Absolute scum, is it me or are they targeting Rovers? Two Rovers in the last couple of days, coincidence?

 

No, anything that is not properly screwed down. Other neighbours with a variety of cars have also been targetted in recent times. Some folks have put three or more large padlocks on their garage doors. It's that bad!
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Sub human scum.

 

Darn sorry to hear that John. I am guessing they aren't from round your area? Seems pretty quiet round your way.

With the locking wheel nut key, doesn't that weigh down on the ignition barrel a bit though? My ole man always told me never to put to many keys/keyrings on my cars keyring as it could damage the ignition barrel?

 

Gypsies aka travellers, i bet you any money. There always Hiabing drain covers round here. Police are ******* **** scared of them.

Scum scum scum. A group of people this world can do without, rotten to the core every last one of them.

 

Wow... What *********.

I accidentally activated the 200's alarm today by locking the car then opening the bonnet, and boy, it is loud! I doubt I'd not hear that if somebody damaged the 200 :lol:

 

How did you lock the car BEFORE opening the bonnet? The catch is inside the car :dunno:

 

I "popped" the bonnet, shut the door then locked, before opening the bonnet. Stupid me!

I should have remembered about the hi-tech alarm but it'd been a long time since I'd used the Rover I was a bit rusty on my knowledge :lol:

 

Ah man, I wont be leaving my locking nut key in my car any more. :/

he has good taste though, 2 800 fasbacks.

 

Oh, no... That is really crap, mate. Gutted for you.

It sickens me to the soul that there are people out there who don't see a problem in cherry-picking parts from other people's pride and joy.

As for the missing drain covers; Up here in Scotland, I work in IT and we recently lost contact to one of our sites because some scaffy gits had stolen the copper wire BT had laid down for our data link, so I think the problems like these are nation wide.

 

Luckily for me, the Rover 216 SLi's alloys are so corroded I don't think even the most desperate of theifs would want them :lol:

 

Still weigh the same when stolen to be weighed in for scrap.

With scrap prices high as the moment anything metal is at risk.

 

Thinking of it, could you get a photo of the 800 with 600 Ti alloys on, or are they the same?

I found these if you think the 800 owner would be interested:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-Vitesse..._CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item35af81dbcf#ht_500wt_1156

 

Thinking of it, could you get a photo of the 800 with 600 Ti alloys on, or are they the same?

I found these if you think the 800 owner would be interested:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Rover-Vitesse..._CarParts_Acc_Wheels_tyres_Rims_Car_Wheels_ET&hash=item35af81dbcf#ht_500wt_1156

pretty much identical , the vitesse items are an inch bigger though
, andy

 

Scumbags indeed, unfortunately such things will continue to happen whist the prices for scrap metals are so high, to be fair the problem wouldn't be so bad if there was a clampdown on the cash only no questions asked scrap dealers with bigger fines and risk of closure of business if caught with stolen metal.

Hope you can help your neighbour out with a set of Vitties if needed John.

 

The Police nowadays are about as much use for the average family as a Chocolate teapot. Hugely expensive box tickers.
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Scrap metal values... But alloys are... Alloy!

Am I being thick ? :lol:

 

The latter

Alloys wheels are made from aluminium, which in itself has a value. Aluminium, is still a metal.

 

Scummy 5h1ts. :irked:

 

The recycle the metal and get quite a bit of money I believe, piece of metal is quite high now, that's why the p****s go round in their Transit tippers asking for scrap metal.

 

I had one knock on my door a little while back asking if I wanted a mattress :lol: "It's in good condition", yeah maybe it is, but what council estate family did you obtain it from :hysteria: I kindly said no thank you as I already had one.

 

Last week i was at work delivering produce for Iceland, i pulled up in my truck at the Sedgley store in the West Midlands,a large Iveco van pulled up with a large metal tipper on the back (empty) with 3 young men in the cab,the driver jumped out and asked me `if i minded if he took 30 odd empty cages` belonging to Iceland!(30 empty cages weigh in at a good couple of tonnes,Brand new ones are stainless steel and they cost around £150 each !!! )I replied "i would`nt if i were you"
He then said "OH fxxk Icelands mate!" so i told him to leave or i,d ring the police at which point he shouted a few insults and got back in his vehicle and drove away with his lovely chums.
I got his registration and reported it to the local plod so hopefully one day..........
disgraceful stuff.

 

I would happily pay more tax to fund prisons to incarcerate these people - it's the only answer.

Screw this obsession with rehabilitation, when they're inside, they aren't thieving.

Three strikes and out.

 

The robbers don't carry megaphones Steven!

 

Nope, but I bet its the same people, but come out late at night though, they are sly.

 

That additional tax would head elsewhere. Where else is the money coming from to fund the huge army of retired public sector pensions, many taken very early.

It's all got out of hand and all the people are at fault, yes every one of us, for entrusting the well being of this Nation to those who are well cushioned against the realities the rest of us face daily that their ineffective measures provide........ and it's getting worse.... by the day!
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I truly don't know what the alternative is though John.

 

Spend the money on Trading Standards action on scrappies.

Way more efficient than trying to police the thieving pikies on the street.

Cut off the demand for illegal scrap. Then the market for stolen scrap dries up.


Trading Standards are already stepping all over the fly-by-night pikie workmen.....this is why they're moving onto scrap thieving.

Close the legal loopholes that the 'travelling communities' exploit.

 

Here in Swindon a local animal sanctuary had a theft of all its tools and extension cables ,the thieves cut the plugs off them just to steal the wire,how low can you get?

 

Had a couple of Motorcycle expansion chambers taken form my drive and they where right near the back door.I do see these Transit Gypo special pickups driving round here during the day.If it aint bolted down............

 

I am surprised, I thought this kind of scum only happens in the third world countries, now it is happening here as well.

 

God forbid that I catch a scumbag doing that to my car, hell will break loose.

 

Ah! I see how they afford those big weddings now.

(See CH4 if you wonder what I mean)

 

They always have that odd accent.