Guest Sprags Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I went out with Mrs Sprags the other afternoon in the car and on the way home we decided to call in at our local and have a couple of drinks. We parked the car in the mother in laws street as we have done numerous times before and planned to collect it the next day as we are not ones to drink and drive. The next morning, yesterday, my mobile rang, I looked at the number and thought I dont know that one and ignored it, then my other mobile went and it was the same number. It rang off and thought I better ring em' back. Rang the number to be told by the kind gentleman on the other end that my car had been broken into, he stayed with the car until I got there bless him. I looked in the boot as my binoculars and rangefinder were in there but they were still there, my digital camera which in the door panel part was still there, my wallet was still there. Then it hit me, my sat nav was gone out of the glove box, along with the bracket, lead and traffic lead. The guy who phoned me had notice the window smashed, had a look in and saw the glove box open, he then saw my business card and rang the numbers on the card. It's cost me £75 excess for the window and £75 excess for the sat nav replacement. So I'm £150 out of pocket and my premium will no doubt go up. I truly hope the little bastards that have done this catch some incurable disease that rots their testicles from the inside out and causes a that which promotes growth and vigour load of pain. Regards,Sprags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest varmartin Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 That's bad luck mate ......I heard these low life's go around looking for the round sucker marks left on the screen ...then break in and rob your sat nav...lucky really as they may have had the lot ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
n8ess Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 Sorry to hear that Sprags, They are the scum of the earth, theres no other way to describe them, even if the w-----s get caught the punishment is no deterrent. Its about time they bought back public flogging, I personally would pay for a front seat ticket. Cheers Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chester Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 It is the sat navs they chase We got done over, only thing they took was the sat nav holder as the rest of it was in the boot, its worth carrying some screen wipes to rub the sucker marks of the window, espeacially in some areas it saves a whole lot of chew in the long run chester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
col48 Posted September 1, 2009 Report Share Posted September 1, 2009 I have A cheap sat nav for sale. anyone need one? sorry i could not resist ATB Colin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menial 1 Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Told you drink was bad for you Gray. Expensive couple of beers brother. Pete (reformed pisshead). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 It is the sat navs they chase We got done over, only thing they took was the sat nav holder as the rest of it was in the boot, its worth carrying some screen wipes to rub the sucker marks of the window, espeacially in some areas chester Same with expensive radar detectors here. Even the sight of a bracket will entice the mongrels to break in. Left my M5 -in a hotel carpark building- in Wellington (capital) and came out in the morning to find the passenger window smashed in and glass throughout the whole cabin. Valentine detector plus a dig camera in the glovebox gone. The real pisser was the 2 hours it took to have the glass vacuumed out and then having to drive 300km back home with a temp plastic window deafening me. Yep, I too thought of the various tortures that could be used on the culprits Chris-NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigun Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 iv left my keys in the car the other night ,and iv left all the windows down on my motors over night in summer .for some reason they leave my stuff well alone mind you when i hit the big citys i put stuff away and trust no one ..satnavs are cheep ,i got one the other day for £25 it was a £275 when new and works a treat and i know the guy so i know its straight ..did you know if you get the older model you can up date it to new ..e-bay is the place to look, up date disc £19.99 that will turn mine in to a tv and 3d ..so there no need to buy a new one Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Still the biggest cause of vehicle crime is the incentives left by the owners; items left on show in the car, sucker marks from portable sat-nav, etc etc. Takes 10 seconds to get into a car with stone, piece of ceramic or golf ball..... Five mins taking your possessions out the car would prevent becoming a target. The punishment dished out by the courts is an ineffective deterrant. However, these people have rights, stocks and public flogging are no longer used... The same perpetrators of these crimes are the first to sqeal if they lose benefits, have their houses taken from them or god forbid they lose their "script" for their methodone..... One day, the wheel will turn full circle and some balance will come back, untill that time, help yourselves to prevent becoming a victim, cos no one else will Sorry for being blunt, but thats the way it is.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Golf Ball ? TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprags Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Still the biggest cause of vehicle crime is the incentives left by the owners; items left on show in the car, sucker marks from portable sat-nav, etc etc. Takes 10 seconds to get into a car with stone, piece of ceramic or golf ball..... Five mins taking your possessions out the car would prevent becoming a target. The punishment dished out by the courts is an ineffective deterrant. However, these people have rights, stocks and public flogging are no longer used... The same perpetrators of these crimes are the first to sqeal if they lose benefits, have their houses taken from them or god forbid they lose their "script" for their methodone..... One day, the wheel will turn full circle and some balance will come back, untill that time, help yourselves to prevent becoming a victim, cos no one else will Sorry for being blunt, but thats the way it is.. Not blunt Ronin, true is the word I would use! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-NZ Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Takes 10 seconds to get into a car with stone, piece of ceramic or golf ball..... Try 2 secs- some of them apparently use a pre-cocked heavy centrepunch, put it against the side window and it's like a shotgun has hit it. These things are small enough to keep in a pocket. Chris-NZ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprags Posted September 2, 2009 Report Share Posted September 2, 2009 Try 2 secs- some of them apparently use a pre-cocked heavy centrepunch, put it against the side window and it's like a shotgun has hit it. These things are small enough to keep in a pocket. Chris-NZ Yeah, I've heard of them, like a spring loaded centre punch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I know about the spring loaded puches its the use of golf balls that has me confused TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Sprags Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 I know about the spring loaded puches its the use of golf balls that has me confused TC I haven't the foggiest TC, maybe it's just thrown very hard at the glass. Sprags Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Indeed, thrown golf ball vs window = shattered glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldon Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Problem is these scum go to prison or Detention center and you may as well send them to university. A mate was an mot tester and the place had some cars for sale. One day some scrots turns up and he keeps an eye on them. Next minute they've disappeared. Goes out to have a look and they jumped out of the Nova (a few years ago!) and ran off. A quick look round no damage but the ignition lights were on. Funny no damage, no keys whats going on here then. They knew that they only had to refit the hazard light switch upside down and the ignition was back fed. Snap steering lock and away. The system wants overalling, Tony Martin fell foul but understandably so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Indeed, thrown golf ball vs window = shattered glass. Fair enough, if stopped I suppose a golf ball would be innocuous, just struck me as an odd thing to use! I'm clearly out of touch with the scumbag classes... TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TC Posted September 3, 2009 Report Share Posted September 3, 2009 Indeed, thrown golf ball vs window = shattered glass. Fair enough, if stopped I suppose a golf ball would be innocuous, just struck me as an odd thing to use! I'm clearly out of touch with the scumbag classes... TC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JC275 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Problem is these scum go to prison or Detention center and you may as well send them to university.A mate was an mot tester and the place had some cars for sale. One day some scrots turns up and he keeps an eye on them. Next minute they've disappeared. Goes out to have a look and they jumped out of the Nova (a few years ago!) and ran off. A quick look round no damage but the ignition lights were on. Funny no damage, no keys whats going on here then. They knew that they only had to refit the hazard light switch upside down and the ignition was back fed. Snap steering lock and away. The system wants overalling, Tony Martin fell foul but understandably so. What Tony Martin did was very stupid.... he should have given the second pikey another barrel then there would have been no-one around to whinge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orka Akinse Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Spraggs Be you yer guard matey, I have heard of the scrotes nicking the SAT NAV and getting your home address from it and then burglaring your home As a tip I always have my home address about half a mile away just in case this happens to me so I know the B*&^%$ds can't rob me when I'm out and I know where I am when getting close to home so it don't matter to me the SAT NAV has the wrong address. OA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tulkyuk Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 Another favorite to brake windows are pieces of a smashed spark plug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
menial 1 Posted September 4, 2009 Report Share Posted September 4, 2009 I'm clearly out of touch with the scumbag classes... TC Can't be true Tony, you know me Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brown dog Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 That just Sucks. Need to adopt this system. Caught stealing....Cut off a hand,and brand a T (for thief) in the forehead. Caught lying....Remove the tongue and brand an L (liar) in forehead. Execute all Kiddie Molesters,Druggies,Murderers and Criminal Defense Lawyers. Rapists get special treatment.... A letter R branded in the forehead. Removal of complete and entire parts and organs. The surgery to be performed with a rusty butter knife,and no anesthesia or stitches. Leave nothing but the little tube the urine flows thru. Declare it a civic duty,that everyone that passes by a person with an R brand is required to thump them with a baseball bat or tire iron. No head strikes. And then watch what happens to the crime rate. 308Panther An American advocating the Taleban justice system?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronin Posted September 5, 2009 Report Share Posted September 5, 2009 Spraggs Be you yer guard matey, I have heard of the scrotes nicking the SAT NAV and getting your home address from it and then burglaring your home As a tip I always have my home address about half a mile away just in case this happens to me so I know the B*&^%$ds can't rob me when I'm out and I know where I am when getting close to home so it don't matter to me the SAT NAV has the wrong address. OA This is a very valid point OA. Happening more often, they steal the sat nav, usually they are not password protected when powered up. Once up and running they hit the recents or "Home" button in directions and are taken to your address. So whilst you are reporting the theft to the Law or having your window glass replaced (or even still doing whatever you were doing totally oblivious to the first crime) They are paying a visit to your home.... Again, protect yourselves and be a bit pro-active. Remove the home address from the memory of the device and if possible make it password protect on power up - if it has that function. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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