Puffernutter Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Last night in Trowbridge Wiltshire, my son's LR 90, blue in colour with a 200TDi replacement engine. Wooden panel replacing the glass in the rear of the cab, good dent on the O/S front wing. Registration F857 EYC He's on a course at the moment and will be devastated. Unfortunately with running one car already and only being an apprentice, whilst working on the LR, it was not insured, so a total loss :-( Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackfiesta123 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Oh gutting hope it turns up soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4FUJ Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I think I'm going to take mine to bed in future... I hope the 90 is recovered without damage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boris113 Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I'm sorry to hear that, we've had a few attempts at mine/my housemates in Cirencester. Have you got some pictures of it to stick up? It's worth reporting it to Landywatch also. Harry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 so sorry to hear that . I know its no use now, but what about laid up cover? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Baskets I thought the thefts had gone quiet of late. Sorry to be reading this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPendrey Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 I suppose the fact that it wasn't insured may actually help find it... the number plate will be recognised at a few locations (such as motorway services, or indeed mobile police units) as an uninsured vehicle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastycrimper Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Really sorry to hear this - just infuriating! I keep hearing that the Landrover is the second most stolen vehicle in the UK after the Transit - whether this is true or not I have no idea. As you said, lets hope that some automatic number plate recognition systems pick it up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Don't count on the ANPR's finding him, its only those in police cars that will flag it up. I couldn't understand why the uninsured driver that caused our accident in January was getting away with putting fuel in the car, I thought the ANPR in the petrol station would have caught him. turns out no, they're not connected to the PNC, they're only there in case of drive-offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffernutter Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I'm afraid I have little confidence that we will ever see it again...It was unisured, no MoT and SORNd. If I'd tried driving that around I would have got no more that 25 yards before I was nicked! Whilst not "stolen to order" I don't think this was an opportunistic theft. I think this was planned. My son is away (and has been for the last 10 days) and his Peugeot 405 normally blocks the LR in. They took the opportunity when they saw the Peugeot wasn't there. Hindsight is an exact science, we should have take a couple of wheels of or something similar, would have slowed them down if nothing else. At least it's given me the impetus to get the CCTV working, so I can now record all the goings on at the back of the property in my office at the bottom of the garden. Soon, we'll link it through the internet to the house and then with luck we'll get remote web access as well! Still looking for a cheap Defender 90 for him as another project. Anything that's on the road is out of the price range (but no real basket cases!) Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted August 9, 2012 Share Posted August 9, 2012 Did you have any pictures of it? Anything unusual about the parts that were in good condition? Just thinking that with Billing coming up soon there may be a slim chance of parts turning up there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffernutter Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 I shall have to see if I have any. Being my sons car, it not something that I would normally have taken pictures of. It was a pretty standard 1989 Defender 90. Tatty in most places. It's most expensive feature was that about 3 months ago we fitted a Defender 200TDi in it (and it was running very sweetly) apart from that blue pick up, white roof, significant pushed out dent in the O/S front wing. No carpets, well loved seats. The body and chassis were in pretty good nick, but when we bought it the 19J had put a foot out of bed, so the price was good. I'd just swapped my 19J in my Defender 110 for a 200TDi so we just swapped that straight in and had him on the road in no time. Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Puffernutter Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!! About 2.5 miles away. Passenger door lock and ignition barrel jemmied. Nothing else missing. Only an extra 2.5 miles on the odometer. Contrary to our belief, looks like it was just used to get somebody home then abandoned. Thanks for all your help and support! An unexpected happy ending! Cheers Peter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!! About 2.5 miles away. Passenger door lock and ignition barrel jemmied. Nothing else missing. Only an extra 2.5 miles on the odometer. Contrary to our belief, looks like it was just used to get somebody home then abandoned. Thanks for all your help and support! An unexpected happy ending! Cheers Peter bloody hell!! thats great new!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Proper result!!!! Had it broke down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Don't count on the ANPR's finding him, its only those in police cars that will flag it up. I couldn't understand why the uninsured driver that caused our accident in January was getting away with putting fuel in the car, I thought the ANPR in the petrol station would have caught him. turns out no, they're not connected to the PNC, they're only there in case of drive-offs. petrol garage camera's are not ANPR kit, just video so the garage can identify non payment drive offs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!! About 2.5 miles away. Passenger door lock and ignition barrel jemmied. Nothing else missing. Only an extra 2.5 miles on the odometer. Contrary to our belief, looks like it was just used to get somebody home then abandoned. Thanks for all your help and support! An unexpected happy ending! Cheers Peter great news, not to much damage to fix either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glue Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Hooray :i-m_so_happy: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mickeyw Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Fantastic news, and a welcome change from the usual gloomy story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Great to hear . All to often you hear of them going, never to be seen or heard of again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 FOUND FOUND FOUND!!!! About 2.5 miles away. Passenger door lock and ignition barrel jemmied. Nothing else missing. Only an extra 2.5 miles on the odometer. Contrary to our belief, looks like it was just used to get somebody home then abandoned. That is bloody good news! I have been away on holiday and was more than a little worried when I read that it had been nicked. I was very relieved when I got back yesterday to find my 90 still there. I was already worried about leaving my 110 together with roofrack/tent, Waeco fridge and a load of camping gear parked up for a week near Nottingham without having to worry about the 90 parked up at home. petrol garage camera's are not ANPR kit, just video so the garage can identify non payment drive offs. Some are Ralph. I regularly fill up at Morrisons Cribbs Causeway (Bristol) where they have an ANPR system that will not start the pump (apparently) till it has read your number. You can see the screen inside 'reading' the numbers off cars. I very much doubt that they are connected to any national ANPR system, though it would be a good way of preventing uninsured/licensed vehicles from fuelling. ....though there would also be loads of problems with database errors/latency/motor traders etc.. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted August 18, 2012 Share Posted August 18, 2012 Great news! Maybe now is the time to iinvest in a Tracker & a sledge hammer! (To fix my Land Rover you understand - Officer!) Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pastycrimper Posted August 19, 2012 Share Posted August 19, 2012 Great to hear. Given the passion on these forums it really gets to us all when we hear of a stolen Landy - so to hear you've got it back without any major issues just makes everbody on LR4x4s day. Overjoyed for your son. My Dad got me into Landrovers from the age of 6 months and now I have my own after 30 years he knows that the one thing that would destroy me would be to get home from working offshore to find my Landy pinched......can't even bare the thought! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G4FUJ Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 Excellent news Peter! Hope it remains where it's supposed to reside in the future... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ejparrott Posted August 20, 2012 Share Posted August 20, 2012 I very much doubt that they are connected to any national ANPR system No they're not, the police won't foot the bill,nor will the insurance companies...thats why my Chinese 'friend' didn't get caught until I ran into him. Excellent news on the find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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