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- Leven, Fife / Northampton
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- 2006 320 CDI Avantgarde . 1997 312d Sprinter
Hi,
Friday morning, I walked out the front door with the dog, only to see my front passenger window smashed, and glass all over the pavement.
You get that sinking feeling of, "what's been stolen" and how do I deal with this. Not only but also, I was going back up Scotland on Sunday, "was" now being the operative word.
My first glance showed that the glovebox was open and papers strewed on the seat, the centre console was open, my little DAB radio that sits in the ashtray was dangling in thin air. The car was still locked, so I doubt that they actually open the door. I took the dog for his walk round the park, he had been patiently waiting, gave me some time to chill and the BP to come down.
Did the alarm go off, it probably did, and I think they had a quick search and made off before anyone came. It is some time since I heard my alarm, and despite it being a replaced unit a few years ago, it never seemed loud when I last heard it .
Phoned the Police, 1/2 an hour on the phone, they wouldnt be coming out as it is a minor crime, if there was blood, (they would have attended), they gave me a crime number. Would it be such a minor crime if I had caught the bast@rd and he was laying unconcious??
A few weeks ago, my neighbour had his car broken into, my van was broken into 2 weeks ago and now this. The place is becoming scumbag city. Only last week the Police were door to door knocking about the increase in drug dealing in the area.
I phoned my Insurance company, who had a direct line to Autoglass, which was very usefui. The lassie on the other end of the phone was very helpful. Because of the blue tinted glass, they could not get a panel until Monday, so earliest appointment for fitting was Tuesday. I asked about vehicle security, and she arranged for a technician to come out and sort out a perspex temporary window. I must admit, I did not know this service was available. The tech guy came out and helped vac up the glass and made a good job of putting a piece of perspex into the missing window hole, apart from the colour, you wouldn't spot anything different. When he examined the frame, he found a mark in the rubber, where he said a screwdriver had been used to apply pressure to the window glass and causing it to shatter. He said it was a common cause of break ins .
So, missing, is a bunch of keys, this is going to cause me some problems, but I have reported the loss on the Police website, I can just hope the keys get chucked and someone hands them in. There was probably £10 in the glovebox, spare cash for an emergency, and I think, an old Sat nav in the armrest. I take some consolation, that they did not open the change draw, as stupidly I had left a spare key there, and also in the wee cubby hole behind the gear lever they missed the cash I had left for fuel to go back up to Scotland, which now of course is on hold.
Note to self to check the loudness of the alam, but does anyone take any notice of a car alarm these days.?
Aged 64 with 2 arthritic knees, would I have used the baseball bat, that sits in my hallway?? TFR I would have. It seems that there is no punishment to deter these scrotes from breaking into peoples cars, best to break both their hands, so they have to find someone to wipe thir @rses.
Yes i am annoyed.!
Just now have to wait till Tuesday and see if the glass has arrived.
Steve.
Friday morning, I walked out the front door with the dog, only to see my front passenger window smashed, and glass all over the pavement.
You get that sinking feeling of, "what's been stolen" and how do I deal with this. Not only but also, I was going back up Scotland on Sunday, "was" now being the operative word.
My first glance showed that the glovebox was open and papers strewed on the seat, the centre console was open, my little DAB radio that sits in the ashtray was dangling in thin air. The car was still locked, so I doubt that they actually open the door. I took the dog for his walk round the park, he had been patiently waiting, gave me some time to chill and the BP to come down.
Did the alarm go off, it probably did, and I think they had a quick search and made off before anyone came. It is some time since I heard my alarm, and despite it being a replaced unit a few years ago, it never seemed loud when I last heard it .
Phoned the Police, 1/2 an hour on the phone, they wouldnt be coming out as it is a minor crime, if there was blood, (they would have attended), they gave me a crime number. Would it be such a minor crime if I had caught the bast@rd and he was laying unconcious??
A few weeks ago, my neighbour had his car broken into, my van was broken into 2 weeks ago and now this. The place is becoming scumbag city. Only last week the Police were door to door knocking about the increase in drug dealing in the area.
I phoned my Insurance company, who had a direct line to Autoglass, which was very usefui. The lassie on the other end of the phone was very helpful. Because of the blue tinted glass, they could not get a panel until Monday, so earliest appointment for fitting was Tuesday. I asked about vehicle security, and she arranged for a technician to come out and sort out a perspex temporary window. I must admit, I did not know this service was available. The tech guy came out and helped vac up the glass and made a good job of putting a piece of perspex into the missing window hole, apart from the colour, you wouldn't spot anything different. When he examined the frame, he found a mark in the rubber, where he said a screwdriver had been used to apply pressure to the window glass and causing it to shatter. He said it was a common cause of break ins .
So, missing, is a bunch of keys, this is going to cause me some problems, but I have reported the loss on the Police website, I can just hope the keys get chucked and someone hands them in. There was probably £10 in the glovebox, spare cash for an emergency, and I think, an old Sat nav in the armrest. I take some consolation, that they did not open the change draw, as stupidly I had left a spare key there, and also in the wee cubby hole behind the gear lever they missed the cash I had left for fuel to go back up to Scotland, which now of course is on hold.
Note to self to check the loudness of the alam, but does anyone take any notice of a car alarm these days.?
Aged 64 with 2 arthritic knees, would I have used the baseball bat, that sits in my hallway?? TFR I would have. It seems that there is no punishment to deter these scrotes from breaking into peoples cars, best to break both their hands, so they have to find someone to wipe thir @rses.
Yes i am annoyed.!
Just now have to wait till Tuesday and see if the glass has arrived.
Steve.