Another one bites the dust. Thieving scum.

[ronk]

This unfortunate OP, but why I suggest you invest in a tracker for your/your wife’s next car.

Would you want a car returned after it’s been stolen?

[R60BBA]

This unfortunate OP, but why I suggest you invest in a tracker for your/your wife’s next car.

Would you want a car returned after it’s been stolen?

Good question but that depends on too many factors (such as condition, whether I had a connection with the car, whether it was a super rare car etc).

At the end of the day I think it is more important for the theieves to be caught and held responsible and a tracker aids in achieving that.

[maxman]

It makes your blood boil when you hear news like this.We are to soft on crime in the U.K,to many bloody do gooders.Bad news Ben as this is an unnecessary expense for you.

[pvr]

This unfortunate OP, but why I suggest you invest in a tracker for your/your wife’s next car.

Would you want a car returned after it’s been stolen?

Good question but that depends on too many factors (such as condition, whether I had a connection with the car, whether it was a super rare car etc).

At the end of the day I think it is more important for the theieves to be caught and held responsible and a tracker aids in achieving that.

Except that a simple £20 device on Amazon / eBay which plugs in the cigarette lighter renders the tracker useless as it jams the signal. Don't know why they are allowed to sell them openly but having a tracker gives a false sense of security.

Tracker might assist when your car is stolen by a simple thief, but anything slightly more sophisticated and you will never see the car again.

[markeg]

[jabber]

Can’t get this to play

[ben g]

Would you want a car returned after it’s been stolen?

Good question but that depends on too many factors (such as condition, whether I had a connection with the car, whether it was a super rare car etc).

At the end of the day I think it is more important for the theieves to be caught and held responsible and a tracker aids in achieving that.

Except that a simple £20 device on Amazon / eBay which plugs in the cigarette lighter renders the tracker useless as it jams the signal. Don't know why they are allowed to sell them openly but having a tracker gives a false sense of security.

Tracker might assist when your car is stolen by a simple thief, but anything slightly more sophisticated and you will never see the car again.

I wasn't aware of this. Loads of people have suggested a tracker (a bit late now) but no one has said they can effectively be bypassed.

The general consensus on these type of car thefts are that they park the car up somewhere, avoiding main roads, leaving it there for a few days to see if anyone tracks it down. If not, they change the plates and move it on, never to be seen again.

I assume this is what has happened with our Fiesta.

It's a sad state of affairs when you have to re-think your choice of vehicle simply because manufacturers are making it easy for thieves to steal them.

[R60BBA]

Good question but that depends on too many factors (such as condition, whether I had a connection with the car, whether it was a super rare car etc).

At the end of the day I think it is more important for the theieves to be caught and held responsible and a tracker aids in achieving that.

Except that a simple £20 device on Amazon / eBay which plugs in the cigarette lighter renders the tracker useless as it jams the signal. Don't know why they are allowed to sell them openly but having a tracker gives a false sense of security.

Tracker might assist when your car is stolen by a simple thief, but anything slightly more sophisticated and you will never see the car again.

I wasn't aware of this. Loads of people have suggested a tracker (a bit late now) but no one has said they can effectively be bypassed.

The general consensus on these type of car thefts are that they park the car up somewhere, avoiding main roads, leaving it there for a few days to see if anyone tracks it down. If not, they change the plates and move it on, never to be seen again.

I assume this is what has happened with our Fiesta.

It's a sad state of affairs when you have to re-think your choice of vehicle simply because manufacturers are making it easy for thieves to steal them.

If the tracker is well hidden it would be difficult for a thief to bypass it.

It’s a shame tho buddy.

[pvr]

Hiding it makes no difference, you only need to plug something in the power socket to jam the signal. Then drive into a container and it is lost forever (until it shows up somewhere abroad or in pieces in the UK).

[markeg]

Can’t get this to play

fixed it...

[R60BBA]

Haha that is so sick.

[ben g]

Oh how I wish we could have that on our cars

I'm still gutted. It just feels strange as it's as if the car has disappeared into thin air. No sign of it whatsoever.

Wish I had bought a steering lock for it, but I just know that she wouldn't have fitted it at her workplace anyway

[Beedub]

these cars have got to be one of the most stolen cars out their... sorry man i know you loved this as i do mine.

mines had a steering lock from day one, and ive got away with it.... it has had attempted thefts that needed me needing a new damn door!!!
not even the RS models seem to have the same level of thefts??? just weird.

steering locks etc are a must for this car, anything to make them move to an easier target, thank god it was from work and no one hurt these guys will feel no way about punching a woman hard to get what they want.

[ben g]

these cars have got to be one of the most stolen cars out their... sorry man i know you loved this as i do mine.

mines had a steering lock from day one, and ive got away with it.... it has had attempted thefts that needed me needing a new damn door!!!
not even the RS models seem to have the same level of thefts??? just weird.

steering locks etc are a must for this car, anything to make them move to an easier target, thank god it was from work and no one hurt these guys will feel no way about punching a woman hard to get what they want.

Yes that's very true. Glad no harm came to her or her colleagues. She's a manager at a Nursery, so pretty much all staff are Female, except the owners (but weren't there at the time).

My brother has a steering lock on his and he puts it on most of the time. I know for a fact my missus wouldn't out it on at work because she knows I wouldn't see it

Also glad it wasn't stolen at our home. We've not lived here long and already had a run of bad luck, so a theft from home would've probably been breaking point.

Really getting annoyed at the lack of urgency from both the police and insurance company. Disgusting how they just treat it as if it's a minor inconvenience.

I suppose the police have got better things to do. Such as arresting 78 year old blokes and penalising people for doing 44 in a 40 on a rural road.

The worst thing is I work in a place where half the workforce have an ST of Fiesta/Focus variant, so I have to look at the bloody things knowing my one is gone forever. Can't even replace it as it's no longer produced

[ben g]

Just an update to this, the finish the saga...

Her insurance company offered £13560 for the car. Took it straight away as it was a decent price.

They paid the outstanding finance off and then send us a cheque for the money left over.

Taking away our insurance excess and the full year premium which we've now lost (we purchased the insurance 12 days before it got stolen), we've come away with almost £1800.

That will most likely be absorbed in the next few year's increased insurance premiums, so it's not a benefit for us, but what can you do?

The missus put a deposit down on an Alfa Romeo Giulietta Quadrifoglio Verde last week and then decided she didn't want it So we lost £250 there. She then saw a Mercedes A class AMG sport DCT, which she loved, so she's decided to purchase that instead. Slower than the Fiesta ST, but more practical for her and us going forward.

Hoping to pick it up Saturday

Can't wait to finally move on and put this behind us!