Mazda MX5 1.8
hey most of the time I cant find my keys so i will be thankful if they can find them 4 me! lol
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Attempted Burgulary - after my car AGAIN!
- Thread starter Clarel
- Start date
Octavia VRS
what f@nnies, seems quite common which is scary.
we have a dog that barks at the slightest sound (altho she is far too friendly and would lick them to death!) and a alarm on the house.
My neighbour has said that his car has been targeted, the wee chavs have drawn markers around his Focus using chalk so the other scummy tink knows what car to steal. Also one of my neighbours has a camera which has taped a couple of chavs looking at the cars in my street. I usually park in front of my neighbours focus so this is v worrying.
Again, this is meant to be a nice part of the town i live in so it happens everywhere
Try fitting a brush type draft excluder to your letterbox, makes it hard for anyone to see through the letterbox, would take ages to locate anything. Failing that put a claymore on the old doorstep timed to be active between 1am and 7am in the morning - dont want to blow the sh*t out the postie, actually, maybe i do cos he keeps walking on my grass
Liquid yellow R26 F1
That is bad.. unfortunately not uncommon now...
..A mate had his Scoob nicked in the same way a few years back..
I think the dog seems like a good idea, but i was wondering, do you have a security light..? maybe if you had a couple of Halogen PIR sensor lights, then that may act as a deterent. Especially if youre in a village as i should imagine that street lights are few and far between.. just like my road.. i think you can now get cameras that record when the light is triggered..
Just an idea.. ignore my drivel, if you already have them...
.James
Hi James,
We have a security light which is broken! Going to get it fixed this weekend. I am also going to get a postbox cage thingy which will stop little hands getting in, even though it will be pointless because we will never leave the keys in the door now!
Daz,
They casually walked back to their car, didnt run. They know the police cant get there quick enough, so whats the point?
None of my neighbours saw anything, but a good excuse for a doorstep natter last night
Cheers
Clare
P.s. the scenes of crime people came round today. Surprise, surprise, no finger prints!
Liquid yellow R26 F1
maybe even have one of those padlockable poles put at the bottom of the drive.. at least that way theyd have to cut the padlock first, which makes things more difficult. A mate of mine had one put in to protect his new Teg type R.
hmmm doesnt sound gd, im moving in a few weeks to a place that is renowned for having quite alot of chavs
my bedroom window is at back of the house aswel so wont be able 2 see car from window
postbox is protected from 1 of them locked boxs
but the car is my main priority, guna get 1 or 2 of the sensitive security lights that will shine really bright
problem is that the car will be parked adjacent 2 a footpath and i dont want the light going on everytime some1 walks down the road do i
usually a nice bright light will deter most ppl as they may think ppl will be watching them, + the shock element
post things prob cost a max of £10-15 i wouldve thought
just fits 2 the letter box and door so easy enough, not sure where u can get 1 though, quite a few places prob have them, most home stores, homebase mayb, not sure
cliogirl was it an older clio that got stolen?? ever found?? how did they steal it
My last one was burnt out which I think is a total waste of a car, but mine was worth over £10K, so I had no option than to claim on my insurance. It promptly doubled in cost all because of the theiving scum.....
I will look at getting a postbox basket, but I really wanted to know where to get those posts which you put in the drive. Any ideas?
Volvo S60 T5
That totally sucks, what a sad world we live in now!
Anyway, why not get a hidden switch fitted to your car to immobilise it even if you have the key.
Would not be to much hard work, drop the steering cowling down, tap into the supply for the decoder ring (only 3 wires IIRC)and fit a switch thats well hidden. That way you can flick the switch every night and if they do nick the key the car wont go anyway it will just crank over loads, give you enought time to get a BASEBALL bat and smash them to peices!!
leon cupra R
Quote: Originally posted by Clarel on 12 October 2004
Hi James,
We have a security light which is broken! Going to get it fixed this weekend. I am also going to get a postbox cage thingy which will stop little hands getting in, even though it will be pointless because we will never leave the keys in the door now!
Daz,
[[]][,,,,They casually walked back to their car, didnt run. They know the police cant get there quick enough, so whats the point? ,,,,,]][[[
None of my neighbours saw anything, but a good excuse for a doorstep natter last night
Cheers
Clare
P.s. the scenes of crime people came round today. Surprise, surprise, no finger prints!
let me tell you this , round here there are a couple of meat heads who live in the house in me area and if these people tried the same thing to them , then walked slowly away then i garentee that the meat head would walk straight out with a bat or a bar and tw*t him/them one
id be the same, if sum1 tried it with me motor me my dad and me bro wud fly out the door with bats and sh*t and im pretty sure theyd move alot faster
My neighbour had there car stolen a few months ago....
Apparently there was a gang going around the area, using a "hook and cane" to steal cars... They used to have a big long cane, with a hook on the end and shove it through letter boxes to steal the car keys. There must have been a few people involved the night they stole my neighbours black W reg clio as they also attempted to steal a Peugeot 607 from another neighbour. The letter box had one of them draft excluders on, so the muppets cut the brissels of the draft excluder and attempt to steal the keys that were hung on the wall near the front door.
A few days before the car was stolen a few gypsys had been around asking if we wanted Double Glazing, Trees cut down, etc.... We dont know if this was linked but it appears they scout about.... asking people if they want work doing to there house... This gives them the chance to see what your hallway looks like and sees if theres any car keys hanging on a key rack near the doorway. Then come back one night... cane and hook the keys and away they go....
Little B*****Ds!
I always carry my car keys upstairs with me and leave them on my desk. So if anyone wants to steal my car.... come and get the keys, but i dont take kindly to being woken up in the middle of the night
Hi,
The police did ask if anyone had been round recently canvassing or the like. Seems like they use this tactic quite often.
God knows how they knew there was keys in the door - just front door keys, not car keys anyway. I thought they may use a mirror or something to see through your letterbox. Does this sound feasible?
Theyve got a great deal of front in my opinion!
2008 Golf GTI Edition 30
Why would they steal your car? Its a megane!!!Quote: Originally posted by XTR2000 on 14 October 2004
I always carry my car keys upstairs with me and leave them on my desk. So if anyone wants to steal my car.... come and get the keys, but i dont take kindly to being woken up in the middle of the night
Quote: Originally posted by CocoPops on 14 October 2004
Why would they steal your car? Its a megane!!!Quote: Originally posted by XTR2000 on 14 October 2004
I always carry my car keys upstairs with me and leave them on my desk. So if anyone wants to steal my car.... come and get the keys, but i dont take kindly to being woken up in the middle of the night
To rebuild there lovely clio... since my car is made of 49% megane bits 51% Clio bits
cheeky sod!
ohh and yeh.. its possible to use a mirror.. like them dentists mirrors... or look through the keyhole to see if the key is in the hole... (unless its a uPVC door where you cant see through the keyhole)
Liquid yellow R26 F1
The posts seem to vary in price.. from about £50 -> £200... a few links for you... or just search under Security Posts.. Dont really know how much it would cost to fit tho..??
http://www.panicalarm.co.uk/security_posts.htmhttp://www.panicalarm.co.uk/security_posts.htm
http://www.stanair.co.uk/industrial-door-products/security-posts.htmhttp://www.stanair.co.uk/industrial-door-products/security-posts.htm
http://www.autolok.co.uk/pages/posts.htmhttp://www.autolok.co.uk/pages/posts.htm
Hope this helps..
Liquid yellow R26 F1
Cool avatar btw..
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