V8 VANTAGE STOLEN LJ55 FPG
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Bit of an annoying start to Saturday Morning, car stolen from home ( after front door prised open) sometime between 00:15 and 6.00am. 3 police and SOCO's have been round, probably has different plates on it but kepp eyes peeled anyway ta. Phone 07914 414168
Car is titanium silver and standard, no distinguishing marks
Car is titanium silver and standard, no distinguishing marks
peterr96 said:
...Bang goes my theory about them not being nicked as they'd be hard to shift on!
I think your theory remains sound Peter.Any car can be nicked but I think that the chances of it being an AM would be very low.
Wonder what the figures are
Edit - just looked at the figures...
Top ten stolen vehicles in Q1 2011
1) Ford Transit
2) Vauxhall Astra
3) Ford Fiesta
4) Volkswagen Golf
5) Vauxhall Corsa
6) BMW 3 Series
7) Ford Focus
8) Mercedes-Benz Sprinter
9) Ford Mondeo
10) Honda Civic
Edited by Jockman on Saturday 24th September 10:06
Terrible news Tony.
I'm paranoid about my car even when its in the garage. I have a very heavy duty chain (rubbber coated) and lock for my motorbike and I put this through one wheel spoke and the bike frame when they are unattended in the garage. At the end of the day though if some thief wants your car they will get it - you just have to try and slow them down / put them off a bit.
Hope you get your Aston back soon and undamaged.
I'm paranoid about my car even when its in the garage. I have a very heavy duty chain (rubbber coated) and lock for my motorbike and I put this through one wheel spoke and the bike frame when they are unattended in the garage. At the end of the day though if some thief wants your car they will get it - you just have to try and slow them down / put them off a bit.
Hope you get your Aston back soon and undamaged.
Really sorry to hear your news - I am out and about on the road today - I'll keep 'em peeled. I remember how gutted I was when my 1.6 Golf was stolen many years back. Hope you get your house secured quickly. Sorry to hear about your car. I know I was gutted when my Tuscan was nicked a few years ago. I was tucked up in bed and the blighters broke in and nicked the keys. I remember waking up and thinking who's driving off at this time in the morning (about 3am) making so much noise. As I was usually in the car I didn't recognise it was mine being revved off. Tracker malfunction so was useless. I was going on holiday that morning and was only as was getting ready to leave for airport that realised car had gone. Phone call to benevolent father in law to get him to deal with police whilst we legged it for flight. Car eventually found abandoned with substantial damage. Was repaired eventually but moved it on. Found out who'd done it and contact in police informed. They raided his house on drugs bust and he broke both heels jumping out of first floor window so some rough justice was had. In a way I'm glad he found the keys when he broke in as car was less of a loss than anything else that might have happened to my family.
Hope you get yours back and in one piece but at the end of the day it's only a piece of metal….with some leather, rubber etc.
Hope you get yours back and in one piece but at the end of the day it's only a piece of metal….with some leather, rubber etc.
update- still pissed off ! police were round within half an hour, soco squad 40 minutes later, no prints, front door prised open, all other keys left behind and the AM service book which must have been a good 3 inches away from my keys was left in place. Wallet stolen and £500 taken at 6.09am ( how !!!) . i wonder if my bedroom would have been invaded if they hadn't found the keys.Car is probably out of the country by now but hey ho. insurance company will consider it a total loss 48 hours after reported so there will be a telecon on monday with myself DVLA and the insurance company !
What have i learnt from my only vehicle theft in 32 years of owning cars and bikes,
1/ Even if you are in the house bolt your front door.
2/ Don't leave your keys in the kitchen
3/ Don''t leave your sunglasses in the car
4/ Keep a glock under your pillow.
At the end of the day it is only a bit of metal but the sheer disbelief at looking at an empty drive way will stay with me for a while. In the meantime i am Aston Martin less, booooooooo.....
Top marks to the police for efficiency btw.
T
What have i learnt from my only vehicle theft in 32 years of owning cars and bikes,
1/ Even if you are in the house bolt your front door.
2/ Don't leave your keys in the kitchen
3/ Don''t leave your sunglasses in the car
4/ Keep a glock under your pillow.
At the end of the day it is only a bit of metal but the sheer disbelief at looking at an empty drive way will stay with me for a while. In the meantime i am Aston Martin less, booooooooo.....
Top marks to the police for efficiency btw.
T
Sorry to hear about this theft.
One point though - with regard to where you leave your keys. I prefer to leave my keys in a clearly visible place away from bedrooms. I'd rather that someone who broke into my home just took the keys and left asap rather than searching and/or holding someone at knifepoint/gunpoint to get the keys.
A couple of weeks back I had a crash. Due to location and circumstances I initally thought it was an armed carjacking. I was waiting to see the gun and then I was going to get the hell out of the car and leave them to it. Turned out it was just a terrible driver.
One point though - with regard to where you leave your keys. I prefer to leave my keys in a clearly visible place away from bedrooms. I'd rather that someone who broke into my home just took the keys and left asap rather than searching and/or holding someone at knifepoint/gunpoint to get the keys.
A couple of weeks back I had a crash. Due to location and circumstances I initally thought it was an armed carjacking. I was waiting to see the gun and then I was going to get the hell out of the car and leave them to it. Turned out it was just a terrible driver.
JohnG1 said:
...with regard to where you leave your keys. I prefer to leave my keys in a clearly visible place away from bedrooms. I'd rather that someone who broke into my home just took the keys and left asap rather than searching and/or holding someone at knifepoint/gunpoint to get the keys..
I just alarm the entire house from my bedside panel.If somebody wants to come in they will have the whole neighbourhood to deal with.
Any pets can be dealt with through the 'Omit' function, or by running one room off door contacts as opposed to PIRs.
Jockman said:
I just alarm the entire house from my bedside panel.
If somebody wants to come in they will have the whole neighbourhood to deal with.
Any pets can be dealt with through the 'Omit' function, or by running one room off door contacts as opposed to PIRs.
Can the entire neighbourhood outrun Mr 9 millimetre?If somebody wants to come in they will have the whole neighbourhood to deal with.
Any pets can be dealt with through the 'Omit' function, or by running one room off door contacts as opposed to PIRs.
Depends on what your local criminals are like. I'm in North London where "packin' a gat" is mandatory to get "respec".
Or whatever.
Really sorry to hear your news. I had a Vectra stolen after 4 days ownership from my house in the same fashion. They did 7 houses in the estate in one night, and actually took the car keys off the key ring at one house (which was nice of them).
The police told me 2 things that were interesting.
1] The cars are usually nicked and then driven to a remote area like a unused airfield, or commercial area. They leave the cars there for a week or so because they figure if a tracker is fitted the car will be picked up. If they go back and the car is still there they then export the car. My car was found at the back of a closed ambulance station 4 days later without a scratch on it, so don't lose all hope yet.
2] The second thing was really alarming though. They told me that stolen vehicle information wasn't really kept in any national database, and cars stolen to order were usually put on transporters and put on ferries to europe. Apparently the customs guys at the ports and eurotunnel don't check the VIN numbers of any vehicles leaving on transporters.
Not even sure they check plates against vehicle make and model, although it wouldn't take much for these ba**ards to copy the plates of an identical car. Think we could be doing a lot more as a nation to stop this.
The police told me 2 things that were interesting.
1] The cars are usually nicked and then driven to a remote area like a unused airfield, or commercial area. They leave the cars there for a week or so because they figure if a tracker is fitted the car will be picked up. If they go back and the car is still there they then export the car. My car was found at the back of a closed ambulance station 4 days later without a scratch on it, so don't lose all hope yet.
2] The second thing was really alarming though. They told me that stolen vehicle information wasn't really kept in any national database, and cars stolen to order were usually put on transporters and put on ferries to europe. Apparently the customs guys at the ports and eurotunnel don't check the VIN numbers of any vehicles leaving on transporters.
Not even sure they check plates against vehicle make and model, although it wouldn't take much for these ba**ards to copy the plates of an identical car. Think we could be doing a lot more as a nation to stop this.
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