*....just kiddin... if he wouldnt chew em up i would though.



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