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07 March 2005, 04:36 PM
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Scooby most stolen car...
Just been phoning round for some insurance and one of the brokers has just told me the Scooby is the most stolen car in the UK, followed by the X5.....
Anyone else agree/disagree with this or know where there are some official figures on it? Also apparently the south west is the lowest area of car crime.....
Anyone else agree/disagree with this or know where there are some official figures on it? Also apparently the south west is the lowest area of car crime.....
07 March 2005, 04:47 PM
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Last i heard mk 2 astras were the most stolen car. toe rags (joy riders) make up the percentage of car thefts and they only steal what a metal ruler and a screwdriver will get them.
07 March 2005, 05:57 PM
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Insurance companies will tell you anything to soften the blow of that 3 grand quote they just worked out on thier fancy computers.
I heard Norwich Union paid out their 1st million pound settlement last year, scooby crashed into a rich fellas Jag and he had loads of time 'orff werk'
Cost them 1 million............ whatever, i signed with Tesco.
I heard Norwich Union paid out their 1st million pound settlement last year, scooby crashed into a rich fellas Jag and he had loads of time 'orff werk'
Cost them 1 million............ whatever, i signed with Tesco.
07 March 2005, 07:20 PM
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Yes I agree, tell the customer what he needs to hear to justify the rip off quote,I'll bet theres more astra/mondeos stolen than there is scoobys on the road..tell him to get stuffed and get his facts right..probably is a pi55ed off because he cant afford one powerman
07 March 2005, 07:23 PM
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lol, yeah right. Car theif. Hmmmmmmm, looky hear. An astra with no alarm or cntrl locking, ooooohhhhhhh a subaru, with double central locking, immobiliser, alarm and tracker. Which SHALL i nick?!
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07 March 2005, 08:16 PM
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Originally Posted by warrenm2
Just been phoning round for some insurance and one of the brokers has just told me the Scooby is the most stolen car in the UK, followed by the X5.....
Anyone else agree/disagree with this or know where there are some official figures on it? Also apparently the south west is the lowest area of car crime.....
Anyone else agree/disagree with this or know where there are some official figures on it? Also apparently the south west is the lowest area of car crime.....
those fitted with Tracker.
Cavaliers/Astras/Novas/Metros etc. are by far the most stolen for obvious reasons.
Figures can say what you want them to ...in 1996 Cambridgeshire Police areas most stolen vehicle was the Volvo T5....But that figure was based on the total T5 population of the area.
07 March 2005, 11:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Jza
you could break into an old escort with a 20p piece 
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08 March 2005, 10:37 AM
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I wouldve said old escorts, astras, fiestas and maestros where the most knicked.
Atleast thats what we always used to recover when I was working in a garage a few years back.
Joyriders go for the easy stuff whereas Ringers etc go for the expensive stuff.
IMO the most stolen thing is what we pay the insurance company in the first place, as they are just legalised crooks with the amount that they charge.
Atleast thats what we always used to recover when I was working in a garage a few years back.
Joyriders go for the easy stuff whereas Ringers etc go for the expensive stuff.
IMO the most stolen thing is what we pay the insurance company in the first place, as they are just legalised crooks with the amount that they charge.
08 March 2005, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by CJAF7R
The bloke told me that 70-80% of their claims are imprezas, either stolen or crashed!
08 March 2005, 11:09 AM
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Stay on here more than a day or two and you will start to hear the stories of people being broken into to have their pride and joy taken. Lets just say if I lived up north I wouldnt own one for sure .........
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08 March 2005, 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by Gutmann pug
Lets just say if I lived up north I wouldnt own one for sure .........
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08 March 2005, 11:30 AM
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I wouldve said old escorts, astras, fiestas and maestros where the most knicked.
Atleast thats what we always used to recover when I was working in a garage a few years back.
Atleast thats what we always used to recover when I was working in a garage a few years back.
I'd say the ratio between stolen crap hum drum cars and performance cars is about 10:1
Far more metros (what's left of them
) gets nicked than scoobs. Just with scoobs it costs more to replace and fix.(especially with the parts prices I.M charge
)
08 March 2005, 11:34 AM
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All depends on the 'stats'. Obviously the sheer number of astras/focus/etc. means they will always be the 'most' nicked. HOWEVER, as a percentage, the scoob may figure up high. What I mean by percentage is the percentage of scoobs nicked compared to the number of them on the road. e.g 1 in 10 scoobs get stolen whereas car Y is 1 in 15 or whatever etc.
08 March 2005, 04:12 PM
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I own scooby but still think its bullsh!t that scooby is the most stolen car.There are attractive soft tops,BMs,Lotuses etc as well to steal.Scooby makes too much noise to drive off.Surely it goes in favour! Tell the insurance company that!
08 March 2005, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Harry_Boy
Those of us Up North say the same about living Down South....
08 March 2005, 04:23 PM
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Originally Posted by Turbohot
I own scooby but still think its bullsh!t that scooby is the most stolen car.There are attractive soft tops,BMs,Lotuses etc as well to steal.Scooby makes too much noise to drive off.Surely it goes in favour! Tell the insurance company that!
just wish I'd realised at the time
08 March 2005, 04:30 PM
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The most stolen car has been for a while and still is the Vauxhall Belmont. God knows why 