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#16 666junky

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:13 PM

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item3ccafd235e Close to description..

I usually scan ebay and post up anything that looks similar to whats described as stolen... Apologies if this is a legit car!

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:16 PM

http://www.ebay.co.u...=item337c8bd6d8

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:22 PM

This is getting silly have the police no Idea whos doing this as it must be a massive operation. Does your work not have CCTV??


no...we have had this conversation with them.

so checked cctv with the vegetable man across the the car park and he has got some very grainy footage of the incident. 7:07 silver estate what seems to be a3 series estate pulls up next to my car. Someone gets out unable to make them out footage is far too grainy but within 6 minutes they are leaving the car park and heading left down Pershore Road. Police said if the footage is grainy not worth collecting.

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:24 PM

Just heard another mini taken from Hall Green today....another white one.....


where did you hear this mate? Hall Greens not far from where mine was taken.

attached crappy pics of cctv footage, taken with a weak camera phone of a screen. Original footage isn't crystal

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Edited by AshJ, 03 October 2012 - 07:35 PM.


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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:43 PM

A mate was chatting to guy from Minits,he had a phone call off a customer saying his had been nicked....sas it you...? Lol

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:44 PM

Looks like a 3 series estate to me

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:52 PM

A mate was chatting to guy from Minits,he had a phone call off a customer saying his had been nicked....sas it you...? Lol

me? havent spoken to anyone at minits

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:58 PM

Its strange that theyre takin white ones.....

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 07:59 PM

Starting to wonder , if it's a gang , with a lock up ,

nicking 4-5 mini's swapping noticeable parts between each of them

Wheels , grills , lights , arches , seats , carpets , dash , door mirrors , etc

spray the roof a different colour - GB badge on the back

put them on ebay , who would know ?

then move on to a different area , different cars

If you look at an ebay mini - you first think , that's mine - then dismiss it because it's got different wheels / dash / seats

all just a guess

If I were a criminal (I'm not) it's what I would do

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:12 PM

Yeah its all possible.....but you just dont know,my guess is the same but i think they must have a lock up or barn fairly close to store or work on.....

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:14 PM

Starting to wonder , if it's a gang , with a lock up ,

nicking 4-5 mini's swapping noticeable parts between each of them

Wheels , grills , lights , arches , seats , carpets , dash , door mirrors , etc

spray the roof a different colour - GB badge on the back

put them on ebay , who would know ?

then move on to a different area , different cars

If you look at an ebay mini - you first think , that's mine - then dismiss it because it's got different wheels / dash / seats

all just a guess

If I were a criminal (I'm not) it's what I would do


Reg plate though, gives it away a bit >_< :unsure:

I do see where your going with that though, its definately something you wouldnt think goes on

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:20 PM

It's getting really serious, surely the police should be taking this seriously.



I know I'd be ******* myself if I had a Mini as my daily :(

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:27 PM

Mine is my daily....and its white.....and im only 5mins from where 2 were taken.....

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:37 PM

Looks like a 3 series estate to me


I thought it did as well, probably had false plates on anyway but if we can find anymore footage from the other thefts it might help point towards 1 group of individuals doing this

Its strange that theyre takin white ones.....


used mine daily mate....so gutted. Just need to keep an eye out on ebay for them to see what pops up. I've had my mate pass on word to his dad and to the other local garages in the Stirchley, Kings Norton area to be wary of any minis coming in.

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Posted 03 October 2012 - 08:42 PM


Looks like a 3 series estate to me


I thought it did as well, probably had false plates on anyway but if we can find anymore footage from the other thefts it might help point towards 1 group of individuals doing this

Its strange that theyre takin white ones.....


used mine daily mate....so gutted. Just need to keep an eye out on ebay for them to see what pops up. I've had my mate pass on word to his dad and to the other local garages in the Stirchley, Kings Norton area to be wary of any minis coming in.


Its horrible to think but I just dont think they are stupid enough to put them on ebay :(

They might do a few in one area then go somewhere completely different and do another group..

I remember reading a story of a member getting his mini put into an artic lorry/flatbed with sides on it (that sorta thing) and then getting it driven off!




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