Post by: royhall on January 01, 2018, 11:01:08 AM
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Post by: paul G on January 01, 2018, 11:30:51 AM
You never catch them in the act but then again, it's probably a good thing thieving scumbags.
All the best and a happy new year.
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 01, 2018, 11:34:26 AM
Post by: hairygit on January 01, 2018, 11:35:38 AM
Post by: Nurse Julie on January 01, 2018, 12:15:11 PM
Post by: JamesH on January 01, 2018, 12:39:41 PM
Post by: Moorey on January 01, 2018, 12:53:05 PM
Post by: Tomb on January 01, 2018, 12:56:00 PM
I'm now going out to se if my van is still there, I take the battery off mine, to keep it charged and to stop my van getting driven away, not easy for a regularly used van.
Post by: kevski on January 01, 2018, 01:10:37 PM
Post by: UK Pete on January 01, 2018, 01:15:56 PM
VVankers!! sorry to hear of such a crap start to the new year, I hope the scum are caught.Roy that is shit news
I'm now going out to se if my van is still there, I take the battery off mine, to keep it charged and to stop my van getting driven away, not easy for a regularly used van.
I have had two work vans stolen over the years with all my building tools in do I know the gut wrenching feeling it leaves
I don't know what to say fella other than it's a fecking disgrace , crime rates are soaring us good guys that work hard and pay our way in life are just sitting targets for these wrong uns
Chin up fella
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Post by: philward on January 01, 2018, 01:32:38 PM
Phil
Post by: taysidedragon on January 01, 2018, 02:58:58 PM
Post by: Green1 on January 01, 2018, 03:24:09 PM
I have a brand new LWB version of that van and there far too easy to get into.
I know its a bit late now but proper slam locks are the best thing.
I recently did some work for BAC windows and there vans were attacked and emptied in broad daylight.
They sliced the rear doors top to bottom with a paddy's motorbike.
Keep a close eye on your replacement because they always come back about a month later after insurance pay outs.
Post by: Trigger on January 01, 2018, 07:04:47 PM
Post by: SteveW on January 01, 2018, 07:11:51 PM
Few weeks later I saw it on Ebay, even still had my name on it.
Found out that you, as an individual can not report an item to Ebay that you believe to be stolen, It has to come from a law enforcement official.
By the time the Police were involved, it had been sold on and the Police were not interested >:(
Post by: UK Pete on January 01, 2018, 07:37:58 PM
I had my car broken into last April. They took a load of my electronic test equipment I use for work.Buy it back and say you will do cash on collection if it happens again
Few weeks later I saw it on Ebay, even still had my name on it.
Found out that you, as an individual can not report an item to Ebay that you believe to be stolen, It has to come from a law enforcement official.
By the time the Police were involved, it had been sold on and the Police were not interested >:(
Revenge can be very sweet
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Post by: Green1 on January 01, 2018, 07:47:54 PM
It would have been a happy ending if the bloke loading it onto the recovery truck didn't drop it.
Post by: Green1 on January 01, 2018, 07:55:18 PM
I have been shown how to get into the new shape Transit in such a way it unlocks all doors and disables the alarm in almost complete silence.
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 01, 2018, 09:16:18 PM
I hope you get back on your feet soon and can put this behind you, don't sell the bikes, they keep you sane and give you good times to forget the bad times like this. Good things come out of bad, I wish you luck for 2018.
Post by: matthewmosse on January 01, 2018, 09:17:12 PM
Post by: AshimotoK0 on January 03, 2018, 07:58:59 AM
See PM
Post by: haynes66 on January 03, 2018, 09:07:04 AM
Post by: mike the bike on January 03, 2018, 09:20:24 AM
I've got a Record pipe bender to donate to start the ball rolling.
Post by: petermigreen on January 03, 2018, 03:42:32 PM
Hi Roy ...why not put a list on here of the key stuff you need to get you up and running again ?I'd gladly help with anything I can.
See PM
Chin up Roy.
Peter
Post by: Orcade-Ian on January 03, 2018, 05:55:51 PM
Hope things improve for you soon,
Best regards,
Ian
Post by: royhall on January 03, 2018, 07:28:44 PM
Post by: Green1 on January 03, 2018, 07:35:38 PM
Nice to know there are still plenty of decent people still out there.
Post by: Sgt.Pinback on January 03, 2018, 07:37:35 PM
Can’t you use this van and tools daily and bring it back overnight where it’s save?
Post by: royhall on January 13, 2018, 08:59:23 AM
Post by: UK Pete on January 13, 2018, 09:20:10 AM
This forum is good, for example I split up with my wife and was facing having to move sell up all my life long hobbies and live in a caravan I hit rock bottom with depression and some really heavy shit
Lots of people on this forum see me go from one of the top posters only to vanish , the pm, s and offers of support were amazing all from people that really only know me as ukpete on internet, just shows how are little group is way better than others
All the best fella
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Post by: Nurse Julie on January 13, 2018, 09:25:03 AM
Post by: haynes66 on January 13, 2018, 11:25:42 AM
Post by: Tomb on January 13, 2018, 12:28:13 PM
Post by: Orcade-Ian on January 13, 2018, 01:28:17 PM
Best regards
Ian
Post by: taysidedragon on January 13, 2018, 03:41:27 PM
Post by: Woodside on January 13, 2018, 04:00:42 PM
Post by: Green1 on January 13, 2018, 04:18:59 PM
Don't forget deadlocks for the new van front and back.
When I realized how flimsy the locks are on my van I did consider swapping it for something else. But all manufacturers security seems just as pointless.
I decided the best form of securing my van was to sign wright it as painter & decorator. They don't need to know that I carry carpentry tools and spray equipment alongside my general decorating tat ;)
A carpenter I work with occasionally thought that was a good idea and has had magnetic signs made. He just slaps them on the sides when parking somewhere a little risky
Good point on the tax side.
Post by: Green1 on January 13, 2018, 04:41:48 PM
Post by: JamesH on January 13, 2018, 05:03:59 PM
Post by: philward on January 13, 2018, 05:32:39 PM
Post by: UK Pete on January 13, 2018, 05:37:45 PM
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Post by: royhall on January 13, 2018, 05:53:29 PM
Post by: Green1 on January 13, 2018, 05:56:43 PM
Make sure you face them the wright way so they dig in and grip well. ;D
Post by: royhall on January 13, 2018, 07:11:41 PM
I hate those carpet grippers they tear the crap out of my fingers often.Thought I may put two rows on facing opposite ways. Make sure the ripping is horrendous. When the burglar alarm on the garage goes off that will be the escape route. Man, they'll get ripped to pieces. Ha Ha Ha ;D
Make sure you face them the wright way so they dig in and grip well. ;D
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2018, 11:08:26 AM
Good news you are back in operation though Roy.
Post by: royhall on January 14, 2018, 11:50:43 AM
Be careful when putting grippers on fences and gates etc. If Johnny their cuts his hands on them whilst trying to burgle you and can actually sue you for his injuries! If you place a notice on the public side warning of the danger they have no redress. This is why you no longer see barb wire on fencing. Any deterrent must be visible or notified (electric fences one example). The country has gone mad and favours the criminal rather then the potential victim, it's the PC brigade again! A mate of mine spreads filthy old tractor grease over the top of his fence, once you get that all over your hands and clothes you'd want to get away sharpish as you've left your fingerprints in the grease, perfect for the police 👌.I'll risk it. ;)
Good news you are back in operation though Roy.
Post by: mike the bike on January 14, 2018, 12:29:25 PM
Don't forget the braille for visually impaired burglars.
Post by: kevski on January 14, 2018, 12:38:19 PM
Be careful when putting grippers on fences and gates etc. If Johnny their cuts his hands on them whilst trying to burgle you and can actually sue you for his injuries! If you place a notice on the public side warning of the danger they have no redress. This is why you no longer see barb wire on fencing. Any deterrent must be visible or notified (electric fences one example). The country has gone mad and favours the criminal rather then the potential victim, it's the PC brigade again! A mate of mine spreads filthy old tractor grease over the top of his fence, once you get that all over your hands and clothes you'd want to get away sharpish as you've left your fingerprints in the grease, perfect for the police 👌.
Good news you are back in operation though Roy.
I don't care if little Johnny low life get's hurt, i can live with that, and if he breaks in while i am there, well use your imagination, this country may have gone mad , but i can get madder.
Post by: taysidedragon on January 14, 2018, 02:46:15 PM
Be careful when putting grippers on fences and gates etc. If Johnny their cuts his hands on them whilst trying to burgle you and can actually sue you for his injuries! If you place a notice on the public side warning of the danger they have no redress. This is why you no longer see barb wire on fencing. Any deterrent must be visible or notified (electric fences one example). The country has gone mad and favours the criminal rather then the potential victim, it's the PC brigade again! A mate of mine spreads filthy old tractor grease over the top of his fence, once you get that all over your hands and clothes you'd want to get away sharpish as you've left your fingerprints in the grease, perfect for the police 👌.
Good news you are back in operation though Roy.
I don't care if little Johnny low life get's hurt, i can live with that, and if he breaks in while i am there, well use your imagination, this country may have gone mad , but i can get madder.
Well said! 😈
Post by: Moorey on January 14, 2018, 03:01:25 PM
Post by: Tomb on January 14, 2018, 03:12:30 PM
I was tempted to use old grease (servicing industrial gearboxes) smeared thickly on fence and wall tops, for fence preservation of course ;)
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2018, 03:46:48 PM
Post by: Orcade-Ian on January 14, 2018, 04:07:47 PM
Ian
Post by: Bryanj on January 14, 2018, 04:18:26 PM
Post by: Moorey on January 14, 2018, 05:20:12 PM
Does anyone remember the company that advertised in MCN in the 90's and who used to sell a tripwire linked to a shotgun cartridge! The trigger would hit the cartridge when the trip wire was moved by Johnny Burgler when attempting to break into your garage. Nasty shock for someone!Unfortunately you can no longer buy it!
This sort of thing. £20 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bisley-Security-Burglars-Intruders-Galvanized/dp/B0049ACMC6
Post by: Laverda Dave on January 14, 2018, 06:29:11 PM
Post by: Trigger on January 14, 2018, 07:06:26 PM
Post by: Moorey on January 14, 2018, 07:57:18 PM
Post by: Orcade-Ian on January 14, 2018, 08:10:08 PM
If it can be fitted, then it can be removed very easy with a battery angle grinder. Easy way is don't leave tools in a van, if they are not there, then they can't be nicked. And a sticker saying: "No tools left in van over night" doesn't work ;)
Followed a tanker the other day that is used for emptying septic tanks
Notice on the back:
There are no stools left in this vehicle overnight
Brightened my day!
Ian
Post by: matthewmosse on January 14, 2018, 08:23:42 PM
Post by: mike the bike on January 14, 2018, 08:28:57 PM
Post by: Bryanj on January 15, 2018, 07:54:43 AM
As to detrimental "sticky" stuff I used to use two greases one called Clydspin and the other Barbatia 4, the first to lubricate moving parts under superheated steam temp and press the second for seawater application----both took days to scrub off the skin.
I am of course, in no way, advocating the use of any of this to discourage "scroates" ;) ;)
Post by: Tomb on January 15, 2018, 08:29:26 AM
When replacing it we had a shock Click (https://www.scosarg.com/kluber-barrierta-l55-2-grease-200gm?gs=yes&geoip_country=GB&utm_source=google&utm_campaign=shopping&utm_medium=cpc&gclid=Cj0KCQiAv_HSBRCkARIsAGaSsrDgj8nBLuAlF9mLbXiCUmffGCQLjzWRpfrY5Vhtnv8FnxVBcCGuxGgaAk1dEALw_wcB) :o
Post by: RGP750 on January 15, 2018, 09:25:34 AM
worked a treat.
They don't come through the hedges any more ;D ;D
Post by: JamesH on January 15, 2018, 09:34:00 AM
Does anyone remember the company that advertised in MCN in the 90's and who used to sell a tripwire linked to a shotgun cartridge! The trigger would hit the cartridge when the trip wire was moved by Johnny Burgler when attempting to break into your garage. Nasty shock for someone!Unfortunately you can no longer buy it!
https://www.ant-supplies.uk/bits-and-bobs/blank-firing-alarm-mines.html
Post by: MrDavo on January 15, 2018, 10:15:52 AM
When said fence got smashed a copper turned up eventually, when I suggested it would be me in trouble if I were to chase them and give them a good hiding, he smiled, looked me in the eye and said “not if you were wearing a balaclava” :)
I’ve had a few old Mercs over the years, fed up of the badges getting broken off I took a new one and ground the back off on my wheel. It was that sharp I once cut myself washing the car, if I found fingers on the bonnet the story was going to be that I’d bought it like that and knew nothing about it.
The badge lasted over a year, the night it did go, I heard a scream outside in the early hours....
Post by: royhall on January 16, 2018, 07:51:35 AM
If it can be fitted, then it can be removed very easy with a battery angle grinder. Easy way is don't leave tools in a van, if they are not there, then they can't be nicked. And a sticker saying: "No tools left in van over night" doesn't work ;)That's easy to say Trig when you just have a few items to take out of your van. Look at it another way, if you don't want your workshop/shop/office robbing take everything home with you every night. Just simply impossible to do. The amount of tools and stock I have to carry daily does not give me the option of emptying it every night. The van "is" my transport/office/shop/workshop. Plus they stole the whole van so I would have had to take that into the house every night as well.
Post by: Moorey on January 16, 2018, 09:13:35 AM
Not exactly true about not been able to empty the van every day. Thousands of market traders do it every day in far bigger vans with far more stock. If you do it every day you make it easy to fill and empty.If it can be fitted, then it can be removed very easy with a battery angle grinder. Easy way is don't leave tools in a van, if they are not there, then they can't be nicked. And a sticker saying: "No tools left in van over night" doesn't work ;)That's easy to say Trig when you just have a few items to take out of your van. Look at it another way, if you don't want your workshop/shop/office robbing take everything home with you every night. Just simply impossible to do. The amount of tools and stock I have to carry daily does not give me the option of emptying it every night. The van "is" my transport/office/shop/workshop. Plus they stole the whole van so I would have had to take that into the house every night as well.
Post by: Green1 on January 16, 2018, 11:38:16 AM
Years ago my neighbour had his van emptied about a month later they came back and emptied it again.
He replaced the tools again and started putting the tools in the garage at night and backing the van tight up against the door.
About another month went by and they got in the van again realising it was empty they rolled the van forward and emptied the garage taking more then previously as there were additional tools stored in there.
He quit building and started up a firing range in Spain in the end.
Its also worth noting I live at the end of a small cul-de-sac and no van or car normally goes unmissed day or night.
It turned out to be the traveling community causing havoc luckily the local static so called travellers run them out of town.
I'm starting to get a bit paranoid again at the moment as the non local travellers have started to come down the road again in there pikey waggon and they managed to get a good look inside my garage when the door was up. I turned around and he was standing almost in the garage clocking everything.
Not good when it was setup as a joiners shop and most of the bikes were in full view on the drive.
Post by: UK Pete on January 16, 2018, 12:48:43 PM
Empting them every day doesn't work if you still park your van on the drive.They will have noted what you have
Years ago my neighbour had his van emptied about a month later they came back and emptied it again.
He replaced the tools again and started putting the tools in the garage at night and backing the van tight up against the door.
About another month went by and they got in the van again realising it was empty they rolled the van forward and emptied the garage taking more then previously as there were additional tools stored in there.
He quit building and started up a firing range in Spain in the end.
Its also worth noting I live at the end of a small cul-de-sac and no van or car normally goes unmissed day or night.
It turned out to be the traveling community causing havoc luckily the local static so called travellers run them out of town.
I'm starting to get a bit paranoid again at the moment as the non local travellers have started to come down the road again in there pikey waggon and they managed to get a good look inside my garage when the door was up. I turned around and he was standing almost in the garage clocking everything.
Not good when it was setup as a joiners shop and most of the bikes were in full view on the drive.
Thieves also exchange info amongst eachother
I had my gate open and about 4 bikes were visable a moped with 1 person no helmet went by really slow gawping in so I shut the gate about an hour later same moped with 3 scumbags ballaclavered up came past my house I heard them coming so gates were shut, me thinks they were coming back to steal
I am a bit paranoid now
I have locks on both sides of gates so if they cut the front they still can't get in or climb over
But the scroates are so resorsfull now and always one step ahead and very confident now that the no chase rule is in place
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Post by: Laverda Dave on January 17, 2018, 08:58:00 AM
97 houses back onto our service road and burglary was on the increase (the thieves drove their vans into the service Road, over the fence and into the rear of the selected house, no one ever saw anything). Since the lockable gates were installed 4 years ago we have had no burglaries, garage break ins, fly tipping or 'anti social' behaviour. Each household paid a one off contribution of £20, well worth it.
The only downside are the lazy dog owners in the street who now consider the closed off alley to be an acceptable dog toilet and dumping ground for their building projects. A word in their ear normally gets it shifted though.
Post by: matthewmosse on January 25, 2018, 07:15:04 PM
Post by: mike the bike on January 25, 2018, 08:14:10 PM
"ONLY LIDL TOOLS LEFT OVERNIGHT "
Post by: MrDavo on January 25, 2018, 08:28:40 PM
(http://d1072371-2404.myweb.iinethosting.net.au/images/Chemical%20Signs/radioactive7.JPG)
Despite being a corrugated iron garage, which you could have got in with pliers (and I dismantled with an angle grinder, then left out flatpacked for the, er, travelling comunity to take away, which they duly did) noone ever robbed it. I did worry about waking up to find men in silver suits with geiger counters surrounding it, though.
Other fun options include:
(http://d1072371-2404.myweb.iinethosting.net.au/images/Chemical%20Signs/infectionssubstance6.JPG)
(http://d1072371-2404.myweb.iinethosting.net.au/images/Chemical%20Signs/toxicgas.JPG)
(http://d1072371-2404.myweb.iinethosting.net.au/images/Chemical%20Signs/infectious%20waste.JPG)
Could cause neighbour aggro, and telling them would spoil the fear factor if word got out, but would make a passing scrote think twice.
The more I think about it, the more I think I might give him a call and get some more.
Post by: matthewmosse on February 06, 2018, 06:18:49 PM