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Title: van nicked
Post by: billozz on September 28, 2011, 05:40:17 pm
hey guys,
my van was pinched by some scum this morning from the yardley area of birmingham white vauxhall vivaro VK54 YEY so if any of you in that area or birmingham generally if you are offered or see anything offered on the cheap please let me know. all the usual stuff gone with the van hose reels poles etc. absolutely gutted as you might expect, so any help greatfully recd
thanks
Bill
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: wfp master on September 28, 2011, 05:48:26 pm
thats bad patter thieving *****
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: d s windowcleaning on September 28, 2011, 05:49:13 pm
hope you get it back mate and the scum get caught , go on the scsf forum chris who runs the site is from birmingham , he allso runs a forum for speedway in brum area the more people from that area who no about it will give you a better chance of getting it back .
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: easy clean on September 28, 2011, 08:34:12 pm
Unfortunately mate don't think you'll ever see it again! I had 2 nicked in 5 months last year, got trackers on all vehicles now, £180 to supply and fit then £7 a month, that's the only chance you have of ever seeing them again. Don't know about you but police here in south London was not interested either time when I reported it.....no wonder these scumbags keep nicking them.
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Londoner on September 28, 2011, 08:42:00 pm
Yardley is a bit of a dodgy area these days. You will probably find it round the back of the cemetry with five Roumanians living in it.
But how did they nick it? I thought vans that new were nigh on impossible to steal ?
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: gary999 on September 28, 2011, 08:46:47 pm
any distingushing marks sign writing etc im only ten
mins from yardley you never know we might spot it
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: bad trippy on September 28, 2011, 08:48:21 pm
sorry to hear that mate
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on September 28, 2011, 09:38:27 pm
Sorry to hear about that mate .... im south of brum in Bromsgrove so will keep my eyes open for you
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Andy Prittchard on September 28, 2011, 09:58:14 pm
op - have you told the police?
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Jista on September 28, 2011, 10:03:39 pm
Sorry to here that m8 it has happened to me once.

Not Trying to put you on a mega down m8 but when mine was nicked the insurance company tried to blame me it took them 12 months to pay out on the claim
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Jista on September 28, 2011, 10:04:33 pm
And i only a 1 man band with one van at the time.


Ouch BIG time m8
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: billozz on September 28, 2011, 10:07:45 pm
any distingushing marks sign writing etc im only ten
mins from yardley you never know we might spot it
gary,
thanks for the reply, it has "osbornes cleaning service" all over each side and across the back
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: billozz on September 28, 2011, 10:09:21 pm
Yardley is a bit of a dodgy area these days. You will probably find it round the back of the cemetry with five Roumanians living in it.
But how did they nick it? I thought vans that new were nigh on impossible to steal ?
vince thanks for the reply, dont know how thety got it the key is still on my hall table waiting to go to the insurance company
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Scoop on September 29, 2011, 09:03:29 am
Really sorry to hear that Bill.

Is it worth phoning local radio station? They're always looking for something interesting and if they put out an appeal and maybe a £100 reward then someone might spot it with such clear markings.

I know it's a long shot as the van may be out of the city by now but worth a try?

Good luck.
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: billozz on September 29, 2011, 03:53:57 pm
Really sorry to hear that Bill.

Is it worth phoning local radio station? They're always looking for something interesting and if they put out an appeal and maybe a £100 reward then someone might spot it with such clear markings.

I know it's a long shot as the van may be out of the city by now but worth a try?

Good luck.

scoop,
that might be worth a try ill give it some thought and maybe contact a couple
cheers for the reply
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: david68 on September 29, 2011, 07:09:57 pm
Hi
I clean bit around Yardley, then leading up-to olton.
Email me a picture of the van if you have one. I will put the picture in my van window and also i will get my 2 sons to do the same in their vans

Dave

email winclean@blueyonder.co.uk
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: easy clean on September 29, 2011, 08:12:40 pm

This may sound Harsh but do you really think your gonna see it again? The answer is highly unlikely. accept it if you haven't already done so and instead of driving yourself mad about how they got it or where it may be, drive the insurance company mad by ringing them non stop and tell them you need to get a new van to earn a living! Don't know who your insured with but my insurance said if it aint found in 72 hours then they pay out! On both occasions a week later and I was paid! More than business.
Oh and for what it costs get a tracker on the next one!
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: billozz on September 29, 2011, 09:51:23 pm
Hi
I clean bit around Yardley, then leading up-to olton.
Email me a picture of the van if you have one. I will put the picture in my van window and also i will get my 2 sons to do the same in their vans

Dave

email winclean@blueyonder.co.uk


dave thanks for the reply and i will get the pic to you straight away
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: Ian Sheppard on September 30, 2011, 11:19:33 am
I have posted this on acs forum to try spread the word a little. Fingers crossed it shows But if the took it without the keys it may be long gone.
Life is crap sometimes. Lets hope the insurance dont muck you about to much as it sound that short of bolting it to the ground there was not much you could do about it. :(
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: P @ F on September 30, 2011, 10:05:59 pm
sorry to hear that chap  >:(

Maybe i aint so dumb........

Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: billozz on October 02, 2011, 04:54:27 pm
I have posted this on acs forum to try spread the word a little. Fingers crossed it shows But if the took it without the keys it may be long gone.
Life is crap sometimes. Lets hope the insurance dont muck you about to much as it sound that short of bolting it to the ground there was not much you could do about it. :(
appreciate that Ian thanks very much
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: JSMC on October 02, 2011, 06:15:51 pm
Unfortunately mate don't think you'll ever see it again! I had 2 nicked in 5 months last year, got trackers on all vehicles now, £180 to supply and fit then £7 a month, that's the only chance you have of ever seeing them again. Don't know about you but police here in south London was not interested either time when I reported it.....no wonder these scumbags keep nicking them.

who fitted the tracker?
Title: Re: van nicked
Post by: easy clean on October 02, 2011, 11:50:36 pm
Its a tracker retrieve by tracker themselves, google it and get one, worth every penny!