My car's been stolen (Quick! To the internets!)

[Westyfield2]

Thread on Jalopnik managed to help them get their car back a few weeks ago .

 

[PhillyDee]

So... what generally happens in cases like this? How would it have been stolen without the keys? And what you would thieves do to shift it? It's only worth a few thousand so seems like a lot of effort to steal it and try and shift for a few k.

Quite easy, they could have just lifted it onto a low loader, broke in, maybe you left it unlocked, maybe they had the codes for the central locking (there are ways around this).

 

[wingman]

Quite easy, they could have just lifted it onto a low loader, broke in, maybe you left it unlocked, maybe they had the codes for the central locking (there are ways around this).

First stop, check PhillyDee's garage!

Edit; good on the OP for taking it so well.

 

[dacads]

The guy must be an idiot, stealing a Skoda, ha!

In all seriousness I hope you get it back

 

[*Moangroan*]

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[Bromhead]

Well you've taken it well, just badger the insurance company for a replacement, that's what you pay them for

 

[arknor]

So... what generally happens in cases like this? How would it have been stolen without the keys? And what you would thieves do to shift it? It's only worth a few thousand so seems like a lot of effort to steal it and try and shift for a few k.

maybe they just want a joyride ? or some parts

 

[Dave L]

48.23 cauliflours

It would be funnier if you could actually spell it correctly...........

 

[harshuk]

Your taking it very well.

Hope you get it back

 

[atpbx]

Your taking it very well.

Hope you get it back

Its only a car at the end of the day.

What would him going completely spastic over it achieve? Not a great deal.

 

[paradigm]

Its only a car at the end of the day.

What would him going completely spastic over it achieve? Not a great deal.

Exactly. The whole reason I have GAP insurance over the top of my regular insurance is so that in such an eventuality, I don't really care.

 

[arknor]

Its only a car at the end of the day.

What would him going completely spastic over it achieve? Not a great deal.

Maybe if he went on youtube and RAGED about it the video would go viral
the car would be found
He would be an internet hero

 

[apeksdiver]

Its only a car at the end of the day.

And why we pay for insurance. Hope you get it back without too much damage.

 

[monkeys]

It can take up to 2 months, they may need MOT and service history (for valuation)
Not nice, I went on holiday and came home to a trashed house and stolen car found burnt out and stolen fuel, speeding, parking fines (about 7).

 

[Mr Jack]

Huh. This courtesy car has cruise control that's unexpected.

 

[Stephen B]

watch you dont get lured into a potentially costly replacement car btw

insurers are always out to profit from our losses

tried it on with me when my FN2 was damaged, offered me a golf GTI as a like for like then tried to charge me the extra over a bog std 1.0 ltr courtesy car, luckilly I had an e-mail trail of correspondense or they might have humped me for an additional £500 notes

 

[Mr Jack]

tried it on with me when my FN2 was damaged, offered me a golf GTI as a like for like then tried to charge me the extra over a bog std 1.0 ltr courtesy car, luckilly I had an e-mail trail of correspondense or they might have humped me for an additional £500 notes

I'm paying 50p extra a day for a 1.2 Corsa instead of some Chevrolet thing I could barely twist my legs into.

 

[Mr Jack]

The insurance company is offering £4,900 in payment for the car. Black '56 plate Skoda Fabia vRS (w/cruise control, heated seats and CD multichanger), just under 65k on the clock, in good condition, one owner. Did have a full service history but it was in the car.

Should I accept?

 

[Howard]

No, ask for more.

 

[Tesla]

How much would an identical replacement cost?