car stolen
11 February 2007, 10:08 AM
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thanks everyone for your support, yes well happy i got it back and glad there no damage it locked away at the moment and i'm thinking of leaving it that way till summer the insurance are paying for new lock set and a new alarm.
do you know the car was found in romford and under met police area, i went there at 2;30 am in the morning and called them and said it is defo my car and asked if they would send tow truck to collected it as they are ment to do she said she would but not till later on i said to her that the time the tow truck turns up the car would be gone and she said thats a chance we will have to take .they would not attend, i mentioned to the police that i had a spear key and alarm fob, after me shoutting down the fone a the copper she said i will speak to the cheif inspecter and call you back, after 10 mins or so she called back and said the cheif inspecter said as i have a spear key that i should take it back my self and them call my insurance company and then arrange to take it to a bodyshop to have any repairs done, i could not beleave what i was hearing, thay just could'nt be bothered to come out, the car was park out side somones house and thay could of done door to door and asked it anyone new anything about the car but no proberly be couldn't be bothered so p..............ss off bunch of wasters,we pay the police force to do a job do they do it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwSorry it this has affended anyone just very p.............................ssed off with the police at the moment
do you know the car was found in romford and under met police area, i went there at 2;30 am in the morning and called them and said it is defo my car and asked if they would send tow truck to collected it as they are ment to do she said she would but not till later on i said to her that the time the tow truck turns up the car would be gone and she said thats a chance we will have to take .they would not attend, i mentioned to the police that i had a spear key and alarm fob, after me shoutting down the fone a the copper she said i will speak to the cheif inspecter and call you back, after 10 mins or so she called back and said the cheif inspecter said as i have a spear key that i should take it back my self and them call my insurance company and then arrange to take it to a bodyshop to have any repairs done, i could not beleave what i was hearing, thay just could'nt be bothered to come out, the car was park out side somones house and thay could of done door to door and asked it anyone new anything about the car but no proberly be couldn't be bothered so p..............ss off bunch of wasters,we pay the police force to do a job do they do it nowwwwwwwwwwwwwSorry it this has affended anyone just very p.............................ssed off with the police at the moment
11 February 2007, 12:08 PM
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i have to agree with mark there, how thay traeted you was wrong and unless they are told they will carry on doing it to everyone.
glad you got her back
glad you got her back
11 February 2007, 09:12 PM
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2000wrx: Out of interest, when you reported the car stolen, did you asked that in the event of the car being found you wanted it to be recovered?? If not, the Police will not automatically get it lifted. By you asking for it to be recovered, you would have been looking at a bill of at least £150 plus any further storage costs. Obviously you could claim this back via your insurance company, but I hazard a guess that you're liable for the first £150/£200.
By you collecting your own car (all be it at 0230 am), you have saved yourself quite a bit of cash.
Very rarely will house to house enquries will be made when a stolen car is found unless the vehicle has been used in a further crime (robbery, murder etc..). I understand it's a PITA, but thats the way it goes I'm afraid. With the amount of cars stolen in London, there'd be little else they'd have time for.
Like everyone else, I would like to know who spotted the car. It's lucky that a car stolen in Leigh was seen parked at the side of the road in Romford
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