Topic: Vans going missing in Bristol (Read 446 times)

Lord Congi · « **on:** Wed 10/03/10, 13:18 »

Just saw this post on another forum - thought you might be interested.

Saturday morning at about 11 am I looked out of my window to find my van being loaded on to a tow truck. On running screaming out of the house, I was told that the "owner" had met the truck driver and handed him a set of keys which opened the drivers door (old locks!) and told him it was an MOT faliure and to take it for scrap.
The truck driver paid him £100, broke the steering lock off (failed to query the duvet, portaloo and other camping paraphernalia) and set about loading it on to his truck.
If I had been out, or not curious about the noise in the street, I would have lost my van.
The truck driver also had a red Mercedes van next on his list from the same guy, but that van had already disappeared by the time the police got there.
Don't let those vans out of your sight...and make sure you have new door locks!divingbelle

MarkC68 · « **Reply #1 on:** Wed 10/03/10, 15:48 »

Do what Lord Congi.....thats an interseting post, glad you popped it up! I think he would have had a surprise if I'd been watching my van get loaded up like that, jeeez. It really does make you wonder.

baysearcher · « **Reply #2 on:** Wed 10/03/10, 17:42 »

This was months ago and it was in the evening post at the time. Turned out to be a scrapyard in Fishponds.
Even after the story in the paper there was something that didnt ring true about the whole thing.....

Lord Congi · « **Reply #3 on:** Wed 10/03/10, 18:52 »

Sorry everyone

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Another useless post of mine :ashamed:

MarkC68 · « **Reply #4 on:** Wed 10/03/10, 21:14 »

^^ I wouldnt say useless, keeping as many eyes peeled could make all the difference. The more people who are aware of suspicious activity near of Buses the better!

hailfrank · « **Reply #5 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 08:56 »

agreed nothing useless in this thread

baysearcher · « **Reply #6 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:10 »

Nothing useless about it mate!
At the time it made everyone in Bristol panic about their buses but there was just something about it that didnt add up.

iPaddy · « **Reply #7 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:11 »

Quote from: baysearcher on Thu 11/03/10, 09:10

Nothing useless about it mate!
At the time it made everyone in Bristol panic about their buses but there was just something about it that didnt add up.

Just curious, what didn't add up?

hailfrank · « **Reply #8 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:14 »

fact he turned up to take a full on the road camper thinking it was scrap

baysearcher · « **Reply #9 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:15 »

Have a read for yourself:

http://www.justkampers.com/forum2/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=153651

Just thought it wierd that people were going on making statements such as "A few more have gone missing from Bristol" but then never bothered giving details ect...... Seemed like a bit of scare mongering going on to me.

This is just my opinion.....

I fully understand that vans do regularly go missing.....

baysearcher · « **Reply #10 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:16 »

And what HF said!

hailfrank · « **Reply #11 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:19 »

yeah i think it's a valid thread for that incident but i didn't see anyone else having theirs lifted in bristol

oh well, pre warned and all

iPaddy · « **Reply #12 on:** Thu 11/03/10, 09:43 »

Looks like people were jumping on the bandwagon.
Although imagine if you did see someone taking your van, I'd go crazy.

sie748 · « **Reply #13 on:** Thu 20/05/10, 07:57 »

TAKEN FROM KDC,s
WEBSITE IN BRISTOL!!!!!!!

I have just nearly lost my van

The police have just left , two guys have just tried stealing my van , they got 3 doors down till the fuel ran out because of the electric fuel pump , nai woak me up by hearing them reving it up I gave chase till the end of my road I stopped and they then come back at me with bricks in their hand threatening me and then ran back to my van to collect some stuff they had left in their , they were not kids these were grone men and new what they after . I flipping hate them

Their is damage to the van so will closer when it's light

THIS WAS THIS WEEK !!!!!!!!
BE WARNED

pmacs49 · « **Reply #14 on:** Thu 20/05/10, 08:08 »

Will have to have a think about how to make my camper more secure when out and about as well as at home.....
If i caught anyone loading my bus on a low loader,, they would be dead...even if it was not them, because as far as i see they are an accesary, to theft...because they have been paid to commit a crime.

hailfrank · « **Reply #15 on:** Thu 20/05/10, 09:21 »

bloody scum. and what boils my pee even more is i'm sure it is people in the 'scene'.

scottyb28 · « **Reply #16 on:** Thu 20/05/10, 09:39 »

i agree HF, a lot of people i speak to about the van are not aware of the money tied up in them, so the people stealing the vans must know what they are looking for.

I will never fully understand what possess people to be so inconsiderate and selfish that they need to mess peoples lives up by stealing, i just dont get it

Chris79Bay · « **Reply #17 on:** Thu 20/05/10, 09:45 »

Well I am glad I have a garage and my Camper is almost always blocked in by 2 or more cars, they will have a bloody hard time getting to it.

I would be gutted if I had my Camper stolen, not just because I have lost it forever, but because it has served as a benefit to the lowest bits of scum on the planet.

Any pikeys in Bristol come after my van, they would be bloody sorry.

sie748 · « **Reply #18 on:** Wed 16/06/10, 21:21 »

looks like someone got what they wanted!!!,

Stolen in Bristol on 1st June:

1967 rhd splitty
PGN 817E

Raspberry Ripple & Cream
6ft rag top

£500 reward

Call Alvar on 07967045042
kahuna@hotmail.co.UK

beakey · « **Reply #19 on:** Wed 16/06/10, 22:17 »

About two months ago my mates neighbour in Belvedere SE London, had to stop a dodgy dude lifting my mates Talbot campervan, I mean it's a little bit tatty but taxed n stuff, the bloke said.... " I thought it was dumped ",
I guess apart from gits stealing pricey VW's the scrappys are trying to get the most scrap metal in a single load, what with the ever increasing price of scrap.... think its £100.00 a ton for scrap down our local metal yard.

Makes you think.

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