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had the van broken into last night
« on: May 26, 2011, 10:25:58 pm »
hi guys

well this morning went out to fit my new vyair pump for the pole and opened my van to find the handle not springing back after release on closer inspection some numpty has used a hammer and screwwdriver and smahed the locks and the metal just below it.. pierced a hole straight through . thing is there is nothing to steal plus it was parked off road on my drive whi h is fenced and gated.

sometimes u cant belive how low people are thats 1 set of point ladder , 2 kona bikes , a sat nav , all in the last two years. crazy

keep your stuff locked and safe guys ..lesson learned


shawn
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Tom White

Re: had the van broken into last night
« Reply #1 on: May 26, 2011, 10:42:47 pm »
Where abouts do you live, Shawn?

Is it Liverpool or North Wales?
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Re: had the van broken into last night
« Reply #2 on: May 26, 2011, 10:58:19 pm »
surrey mate.

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Re: had the van broken into last night
« Reply #3 on: May 26, 2011, 11:05:48 pm »
Me too shawn. I've had van broken into last year too. Never got in tho. Just buggered up the lock n door. Left me with 600 quid bill. Barstewards.
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Re: had the van broken into last night
« Reply #4 on: May 26, 2011, 11:12:43 pm »
Sorry, Shawn,

That must be really annoying, mate.  Is your van signwritten?  I mean it's strange someone wanting to steal a window cleaners tools; generally I would think that the general 'thieving' types wouldn't think a window cleaners van is worth breaking into, since I reckon the general perception is that our tools don't cost that much money; and it's such a niche market to trying to sell it on too.

How're you going to sort it out?  Insurance?  Or are you going to sort it out yourself?

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Re: had the van broken into last night
« Reply #5 on: May 26, 2011, 11:18:01 pm »
i will get my father in law to weld some plates of the rear locks i reckon it was someone thats into thieving as the punctured the plastic on the handle below the keyhole. and then two holes in the metal below that. and pushed the lock mechanism.

thing i have  pole pump batter y tank and real no valuables...but its gutting as ive had the van  moths and it was mint conditon 70k and had a full resprray before i bought due to being cat d insurance for paint damage

but ive had so many things nicked tbh ,...not all from the same address mind.

shhawn
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g newton

Re: had the van broken into last night
« Reply #6 on: May 27, 2011, 06:11:03 am »
its getting worse down here too
caught someone trying the door handles on my van and they  tried to nick my number plates also had three houses broken into within a street of where i live whilst people were asleep
need to be more like the usa and have the right to shoot the thieving scum
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