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Offline georgenewman1

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nicked golf
« on: 30 June 2010, 18:20 »
hi guys my mates mk2 was niked from glasto while the festival was on, its a white driver 3 door, bit rough with 14" wolfsburg alloys on and a ghostbusters sticker on the filler, reg J706 OEY, anyone sees it or knows anythin please let us know cheers guys

Offline twistedblack69

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #1 on: 30 June 2010, 18:28 »
This sucks dude. Doubt I'll be much help down south but will keep my eyes open

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #2 on: 30 June 2010, 23:02 »
im down around that area so ill keep my eyes open for you

Offline Jack3559

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #3 on: 30 June 2010, 23:37 »
You'd be lucky to find it.

It's probably going to be rung.

They'll take off anything that'll identify it, swap the chassis number plate, license plates and sell it on.

Same thing happened to my brother's Triumph Daytona when he was living in Saxmundham in the 90's.

Luckily he had a tracker on his bike... He was pretty confused to get it back with different plates.

He actually said "You've bought back the wrong bike."

Ringing is becoming more and more common now, and it tends to be done in large amounts of cars.

The only thing he can really do would be to note the number plates of any similar cars he sees and run an HPI check on any he sees.

Usually the plates will be off of a stolen car, so you can inform the Police of it's presence on the road and it's number plate.

Try looking on eBay for them and running a few HPI checks.

Most HPI websites cost - but if you dig you might find a free one.

Even if you find a possible match, it's unlikely you'll actually get the car back.


It could be worse though, the same brother had his house burgled in Ashford, he had all of his stuff bundled into his wife's car (the keys for which were on the hook) and they drove off with the lot!

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #4 on: 30 June 2010, 23:43 »
i thought the same about my first mk2 that was nicked earlier this year but that was found a week later about half a mile from where i live

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #5 on: 01 July 2010, 13:03 »
You'd be lucky to find it.

It's probably going to be rung.

They'll take off anything that'll identify it, swap the chassis number plate, license plates and sell it on.

Same thing happened to my brother's Triumph Daytona when he was living in Saxmundham in the 90's.

Luckily he had a tracker on his bike... He was pretty confused to get it back with different plates.

He actually said "You've bought back the wrong bike."

Ringing is becoming more and more common now, and it tends to be done in large amounts of cars.

The only thing he can really do would be to note the number plates of any similar cars he sees and run an HPI check on any he sees.

Usually the plates will be off of a stolen car, so you can inform the Police of it's presence on the road and it's number plate.

Try looking on eBay for them and running a few HPI checks.

Most HPI websites cost - but if you dig you might find a free one.

Even if you find a possible match, it's unlikely you'll actually get the car back.


It could be worse though, the same brother had his house burgled in Ashford, he had all of his stuff bundled into his wife's car (the keys for which were on the hook) and they drove off with the lot!

Seems like a lot of effort to go to for a Driver that's a bit rough.
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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #6 on: 01 July 2010, 13:06 »
So it was stolen whilst parked in the field at glasto? That's unlucky, will keep my eyes peeled

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #7 on: 01 July 2010, 15:41 »
You'd be surprised!

A stolen car sold for £300 is £300 profit!


Unless you mean the HPI thing - in which case; yes - it is a lot of effort!

Those HPI checks are a rip off.

You could be lucky though.




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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #8 on: 01 July 2010, 23:53 »
Feckers :evil:

Castration with rusty pliers is too good for theiving scum.

Hope you get it back in one piece.

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Re: nicked golf
« Reply #9 on: 02 July 2010, 00:32 »
was probably nicked just as a taxi home, easy pickings without an alarm or immobilser