bigdave
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Member Since: 04 Jul 2008
Location: Cornwall
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Will keep a look out buddy.
Gutted for you and the family.
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Bobs
Member Since: 29 Oct 2013
Location: Manchester
Posts: 2330
 
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It is honestly unbelievable .... 
I feel for you and your family ... hope all gets resolved soon 
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| 15th Mar 2014 11:20 am |
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crews control
Member Since: 18 Mar 2007
Location: Dorset
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The attitude from your initial call to the insurance co. can't have helped. 
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| 15th Mar 2014 11:27 am |
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ebygum32
Member Since: 03 Oct 2010
Location: yorkshire - London
Posts: 1590
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Will keep a look out buddy as I drive round london and then home to Yorkshire, taken your reg for reference Goodyear Duratracs
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| 15th Mar 2014 12:27 pm |
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Farmer Chalk
Member Since: 07 Mar 2013
Location: Independent Republic of Kentishshire.
Posts: 4184
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Trust me Nigel... They will have it laid up in a reasonable street at the moment where it will blend in with the other cars. They do this to determine whether or not it has a tracker on as they don't want to take it back to their lair which exposes them....
They will then change the visible vin which is incredibly easy..... They often won't bother with the electronic one ....
The car will then be offered for sale slightly cheaper than normal in one of the main publications...that is why is is imperative to describe your car fully to us as it will now be bearing another identity,
Ie what colour, what colour leather, what added extras you put on it I.e adaptive headlights, cameras etc what wheels you had on it tyres etc....they will not change these unless they are really noticeable...
Re scratches marks etc their must be some markings if only minor and this is what will ID it in the future so think long and hard....
This is not only to help you get it back but also to save some poor person buying it.... That will be a £30-40 k loss for someone otherwise. The current law says that even if they bought it in good faith title cannot pass to them so they lose everything...
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| 15th Mar 2014 2:00 pm |
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fat bloke
Member Since: 07 Aug 2006
Location: OXFORD
Posts: 1255
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Getting to a point if you have a nice car a Tracker is becoming the norm which is why when i purchase my next one it will have one in good hindsite you wish you had one.But probably in a metal container to be shipped abroad..
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| 15th Mar 2014 2:13 pm |
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highbayrack
Member Since: 09 Jul 2008
Location: Northamptonshire
Posts: 2776
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I agree with FC about them parking this car up somewhere first, a friend of mine had his new X6 stolen from his house near the Germany/Dutch boarder. A few days later the Dutch police found his and over 20 other German high spec stolen cars all parked in the same Dutch multi story car park waiting to be collected. On a mission to find the perfect Pork Pie. Just Found it (I think)..(Yes I have)
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| 15th Mar 2014 2:22 pm |
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markwirral
Member Since: 10 Dec 2013
Location: Wirral
Posts: 266
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Gutted for you mate......I'll keep my eyes peeled in this neck of the woods
Mark
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| 15th Mar 2014 5:39 pm |
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Canburne
Member Since: 15 Jan 2013
Location: Devon
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How's about hardwiring a cheap old smartphone and hiding it deep in the car. With a giffgaff sim card it would cost a penny to keep it live just in case the car ever got nicked?
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| 15th Mar 2014 5:52 pm |
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McBreadhead
Member Since: 19 Feb 2014
Location: Hants
Posts: 55
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These scum are clever and work in extremely well organised groups.
I used to live on a farm for 4 years and one day returned home to find around 8 police cars and local press. Turns out the RangeRover repair business in the barn was a sophisticated ringing operation and they must have had a different car in there every 2 or 3 weeks. Always wondered what they were doing when these things would arrive late at night and would very quickly disappear inside.
It pays for us all to remain vigilant to these people as they often 'work' right under our noses. If the car is down some quiet side street that is possible but highly unlikely unfortunately.
I really hope it gets found - you and the family must be feeling very shaken. I will be keeping a look out for you.
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| 15th Mar 2014 10:02 pm |
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MHP
Member Since: 31 Dec 2011
Location: lydd
Posts: 2776
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Sorry to hear.
It may sound silly, but is it more likely to be parked right under your nose? Because the scum that stole it, know the police will be looking at docks etc? Or is that to smart for people like that?  2009 Discovery 3 HSE - Gone
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| 15th Mar 2014 10:49 pm |
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Sheepy
Member Since: 20 Feb 2013
Location: Bedfordshire
Posts: 630
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Canburne wrote:How's about hardwiring a cheap old smartphone and hiding it deep in the car. With a giffgaff sim card it would cost a penny to keep it live just in case the car ever got nicked?
I like this idea, an old iphone4 hidden somewhere and powered just so you could use "find my iPhone"....
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| 15th Mar 2014 11:31 pm |
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waterbuoy
Member Since: 26 Oct 2013
Location: Argyll
Posts: 2887
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Sell the phone and invest the money in a tracking system that the insurance companies will recognise/acknowledge. Currently 2009 Disco 3 SE, 2013 MY D4 HSE and 2016 D4 SE
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300TDi Disco 1 (289k)
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110 V8 CSW (220k)
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| 16th Mar 2014 12:02 am |
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Russell
Member Since: 24 Aug 2007
Location: Kent
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As has been said look localy as they are often parked up local for a week to check for trackers. MY17 D5 1st Edition Namib Orange
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| 16th Mar 2014 10:07 am |
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Washwipe
Member Since: 19 Apr 2013
Location: Bucks Oxon Herts Border
Posts: 3169
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waterbuoy wrote:Sell the phone and invest the money in a tracking system that the insurance companies will recognise/acknowledge.
There was a post recently, either on here or RRS, they had a quote for insurance, asked if they fitted a Tracker would that get him a better price, No, apparently, it would be classed as a modification and incur a higher premium. 
You can't win.
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| 16th Mar 2014 10:22 am |
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