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Detachable tow ball stolen - Telford Shropshire
Hi,
Some of you will say it's my own fault, but my detachable tow ball has been stollen from my D3, yes I had left it on. Not sure when it happened as it's not something I look at every day, but my suspicions are it was done when I was parked at the NEC for the camping and caravanning show (oh the irony!).
How did I find out it was gone? Well at the weekend I drove all the way from Telford to Somerset to pick up my new caravan only to find that a vital part of the hitching up process was missing! The caravan dealership (Highbridge Caravans) had a Disco4 for sale with a detachable and they let me borrow theirs.
Amazingly there are loads of 'reconditioned' ones on ebay I see. I wonder how many are legit? Mine is one of those now I bet. So just to give anybody in Telford the heads up, there are thieves about! In fact - use this as a reminder for everyone - take your detachable tow ball off and store it somewhere safe!
20th Mar 2017 12:11 pm
adam
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And also get a protector for your spare
20th Mar 2017 12:18 pm
JackNorris
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Unfortunately detachable tow bars and spare wheels are commonly stolen.
Your also not the first person who has mentioned a tow bar being stolen at a caravan show
Must be a good days earnings for the to go along the lines removing the bars.MY2023 Discovery 5 R-Dynamic 3.0
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20th Mar 2017 12:31 pm
Pete K
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If that happened to me I would be too embraced to post.
20th Mar 2017 1:19 pm
adam
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^ Or spell?
20th Mar 2017 1:43 pm
Narpy
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Maybe he'd need embracing to get over the shock of loss. Mods:
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They also said that the Catalytic Converters are being targeted too.
20th Mar 2017 11:06 pm
IOM man
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Mine got stolen last year whilst it was parked in a Centreparcs car park - I didn't notice until I was a week back of holiday and went to fit the bike rack on the tow ball I now have a fixed one which I bought off a forum member Current:
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20th Mar 2017 11:31 pm
lynalldiscovery
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You can make a plate to secure the ball into position, then smear the thing in grease
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Not sure when it happened as it's not something I look at every day, but my suspicions are it was done when I was parked at the NEC for the camping and caravanning show (oh the irony!).
to go along the lines removing the bars.
