STOLEN T6 !!!!!!!!!!!
- Thread starter Nigel Eaton
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Terribly sorry to hear this. Let's hope they find the scumbag f***wits and commence the public stoning.
Although it may be worth remembering this:
if one of these bastards wants your van they will take it. It unfortunately does not matter the steps you take to secure it. If they need the key, they will come into your house for it - and if you get in their way, they'll not think twice about hurting you.
For me, my family is way more valuable than my van. If someone comes into my house in the middle of the night to get the keys, I do not want them to have to come anywhere near the most precious people in my life. The van is replaceable - they are not.
Although it may be worth remembering this:
if one of these bastards wants your van they will take it. It unfortunately does not matter the steps you take to secure it. If they need the key, they will come into your house for it - and if you get in their way, they'll not think twice about hurting you.
For me, my family is way more valuable than my van. If someone comes into my house in the middle of the night to get the keys, I do not want them to have to come anywhere near the most precious people in my life. The van is replaceable - they are not.
Totally agree with this! I would not be happy, but you have to look at the fact that you could get another van.
more probably true if you had a £100k range rover sat on the drive, but i would guess most van thefts are for the builders tools inside, or £5k mountain bike or generally opportunistic. Think you would be unlucky to be confronted for your van keys; possible but unlikly.
Think the little scroats use to bring there own and plug it in I had one on a 306dturbo
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All has gone quiet from @Nigel Eaton , the original poster. Hope there was not a finance glitch and they were "repo men".
Or having a huge fall out with the insurers over the missing set of keys????????
I had one of those. Most reliable car I ever owned. Never once remembered to give a garage the PIN when I dropped her off!
I used to occasionally visit South Africa when I was younger. Almost every half-decent car there had an anti-hijack device (well, it was Johannesburg - the police at the time advised not stopping at red lights after dark in many parts of town). These looked like audio jack plugs that you take with you when you leave the car. They plugged into somewhere discrete near the driver. If they were removed the car would only go about 500 yards before stopping. The idea was that if you just immobilised the car you'd probably get shot, but the anti-hijack device gave you a headstart to get away!
most of the time they will come into your house and take the keys even in broad daylight . they did for our next door neighbours audi s3
Well it's not worth getting hurt over that is for sure
Its only a vehicle at the end of the day even though we love them not worth getting hurt for
Sorry, got to disagree with you there. 
If you said that if they were tooled up so it's not worth it, then I'd agree more.
In truth crime is soaring, vehicle crime in particular, and it is being downgraded, as is burglary, where police are giving it a lower priority. Theives have little fear of being caught, and when they do the punishment is no deterrent.
Like others, I've worked hard for my family and possessions. What gives anyone the right to think that they can just take property that doesn't belong to them.
I'd not easily allow someone to steal my things but to be absolutely clear, I'd assess the risk before doing anything.
I might just gather the best descriptions I could, I'd probably do more, but I'd not do anything rash to put life or limb at risk. I wouldn't meekly suck it up and then sit in a police station queue before expecting inexorable rises in insurance premiums.
As much force as is reasonably necessary to protect myself, my family and our possessions that's what you can lawfully do if your own personal assessment allows.
Off soap box and breathe...
If you said that if they were tooled up so it's not worth it, then I'd agree more.
In truth crime is soaring, vehicle crime in particular, and it is being downgraded, as is burglary, where police are giving it a lower priority. Theives have little fear of being caught, and when they do the punishment is no deterrent.
Like others, I've worked hard for my family and possessions. What gives anyone the right to think that they can just take property that doesn't belong to them.
I'd not easily allow someone to steal my things but to be absolutely clear, I'd assess the risk before doing anything.
I might just gather the best descriptions I could, I'd probably do more, but I'd not do anything rash to put life or limb at risk. I wouldn't meekly suck it up and then sit in a police station queue before expecting inexorable rises in insurance premiums.
As much force as is reasonably necessary to protect myself, my family and our possessions that's what you can lawfully do if your own personal assessment allows.
Off soap box and breathe...
Bastards did they get your keys?
Yeah me too, F*** low life I have order a new van due mid Nov. Must admit it's on my mind all bloody time.
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