jeremytaylor
MB Enthusiast
- Joined
- Jun 27, 2005
- Messages
- 2,414
- Location
- Surrey Hills
- Car
- E280CDI Sport Est., CLK 200k Cab., VW T5 174, Citroen C8, and a 2CV!
Over 3 pages of todays London Evening Standard is a report that Police yesterday arrested 7 people in a Stratford scrap-yard, ending a reported£1,000,000/year racket. Up to 120 pre-1996 E-class Mercs (i.e. W124) cars would be stolen per month mostly in London and stripped for parts in just 3 hours, with the shell being crushed and the parts shipped to Africa.
The photos seem identical to a previous stolen-cars-to-Africa racket I recall seeing on TV a few years ago, and the 'trade' is bound to start again once the arrested abscond on bail, as they undoubtedly will.
So keep on keeping an eye on your W124s, everyone.
The photos seem identical to a previous stolen-cars-to-Africa racket I recall seeing on TV a few years ago, and the 'trade' is bound to start again once the arrested abscond on bail, as they undoubtedly will.
So keep on keeping an eye on your W124s, everyone.