helenrose80 Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hello, We are asking for help, our 90 was stolen from outside our house this morning, We live in a village near Washington, Tyne and Wear. 1988 land rover 90 with 300tdi running gear. 3" lift, winch bumper and winch, steering guard, snorkel and 4 roof mounted rectangular spotlights. REG: E862 LPT. Green respray, white roof, save our countryside tyre cover. It has a dog guard and a gun rack. We've only had it for a month and are quite gutted! The police have been made aware and so if anyone sees it can you please contact us, or washington police. many thanks Helen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Sorry to hear that, will keep my eye out. - its quite a distinctive green. Mav Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Thank you... I miss him :*( Such a horrible feeling getting it stolen, never happened before and hopefully never will again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 sorry to read of your loss, I hope the 90 is found quickly & returned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
studmuffin Posted June 14, 2013 Share Posted June 14, 2013 Hi Helen Sorry to hear yet again its happened to another Landy owner. Do NOT let your insurance hussle you and write it off within 2/3 days and offer you diddly squat, it may be recovered. Hope it ends well Regards Barry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 14, 2013 Author Share Posted June 14, 2013 Police have found it! 4 were taken, ours, one from Alnwick, Lancashire and Edinburgh... Known car criminals, all in custody!!! can you adam and eve it!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happyoldgit Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Result!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
western Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 good to read it's been found, hope all your kit is present & correct. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 thanks everyone We wont find out until forensics have finished with it how much damage has been done, or things missing... hopefully they wont have had time to do much, the police were really on the ball. Hope our winch etc is still there! I didn't realised we'd have to pay to get it back from the police, seems a little unjust that we have our 90 robbed, then we have to pay for recovery - I also didn't know as we have informed the insurance company, we automatically lose our 7 years no claims, even if we don't actually claim from them... Maybe i'm a little naive to the ways of insurace nowadays but seems a little harsh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yostumpy Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Question is DID you have ANY anti theft devices fitted at the time of theft...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mo Murphy Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 fantastic news, now might be a good time to have a look at the security devices on the x-eng website before it happens again. Mo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 Yeah we had a steering lock on it - ironically just fitted that night! Now looking at getting a pedal lock and a column lock from X-eng. Mind you the police said that would only deter them for a bit, if they want your landy they will get it :*( Suppose having it as secure as possible makes it harder/more of a risk for them, so less attractive? We have two other cars, a hot hatch and a lotus - we were always worried about the lotus getting taken, not the landy, but apparently they're the 3rd most popular motors that get stolen - maybe as they're so easy to break into? We had it parked across the (narrow) street we live on - right outside the village policeman's house! he was gutted he has slept through it. I still think they rolled it down the hill before starting it... So has anyone bought anything from X-eng, looked last night, right now im in the frame of mind to buy one of everything!! Thanks again for all the kind gestures, takes the sting out of it a little! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Fit a X-Defend AND A Tracker system Have a look at the X-Eng x-defend report I did, lovely bit of kit On the tracker front - theere is only one worth having IMHO www.tracker.co.uk Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qwakers Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Glad you got it back. hope it isnt too damaged. y'know, the more i see these defender stolen threads the more i think about how i secure my motorcycle and wonder if similar methods could be used for a landy? ie, f off big ground anchor sunk into the drive and massive chain through the chassis? for example... would take seconds to do/undo every day and might make the tealeaf think twice.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam001 Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Great news! thanks everyone We wont find out until forensics have finished with it how much damage has been done, or things missing... hopefully they wont have had time to do much, the police were really on the ball. Hope our winch etc is still there!I didn't realised we'd have to pay to get it back from the police, seems a little unjust that we have our 90 robbed, then we have to pay for recovery - I also didn't know as we have informed the insurance company, we automatically lose our 7 years no claims, even if we don't actually claim from them... Maybe i'm a little naive to the ways of insurace nowadays but seems a little harsh. Pretty sure that is lies....when I last had a car accident, I had the option to pay all fees and not affect the insurance. Check your terms and conditions or get in contact with a advise bureau Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retroanaconda Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 I also didn't know as we have informed the insurance company, we automatically lose our 7 years no claims, even if we don't actually claim from them... Maybe i'm a little naive to the ways of insurace nowadays but seems a little harsh. Tell them to f**k right off there! It's called "no claims bonus", not "no informed of theft bonus". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 15, 2013 Author Share Posted June 15, 2013 To be honest if we find there is a lot of damage or kit missing it might still be worth us claiming for the repairs, our excess is only £100. We also had camping gear and tools in the back which amount to a pretty penny - never thought of bringing it all in the house It was the policeman that told us our no claims would already be gone for just reporting the theft to the insurance... We are going to call them again on Monday, not much we can do until we get it back - we have no idea what state it's going to be in. I had my hiking gear in there too, stupid on reflection, but where we live has such a low crime rate when we called the police they sent 2 transits, 2 cars and a dog van... Really makes you think, it's so easy to become complacent. @ qwakers - it does make you worry about your other vehicles. We are thinking about getting a parking post put in the drive in case they come back for the lotus - not the most expensive car, but has huge emotional value to my partner and is a limited edition version, so could not be replaced. I'm not so bothered about my other car, but would still be fuming if it got taken. We sat up late last night dreaming up all sorts of ideas to secure the cars - and our house! @ hybrid_from_hell - looks the ticket We are def going to be buying the X-Eng pedal lock and a few other things, tracker looks interesting - will pass that onto the other half Thank you all so much for the advice - knocks you for six getting something stolen, felt like someone had died yesterday - not knowing what to do or feel or think... I feel so bad for all the people who don't get theirs back. I got home from walking the dog early on when i noticed it was gone, thought Tom had moved it for a joke, or had gone to work early. Credit to Northumbria police, they were great - here in 5 mins and then when we got the call to say it was found, they were here in 10 mins to take a statement from us. Eager to get it back - will let you know how it is when we get him back! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted June 15, 2013 Share Posted June 15, 2013 Glad to hear you got it back If you go for a parking post and your drive is long enough put another one in a car length behind it. That way if they come along with a hiab they can't lift the cars over the post, sounds like overkill but cars do get stolen with hiabs as it means they don't even have to break in till they are somewhere safe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 We had the CID round last night, sounds like the people that stole our 90 have put a brand spanking new engine in there - problem with that it, if it's stolen we don't get to keep it - i'm betting that it's not legit, which leaves us with no engine... and a possibility of no 90 at all :*( My other half is hoping they bought the new engine to minimise the risk of selling it on at an inflated price - which means we'd get to keep it...! This does mean that the men who took it will get a longer prison sentence, as they clearly were not just stealing it for a laugh. They couldn't tell us if anything else has been changed or updated or removed... want it back now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 I would wait till you see the car before believing that it has a brand new engine in it. A helpful policeman may have looked at the car and noticed that the 300Tdi is non standard and flagged it. A little Chinese whispers and you have a new engine. I would have thought that most 90s are broken for parts rather than sold as complete vehicles. Parts are valuable, hard to trace, easy sell and take up less room. I am a little biassed as I am a good friend of the owner, but X-eng kit is really good quality, good value and the service is second to none. I would buy any of it in a heartbeat. And remember, you get a discount as an LR4x4 member - use the discount code given in Simon's interests. I really hope it all works out for you. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
simonr Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Thank you Chris! I'm pleased the truck has been recovered! As others have said, fit a tracker. If all else fails and it is stolen, it gives a much better chance of getting it back. My recommendation would be to join LandyWatch and use the discount they offer on a SkyTag tracker. I've tried several cheap Chinese trackers from eBay, but none has lasted more than a few months. The SkyTag box however still works. There is no magic solution to vehicle security - all you can hope to do is slow them down to the point where they will find an easier target. I would spend your money on a number of cheap solutions rather than one expensive one then lock as many of them as you think the risk in that area justifies. Although I'm obviously biased towards X-Eng, there are a lot of good products out there and it's worth looking to see what fits your needs and tolerance of time and difficulty locking them. Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 Hi guys, the police had a their car specialist come in to look at our 90, he sounded like he knew what he was talking about... but we aren't making any judgements until we get to see it - like you say, they may not know about landys. He asked us what our engine should look like (baring in mind it was fitted in 2004 and been used on a farm), after we had told him about ours - how dirty it was! and our mods he then told us the engine that is in it is sparkling clean, doesn't looked used and has the plastic cover new engines have... Also - the serial number on the engine in it now isn't the same as the serial number on the paper work we have for it - so it's def not our engine - new or not! Simonr - we have already picked out all the kit we want from X-eng I actually had it all in the shopping basket when we got a call from CID last night. Just waiting to see if and when we get it back and you will be getting an order from us! edit: THANK YOU for the link to the discount code Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted June 21, 2013 Share Posted June 21, 2013 Glad you got it back & they caught some scum! If yours had an engine swap a while ago there's a fair chance the V5 wasn't updated unless you know otherwise. They may just have cleaned it / fitted a few shiny bits to make it look new. Could be worth asking the plod if they found your old engine or any parts around the place... As for all the gear in the back, is that covered by your home insurance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helenrose80 Posted June 21, 2013 Author Share Posted June 21, 2013 As far as i'm aware the serial number on the V5 matched the serial on the paper work from when it was put in in 04... the engine in it now has a different serial so it has def been replaced :-/ bit annoying really as if that turns out to be nicked it massively delays us getting our landy back! I've not checked on the home insurance yet as another thing we've not been told is if the stuff we had in there is still in there! Apparently the forensics and CID have just looked at the engine/chassis etc and not the inside... we don't even know what the steering wheel is like as we had a massive crook lock on it or if the locks/doors are damaged... who knows, suppose if they swapped the engine the may have swapped other stuff. Also have not been told if our winch/snorkel etc is still on it.. Ideally what we want to do is go and have a look at it as we'd be able to tell right away what's been altered, but we've been told we need to wait for them to do some more investigating. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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