softuk
Member Since: 25 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 80
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There appear to be a spate of cat thefts at the moment, and am wondering whether or not to invest in a cat guard/alarm. Has anyone got any experience of these, and any recommendations, other than cutting the fingers (or other parts) off thieves if caught!
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 7th Mar 2012 4:13 pm |
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Gareth
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Member Since: 07 Dec 2004
Location: Bramhall
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Leave it in access height. The cat is pretty difficult to access on a Disco, so there is more chance of your spare wheel been nicked.
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| 7th Mar 2012 4:21 pm |
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MasterDisco3
Member Since: 02 Sep 2009
Location: Leicester
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I know we had a spate of spare wheel thefts but Cat Convertors...really I mean what are they worth as scrap metal and are they easy to take....
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| 7th Mar 2012 11:42 pm |
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Dave
Member Since: 08 Mar 2006
Location: North Yorkshire
Posts: 2462
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Cats are valuable, my father in laws work vans have to be caged up at night as the thieves were getting through the aftermarket cat protection too Captain Nick Medhurst would ask:
"What is the first rule when overlanding?"
I would Reply:
"Duratrac"
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| 7th Mar 2012 11:46 pm |
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MadJax
Member Since: 30 May 2011
Location: Adelaide
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I'm so glad I live in Australia and that this type of theft has not started occuring (yet).
We don't even have wheel locks fitted as standard. Sure this will change in the future, which will be a shame. Discovery 4 2.7 SE
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| 9th Mar 2012 1:09 am |
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softuk
Member Since: 25 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 80
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It doesn't stop here! I live in a small, pretty village in Middle England, and this is what I received yesterday.
Whilst appreciating that this probably won't apply to you, nonetheless it will hopefully alert you to the lengths that some will go to to take what they want!
Information sent on behalf of Leicestershire Constabulary
Suspicious Vehicles
Can we please ask you to be aware of any suspicious vehicles parked up around Rutland.
Yesterday we received a report that a white transit van had been parked in the village of Greetham for 2 days.
Officers attended the vehicle to find a white transit van with the livery of a gardening company on the side of it and it’s contact details. There appeared to be nothing suspicious about this vehicle.
After an initial look around the vehicle, officers smelt diesel coming from the rear of the van and after forcing entry they found x2,1000 litres containers and fuel pumping machinery inside.
The company name on the side of the transit was a legitimate company but they had recently scrapped the vehicle.
Over the past few days in the Greetham area there has been a reported theft of diesel from vehicles and then an attempted theft of diesel, where officers arrested one suspect and it is believed that this van is linked to these incidents.
Over the next several weeks Rutland LPU will be running a ‘stop that van’ campaign and we request your patience if your van is stopped.
If you see anybody or anything acting suspicious please call Leicestershire Constabulary on 101.
Calls to 101 cost 15p for the entire call from both mobiles and land lines
Rutland Local Policing Unit
Message sent by
Jon Gower (Police, LSTO, Rutland)
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| 9th Mar 2012 10:02 am |
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