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[Cerberus]

We have them coming round here too every so often.

The local 'campsite' had a raid a few years ago, plenty of police cars, and a helicopter.

And the cheeky gits stole a police car. Don't think it was ever recovered.

They also illegally built a new campsite in a field they owned, without building rights, on good friday last year. So far nothing has happened, and its still there. Baffles me why the army aren't called in with armoured bulldozers or tanks to flatten the place,

Was that "Justin Park" by any chance?

no.

Costalot (don't know how they spell it). Just near Bagworth.

[ibrooks]

Recently ive heard about catalytic converters being stolen from cars in the supermarket car parks around where i live!

Happened to a mate on the Park + Ride in Preston a while back (well to his wife's Jeep). Apparently it was a fairly loud drive home (4.0 V8 with effectively no silencer).

Iain

[oli8925]

Was just looking for this thread. I've just had two blokes in a dodgy old LDV pickup wait outside my house. Not even pulled up onto the kerb, stopped in the road right next to my Viva and Jen's Mini, eying them up. The pickup had 10 or so wheels in the back and a towing dolly on it.

Am I right to be a little suspicious? They were there for a good 30 minutes, looking at the cars, quite clearly talking and pointing to them and several phone calls. When they left I followed them but got stuck behind a twit in country lanes and lost them, but I've got the reg and a photo. Feeling quite uneasy now as I'm going back to uni tonight.

[E.L.M.O]

Was just looking for this thread. I've just had two blokes in a dodgy old LDV pickup wait outside my house. Not even pulled up onto the kerb, stopped in the road right next to my Viva and Jen's Mini, eying them up. The pickup had 10 or so wheels in the back and a towing dolly on it.

Am I right to be a little suspicious? They were there for a good 30 minutes, looking at the cars, quite clearly talking and pointing to them and several phone calls. When they left I followed them but got stuck behind a twit in country lanes and lost them, but I've got the reg and a photo. Feeling quite uneasy now as I'm going back to uni tonight.

I think you have a right to b nervous if they were there for that long. If you cant move them, then make sure you have every bit of security you can on them. Make sure people are looking out for them.

[charie t]

We have them coming round here too every so often.

The local 'campsite' had a raid a few years ago, plenty of police cars, and a helicopter.

And the cheeky gits stole a police car. Don't think it was ever recovered.

They also illegally built a new campsite in a field they owned, without building rights, on good friday last year. So far nothing has happened, and its still there. Baffles me why the army aren't called in with armoured bulldozers or tanks to flatten the place,

Was that "Justin Park" by any chance?

Where are you then luke, if you remember that raid?

[oli8925]

The Viva's coming with me and we might be able to move the Mini somewhere else. If not I've got a steering lock but that's about it Then all that's left is the red Viva on the drive which I've been worried someone might take for scrap for ages. That's got no seats, brakes and is a non runner, but again I don't really have any security for it. Wish I'd managed to follow them!

[E.L.M.O]

The Viva's coming with me and we might be able to move the Mini somewhere else. If not I've got a steering lock but that's about it Then all that's left is the red Viva on the drive which I've been worried someone might take for scrap for ages. That's got no seats, brakes and is a non runner, but again I don't really have any security for it. Wish I'd managed to follow them!

wheel clamp on the wheel furthest away (ie closest to the house so they cant lift it up easily) should be a good deterrent?

[oli8925]

I'm now looking at wheel clamps, see if I can get some cheap. Won't be the best but will help I guess. I've also thought, considering the number of steels with tyres in the back of their truck, maybe they were in the business of knicking alloys. Unfortunately I don't have locking nuts on the Viva because I can't find any

[Shifty]

I'd be thinking about removing the wheels altogether.

[Scallywag630]

I would also call the police and tell them the whole story including your suspicions and the number of the vehicle. Atleast it is then on record.

[E.L.M.O]

I'd be thinking about removing the wheels altogether.

thats not a bad idea. but it kind of enforces there weak argument that its scrap.

[oli8925]

Surely there is no argument? It's still my car on my land, whether it's scrap or not.

Ordered some locking nuts, watching a few wheel clamps, got some axle stands at the ready, waiting to talk to my dad to see if he can take the Mini to his for the week.

[luvlygal]

I'm sooooo close to coming back and picking him up. I can leave the Corsa there and they can have that

As for people coming round and taking things off of driveways, my brother rang me the other day and said that a guy rang the doorbell to see if he could take the scrap metal of off Juicy that's sitting outside - then made a point of going over to it, picking it up and looking at it, before my brother asked him to leave.

What right do they think they have to go onto other people's property and take their stuff?! Grrrr.

Edited by luvlygal, 26 April 2011 - 03:18 PM.

[E.L.M.O]

Surely there is no argument? It's still my car on my land, whether it's scrap or not.

no argument here.

What right do they think they have to go onto other people's property and take their stuff?! Grrrr.

none what so ever.
... but scum are scum and they seem to think its alright. I think they missed their human decency training and seem to operate by totally different set of morals and rules about land and property.

[Cerberus]

Surely there is no argument? It's still my car on my land, whether it's scrap or not.

no argument here.

What right do they think they have to go onto other people's property and take their stuff?! Grrrr.

none what so ever.
... but scum are scum and they seem to think its alright. I think they missed their human decency training and seem to operate by totally different set of morals and rules about land and property.

didn't think they operated by any rules.