MK6 GTI black 5dr stolen off my drive - Gutted

[Jimble]

We called the VW dealer and apparently 2 other top end cars (not VW's but within the VW family) were delivered to customers on Friday 9th April were also nicked off peoples drives!

So 3 cars all from the same garage were nicked on the same night.
Coincidence?! My arse.

I don't believe for a minute the thieves just hung about outside the garage in the hope some new cars drove out!!

Agreed, I'd be sending the police round the dealer mate, definately an inside job!

[am1w]

Maybe it is worse than that.
VW are stealing their own cars, shipping them off to Germany, crushing them, re-producing them, making even bigger profits, getting more and more orders bla, bla, bla ... 

Let's admit it. We are a broke and thieving nation!

[DJ Lennon]

This is a proper nightmare situation for anyone to have to deal with and I am really sorry for you.  One of my colleagues went through the exact same thing with a Mini Cooper, twice.  Second time he told the insurers he didnt want it back.

Just a thought-on the 7 day insurance from VW, do they not offer (as many insurance policies do), a replacement new vehicle if it is stolen and it is less than 12 months old.  Obviously a 7 day policy and a 12 month period are mutually exclusive but usually even short term policies are written on the same, or similar, wordings as full term policies.

Indeed, the 7 day policy is there to protect you for that period whilst you sort out your own insurance, why should it not cover you for this type of loss.

I'm an Insurance Claims Manager and I would be happy to review the policy for you.  My insurance has the 12 month clause and therefore GAP insurance is not required until this expires.  I didnt get the 7 day as I lease the car.

Keep safe

DJ 

[MAW73]

That's absolutaly awful mate and I really, really feel for you guys. We got burgled once a few years back, when we were out for the night and its a horrible experience. Since then we've got a decent house alarm (one where we can zone the downstairs when we go to bed at night). We live in a nice area however your story has reminded me to make sure I put the alarm on at night as I've been a bit lazy in doing that recently (especially seeing as the GTI's sitting there on the drive).

I hope it dosesn't put you off getting another GTI. I brought an ex demo GTI from a VW dealer and saved a fair few bob off the price of a new one. It had all the extras I wanted. You could consider buying an ex demo once your insurance is sorted rather than wait for VW crazy delivery times..... All the best and hope it gets sorted. M

[White-lightning]

Bloody shocking - hope you get it sorted out in the way that you want.

Thieving bastards better leave mine alone!

[Tone2have]

I keep reading this 7 day insurance bit. Bettr get my ass into gear and get down the dealers ASAP!

You would av thought the police would be doin more. I've not heard from them and neither has my neighbour down the road. She apparently witnessed the buggers takin the car away. She thought it must have been me drivin when the lights flashed to open up the car.

So far I've made 2 calls to the Police this week, 1 to report the other cars from the same dealer being nicked and 2 to report some scumbags sitting in a red corsa in the town centre looking very suspect! You get a call from victim support but nothing on the progress with the investigation! Anyone reading this in Aus or the Far East (or anywhere else more exotic) , enjoy your new car when it arrives!     

Oh and Victim support won't help my 7 year old son because he's too young. Well he ain't too youg to be completely traumatised by the whole event! Sleepless nights are us!

[Stitch]

Awful news.
Happened to the GF a few years ago in Manchester. They took the keys to her 10mth old 325i sport M coupe but we found it parked up a few miles away untouched (think thieves suspected a tracker despite it nit having one).

It's worth checking with your insurane (sure you know by now anyway) but usually if you're fully comp and the car is a total loss within the first year you'll get a brand new replacement vehicle.

[p3asa]

I keep reading this 7 day insurance bit. Bettr get my ass into gear and get down the dealers ASAP!

Did you take the 7 day free insurance? You would have had to phone them and give details of the drivers etc.

[am1w]

Oh and Victim support won't help my 7 year old son because he's too young. Well he ain't too youg to be completely traumatised by the whole event! Sleepless nights are us!

These people are worse than useless. Ofcourse, the child is traumtised. Are these idiots real.

[simonpolly]

 

Oh and Victim support won't help my 7 year old son because he's too young. Well he ain't too youg to be completely traumatised by the whole event! Sleepless nights are us!

I can sympathise with you there, my 8 year old son loves my GTI more than I do, he would be gutted if it got knicked, never mind the trauma of someone entering the house while he was a sleep