Overnight car thefts in Bristol / Somerset
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Beware guys, our Mk8 GTI was stolen via burglary last night.
It then pinged ANPR in South Bristol at 0140 this morning
Professional gang, broke in at rear of property, super quiet (I am a light sleeper), found the keys and took the car.
Police said lots of similar cars are being taken overnight all over Avon & Somerset!
Keep your keys well hidden or with you upstairs overnight.
They didn’t come up and bother us even though they couldn’t find the key to another car.
Take care everyone!
It then pinged ANPR in South Bristol at 0140 this morning
Professional gang, broke in at rear of property, super quiet (I am a light sleeper), found the keys and took the car.
Police said lots of similar cars are being taken overnight all over Avon & Somerset!
Keep your keys well hidden or with you upstairs overnight.
They didn’t come up and bother us even though they couldn’t find the key to another car.
Take care everyone!
Sorry to hear that, you’re right it may take a while to sink in - on the plus side minimal damage and nobody was harmed. Insert swear word of choice here.
AndySpecC said:
I personally leave my keys where that can be found. Once burgers are in the house, I would want them out asap, ideally without menacing my family to get the keys.
Oh, I’d just eat them. That’ll teach ‘em.I installed something called GJD security system a few years ago. It's an internal beeper that also controls your flood lights. If someone steps on the drive the lights come on and it beeps every time the trip the PIR (so if they are milling about on the drive then the thing is constantly beeping). I also wired a small piezo beeper outside loud enough not to annoy the neighbours but so you know you're presence is noted. We had incidents before of people trying the car doors. Since I've had this system then that's disappeared. I've also set the PIR so it catches the pavement so you know you're being watched before you set foot on the drive.
Sorry you had to go through that OP, I've been there and it sucks. I ended up spending about £4k on home security just so I could sleep at night.
dave7108 said:
I installed something called GJD security system a few years ago. It's an internal beeper that also controls your flood lights. If someone steps on the drive the lights come on and it beeps every time the trip the PIR (so if they are milling about on the drive then the thing is constantly beeping). I also wired a small piezo beeper outside loud enough not to annoy the neighbours but so you know you're presence is noted. We had incidents before of people trying the car doors. Since I've had this system then that's disappeared. I've also set the PIR so it catches the pavement so you know you're being watched before you set foot on the drive.
I've been looking for something like this for a while. Which PIR have you got and is there a way to send a notification to a phone too?It’ll be something like this
https://alertelectrical.com/gjd-dygizone-security-...
It’s on my to do list - it’s dead clever - you can either have beeps or a prerecorded ‘get orf moi laaand’ message. Still waiting for the shotgun cartridge upgrade…
https://alertelectrical.com/gjd-dygizone-security-...
It’s on my to do list - it’s dead clever - you can either have beeps or a prerecorded ‘get orf moi laaand’ message. Still waiting for the shotgun cartridge upgrade…
andy43 said:
Sorry to hear that, you re right it may take a while to sink in - on the plus side minimal damage and nobody was harmed. Insert swear word of choice here.
Thanks Andy. AndySpecC said:
I personally leave my keys where that can be found. Once burgers are in the house, I would want them out asap, ideally without menacing my family to get the keys.
Oh, I d just eat them. That ll teach em.Fit a hidden switch that's easy to reach and connects the ignition directly to the horn. When you get in and out of the car you remember to flip the switch. If a thief gets in the car the horn will sound as soon as they switch on the ignition. They're not likely to stick around looking for the switch and they're unlikely to drive away with the horn blaring.
dunc69 said:
Keep your keys well hidden or with you upstairs overnight.
They didn t come up and bother us even though they couldn t find the key to another car.
Mark Mcann did a video interviewing car theives, they went upstairs if required to search for keys, they had selfies in a kids bedroom while they slept They didn t come up and bother us even though they couldn t find the key to another car.
F that! I leave my keys by the door, if they're at the point of being in the house I want them out asap!Phateuk said:
dunc69 said:
Keep your keys well hidden or with you upstairs overnight.
They didn t come up and bother us even though they couldn t find the key to another car.
Mark Mcann did a video interviewing car theives, they went upstairs if required to search for keys, they had selfies in a kids bedroom while they slept They didn t come up and bother us even though they couldn t find the key to another car.
F that! I leave my keys by the door, if they're at the point of being in the house I want them out asap!Something we have, not through choice but because the previous owner of our house was very security conscious, is a security system with movement sensors all around the perimeter and and control panels dotted about the place. It flashes when there's movement and shows which zone. You can set it to chime, set the security lights to trigger or both, or just turn them off.
We turn them all on when we go to bed, nobody could get within 10 metres of the house without it waking us up, well worth looking at.
We turn them all on when we go to bed, nobody could get within 10 metres of the house without it waking us up, well worth looking at.
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