Just looking at last months Tracker stolen vehicle stats:

4 Impreza's stolen
2 in greater Manchester one driver hit with iron bar and car stolen!!
1 in Northamptonshire
1 in Herefordshire

74 cars/vans altogether 22 were following a burglary and the keys stolen.and 2 were at gunpoint!
1 the keys were fished through the letter box with a fishing rod!!

The month before there were 5 Scoobs & 2 Evo's stolen.

Jeremy

 

does it say how many/which of these were recovered?

 

Very interesting information! Is it available to public or privately circulated?

Where they all recovered?

Does it say which cars were done at gunpoint?

ChrisB.

 

Good thing to think about before going to bed tonight....

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by ChrisB:
[B]Very interesting information! Is it available to public or privately circulated?

Where they all recovered?

Does it say which cars were done at gunpoint?

Tracker only give the stats for the recovered ones!!!

1 Boxter stolen at knifepoint
1 M3 at gunpoint
1 Golf at gunpoint on a petrol station in Manchester
1 CLK stolen by a murder suspect
1 SLK keys stolen from hotel room (guy followed into reception check-in)!!!

Jeremy

 

Don't forget to add our Chrysler GV that was taken at knifepoint Not recovered

Insbro

It is good to see that info up there - next month too please.

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Puff The Magic Wagon!:
<B>Don't forget to add our Chrysler GV that was taken at knifepoint Not recovered [/quote]

I thought you said it didn't have a tracking device installed, or did I read your post on it incorrectly??

 

Remember that cars now have very good security systems, and criminals need the keys to the car. What better way than to threaten with a weapon and ask you to get out of the car. No damage to vehicle, and very little resistence, easy really. Dont forget, lock your doors when driving through town!

 

Andy

No it didn't but its another stat to add to the list from Tracker.

 

Navtrak / Tracker (or whatever) to be fit I think...
Had it nicked and recovered once & once **REALLY** is enough thank you

 

I hope I'm not being stupid, but I thought the stats from Traker are ones on cars with Traker fitted?

Either way it's not on, but at what point do we sell our cars and buy crap Volvo's?? (Before I have any comments, I had a crap Volvo 340 while living in Manchester after my Golf was stolen!)

Davy,

Don't forget to unlock them again for motorways and fast dual carriageways! - Advice from a friendly fireman!

Andy

 

OK point taken. But it really is getting like that in some inner cities. All expensive car owners should move to Northern Scotland!

 

Interesting reading, now even more glad I got the NavTrak fitted (thanks Puff).

 

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:<HR>Originally posted by Andy Tang:
<B>I hope I'm not being stupid, but I thought the stats from Traker are ones on cars with Traker fitted?

Either way it's not on, but at what point do we sell our cars and buy crap Volvo's?? (Before I have any comments, I had a crap Volvo 340 while living in Manchester after my Golf was stolen!)

Davy,

Don't forget to unlock them again for motorways and fast dual carriageways! - Advice from a friendly fireman!

Andy[/quote]

That's why the side windows are easy to break - so u folk can get in easily. This has been a point of discussion when people with locked cars waiting at traffic lights have had their side windows smashed to ****** that phone or handbag.

 

My understanding was that in centrally locked cars there was a collision detector that unlocked the doors automatically on impact.

Dave

 

There are 2 things to do with regards to someone holding you up with a pistol

1) Replace windows with bullet-proof glass
2) Lock doors and electrify the outside bodywork :O)

then sit back and laugh as he takes a shot at your windscreen then tries to open your door!!!

 

I saw some South African web site that had details of anti car jacking deterents.

Apparently they dont even wait for you to get out the car in South Africa - just shoot you and drag you out dead!!!

Favourite was a set of flame throwers coming out from under the car next to the front doors that TOASTED the hi-jacker!!!

Now that would be sweeeeeet - flame up some scumbag!!

Also on the list was nerve gas and full outer shell electricity!!!

But the downside was you mpg got worse and you get a lumpy idle and hesitation at 3000rpm.....

Jza