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The red Triumph TR6 was stored in a lock-up garage at Parkmill Close but was missing when the owner went to check the vehicle on Monday August 3. The car, with an estimated value of around £14,000, is believed to have been taken some time in the previous four weeks since the owner last went to the garage. DI Rob Huddleston said: "The owner lives locally but drives the car only occasionally. He had not been to the garage for about a month. He was absolutely devastated to find that thieves had broken in and taken the car, which was his pride and joy and looked absolutely superb. "We would like to hear from anyone who may have witnessed the burglary or from anyone with information about the current whereabouts of the car.” Anyone with information should contact Essex Police on 101. www.yourthurrock.com/Appeal-classic-car-stolen-Corringham/story-27549085-detail/story.html
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Rob M
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Not visited for a MONTH? !!!! Christ on a bike.
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That's what happens when you're busy with stuff.
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Indeed, can't be living a life of checking the garage every day just in case someone has broken in.
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Indeed, can't be living a life of checking the garage every day just in case someone has broken in. You can check it more frequently than once a month. Look, irrespective of whether the issue is with the scumbag thieves or not, if you have a £14,000 classic car that is locked away somewhere that requires you to travel to it on a regular basis to check on it then that's what you must do. Surely the fact that so many classics are going missing must make people more vigilant. If you can go shopping you can check on your car, if you are sitting on your one evening infront of the TV you can jump in your car and go check on your pride and joy. We all lead hectic lives, we are all busy but, sorry, this has happened before ( an Anglia IIRC) so its not like it was 'This was the least likely scenario of having your Retro pinched' incident. Too many fabulous cars are disappearing never to be seen again and that's tragic. These thieves are not geniuses, maybe, sometimes, we are still making it too easy for them. PS: I grew up in Pitsea/Basildon and know S.E Essex well. Leaving a classic unchecked for a month down there is bloody suicide.
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Yes but most people tend to assume most people are not asreholes don't they ?
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Yes but most people tend to assume most people are not asreholes don't they ? Yes but its 2015 and not 1952 when you left your front door unlocked blah blah blah. Sad but true.
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Yes but most people tend to assume most people are not asreholes don't they ? Yes but its 2015 and not 1952 when you left your front door unlocked blah blah blah. Sad but true. Nonsense. the fact is some scumbag nicked his car. The problem is with the scumbag who stole the car, not the (presumably busy) owner. Anyhow, it's irrelevant how often he checked it - even if he checked it everyday it would still have been stolen. The problem is with he thief, not the owner.
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Rob M
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Yes but its 2015 and not 1952 when you left your front door unlocked blah blah blah. Sad but true. Nonsense. the fact is some scumbag nicked his car. The problem is with the scumbag who stole the car, not the (presumably busy) owner. Anyhow, it's irrelevant how often he checked it - even if he checked it everyday it would still have been stolen. The problem is with he thief, not the owner. Actually, had the owner had a clue when the car was pinched it would have been reported quicker and there would have been half a chance of it being recovered. Yes, the problem is that the world is full of thieving bastards that want to take what isn't theirs. Don't make it that bloody easy for them.
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Indeed, can't be living a life of checking the garage every day just in case someone has broken in. You can check it more frequently than once a month. Look, irrespective of whether the issue is with the scumbag thieves or not, if you have a £14,000 classic car that is locked away somewhere that requires you to travel to it on a regular basis to check on it then that's what you must do. Surely the fact that so many classics are going missing must make people more vigilant. If you can go shopping you can check on your car, if you are sitting on your one evening infront of the TV you can jump in your car and go check on your pride and joy. We all lead hectic lives, we are all busy but, sorry, this has happened before ( an Anglia IIRC) so its not like it was 'This was the least likely scenario of having your Retro pinched' incident. Too many fabulous cars are disappearing never to be seen again and that's tragic. These thieves are not geniuses, maybe, sometimes, we are still making it too easy for them. PS: I grew up in Pitsea/Basildon and know S.E Essex well. Leaving a classic unchecked for a month down there is bloody suicide. Hi, what your saying is true to a point, even if you checked it every day that increases the chances of someone seeing that it's in there. They could take it half an hour after you left and still be a long way away before the next visit. Most go overnight and still no progress. Think about the Escort taken from the showroom in Surrey, police were there in minutes yet they still couldn't find it and that was widely publicised. These thieves are so well organised the car will be hidden within minutes. I don't think the police have the will or recources to search for them. We need to secure the cars/places better, maybe immobilise them. But how far do you go? Because who wants to have to go to too much effort to be able to use the car, by say refitting a battery or replacing wheels. Which at the end of the day is not going to stop a determined thief taking a valuable asset. It just sucks all the joy out of owning them. Colin
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You can check it more frequently than once a month. Look, irrespective of whether the issue is with the scumbag thieves or not, if you have a £14,000 classic car that is locked away somewhere that requires you to travel to it on a regular basis to check on it then that's what you must do. Surely the fact that so many classics are going missing must make people more vigilant. If you can go shopping you can check on your car, if you are sitting on your one evening infront of the TV you can jump in your car and go check on your pride and joy. We all lead hectic lives, we are all busy but, sorry, this has happened before ( an Anglia IIRC) so its not like it was 'This was the least likely scenario of having your Retro pinched' incident. Too many fabulous cars are disappearing never to be seen again and that's tragic. These thieves are not geniuses, maybe, sometimes, we are still making it too easy for them. PS: I grew up in Pitsea/Basildon and know S.E Essex well. Leaving a classic unchecked for a month down there is bloody suicide. Hi, what your saying is true to a point, even if you checked it every day that increases the chances of someone seeing that it's in there. They could take it half an hour after you left and still be a long way away before the next visit. Most go overnight and still no progress. Think about the Escort taken from the showroom in Surrey, police were there in minutes yet they still couldn't find it and that was widely publicised. These thieves are so well organised the car will be hidden within minutes. I don't think the police have the will or recources to search for them. We need to secure the cars/places better, maybe immobilise them. But how far do you go? Because who wants to have to go to too much effort to be able to use the car, by say refitting a battery or replacing wheels. Which at the end of the day is not going to stop a determined thief taking a valuable asset. It just sucks all the joy out of owning them. Colin Good points fella. Maybe I'm just paranoid. If we go away on Holiday for a couple of weeks I still have people go and check if the house is still standing and the Lotus/tools are still in the garage. Maybe that's why I don't understand it. Each to their own, right?
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Very sad tale that one,,, I sold a beautiful Capri four years ago, recently bumped into the fella that bought it,, I asked how the car was and he told me I think it's still there, it's been locked in a council garage for three years as he doesn't get the time to use it and hasn't been there for at least two years!!!
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Poor curse word could have been in hospital for a month, I hope it turns up
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Surely the fact that so many classics are going missing must make people more vigilant. "We" know how many are going missing, but not the general public. My parents have a classic car and they have no idea how many get stolen, even my mate is the same because he doesn't use forums at all!
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Aug 16, 2015 22:33:55 GMT
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Beautiful car and I'm angry and sad that it's gone, probably forever.
Zeb is pretty well on the ball on this. Your frustrated anger is well placed mate. Yes the act was perpetrated by some scumbags who should have their fingers chopped off and be forced to eat them for stealing what is often not just a car but also hundreds of man-hours of dirt, cold and bloody knuckles, not too mention the investment of hard earned cash from someone's life. In reality however we know they probably won't get caught and if they do they'll get a mild telling off, so as you rightly say we've all just got to stop making it so easy for them so often.
Yes, if the bastards turn up with a helicopter, or more mundanely bring along a covered trailer, then we can be sure they're pretty determined to have the goods and are nicking to order (spares or sale) and we won't be seeing our pride and joy again.
But at least we can do more than is often being done. If we keep making it easy for them then every light-fingered Tom, Dick or Harry will see us as fair game and we'll be seeing a huge escalation in these thefts. Too often no decent locks on the garage, no imobilisation of the vehicle (for God's sake does nobody remember the stories of just how easy it was to steal 60s and 70s cars?), no "Crookloks and similar, no alarm, no tracker, no MK1 eyeball at least once a day.
Anybody put hand on heart and say they've made a list, description, pic and serial number (as appropriate) of the major parts/fittings on the pride and joy? Anybody put on hidden marks etc that could be used to support a claim for ownership of disputed parts? Anybody heard of "SmartWater"? Got mine as a free gift for taking out a subscription to a certain classic car magazine. You may not be able to do them all but you can do most quite easily.
Sadly, and with a certain irony, Classic Car Weekly Aug 5th devoted it's front page to just this problem of classic car theft.
If we don't all keep making noises to keep everyone trying to up their game re keeping an eye on their classic then it's going to go only one way: insurance will go up and if you can't show adequate (as determined by the insurance companies) steps to prevent theft then you may not even be able to get insured.
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Last Edit: Aug 16, 2015 22:48:32 GMT by pcj: typos
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