Audi A4 1.8T stolen last night in

bbability · 06-12-2013 8:22pm #1

Folks if you could keep an eye out for the above car which was stolen during the night from a family member. Registration 08D30155. It's a black Audi A4 1.8T saloon. It has xenon and DRL pack. Alloy Wheels. A house was broken into and keys taken.

Old diesel · 06-12-2013 8:59pm

Sorry to hear this - this breaking into houses for the keys thing is getting beyond a joke at this stage :mad:.

Really hope the car gets found and the complete wastes of space that took the car get caught.

Hopefully someone somewhere will spot it.

Would be well worth putting it up on facebook - or (even better) Twitter.

Twitters particularly good - as people can retweet - and word gets around twitter quick enough (imo)

randy hickey · 06-12-2013 9:01pm

OP,what part of the country are we talking about here?

bbability · 06-12-2013 9:03pm

Dublin 11.

mfceiling · 06-12-2013 11:55pm

I'll bang it up on twitter now.

Happened me at the start of last year.

Rotten to their core.

Old diesel · 07-12-2013 12:12am

mfceiling wrote: »

I'll bang it up on twitter now.

Happened me at the start of last year.

Rotten to their core.

Not sure how common the practice of breaking into houses for the keys actually is - but sadly its something which seems to often pop up.

It sucks massively

Wish the gardai were more proactive in stopping this kind of things :mad:.

Is it getting the the stage now where one has to take all the discs out each night - Gardaí would find it no bother then :rolleyes:

mfceiling · 07-12-2013 1:03am

Old diesel wrote: »

Not sure how common the practice of breaking into houses for the keys actually is - but sadly its something which seems to often pop up.

It sucks massively

Wish the gardai were more proactive in stopping this kind of things :mad:.

Is it getting the the stage now where one has to take all the discs out each night - Gardaí would find it no bother then :rolleyes:

Came in to my house - thankfully we all slept through it.

To be fair to the garda, they couldn't have been nicer but even they said that it is nigh on impossible to catch them...an increase in numbers maybe and stop closing the stations - hello government, are you listening?

RandomAccess · 07-12-2013 10:08am

Unless you heard it in progress, extra guards probably won't make a difference.
Real solution is to have house alarm set overnight, most proper alarms have sensors on the doors as well as internal PIR. At night only the door sensors and maybe window sensors would be active.

Insurance companies might start to try get people to make it harder for thieves by informing them of common theft methods. Keys on the hall table in sight of letterbox, is one.

We just have to turn homes into castles.

Gumbo · 07-12-2013 10:42am

What boggles me is that they are now breaking in for standard run of the mill cars. 520d, Audi a4 etc

bbability · 07-12-2013 12:30pm

They removed pane of glass from window frame that's how they got in. They were driving a Toyota Yaris with alloy wheels. In and out in less than 2 minutes. Car was the target. It's a 160bhp.
And for anyone who brings their car keys to bed, my advise is leave them downstairs. It's only a car at the end of the day it can be replaced.
Having said that I hope they catch the bastards!

jamesbondings · 07-12-2013 12:36pm

bbability wrote: »

They removed pane of glass from window frame that's how they got in. They were driving a Toyota Yaris with alloy wheels. In and out in less than 2 minutes. Car was the target. It's a 160bhp.
And for anyone who brings their car keys to bed, my advise is leave them downstairs. It's only a car at the end of the day it can be replaced.
Having said that I hope they catch the bastards!

id love to catch someone taking my keys from the bedside locker though.....pretend to be asleep till the flucker turns his back, he would have a wilson putter wrapped around his face!

maxamillius · 07-12-2013 12:37pm

Start pulling out the fuel pump fuse at night,they won't be going anywhere to quick then

billie1b · 07-12-2013 12:52pm

RandomAccess wrote: »

Unless you heard it in progress, extra guards probably won't make a difference.
Real solution is to have house alarm set overnight, most proper alarms have sensors on the doors as well as internal PIR. At night only the door sensors and maybe window sensors would be active.

Insurance companies might start to try get people to make it harder for thieves by informing them of common theft methods. Keys on the hall table in sight of letterbox, is one.

We just have to turn homes into castles.

I don't agree with the bring your car keys to bed, i'd rather they break in and get the keys from the hall and be gone, rather than risk any harm to any of my family members just for a car thats replaceable.
My BMW was broken into 2 nights ago, didn't get anything and couldn't take the car as the battery is completely dead, didn't bother ringing the Garda as the last time the same car was broken into (in winter 2012), the kids dvd headrests, my iPod and a small amount of cash I had there (use it for lunch in work or toll fares), about €30, were taking from it and €1500 worth of damage done to it and the Garda were putting it across as if I disturbed them at 5am in the morning. Was told I should have waited til after 8am to ring the station as they have specific Garda that come for break-ins. I told them its kinda hard when i'm due into work at 6am and needed the car, they didn't seem interested. Then to top it all off the insurance company only repaired the damage aswell as me having to put forward €500 to it, even though the excess was €250, told me that I couldn't prove my iPod or kids dvd players were in the car so they won't pay them out. 8 years paying insurance policys in my name and 4 years under a company policy with no claims what so ever and still got shafted. Its terrible.

Hope the OP gets his / her car back in one piece

VONSHIRACH · 07-12-2013 1:15pm

Living in my place 7 years now. We always lock our bedroom door at night ( we have no kids). We always bring keys/laptop/handbag etc up at bedtime. I treat it as a castle keep. Don't make a gift of your items to a thief, car keys in the hall is a no no. I used to lock all internal doors when away on hols/weekends etc, but not anymore. I saw a relatives's house after a burglarly and they just smashed the doors. We put in a decent sturdy safe in a wardrobe, bolted to solid wall. Even if we are just out to Tesco for a half hour, we throw stuff into the safe.

Its disturbing when someone invades your home or your bedroom. Two of my elderly relatives endured a burglar in their bedroom creeping around. They pretended to be asleep throughout the experience. God knows what could have happened.

Mc Love · 07-12-2013 1:46pm

Phonewatch!

pred racer · 07-12-2013 1:59pm

Mc Love wrote: »

Phonewatch!

I have called the gardai twice to let them know there were robberies in progress, both in Lucan and both times they never bothered to come out, do you think they are any better for phonewatch calls?

Mc Love · 07-12-2013 2:11pm

Possibly?! Never had to use the Gardai but they call straight away and if no answer - call the gardai

07-12-2013 11:48pm

Same happened to my brother in louth a year a got they took keys from his jacket im the kitchen, it was bmw 5 series 06, this type of robery its not some young guys want to rally with the car and burn it somewhen, this is an orginazed criminals they target only expensive cars and alaways the same trick take keys from house, sorry t hear that op and my english as well

08-12-2013 12:12am

Another thing! put a kill switch to ur next car its important so even they have keys they cannot turn it on !!

carzony · 08-12-2013 1:48am

pred racer wrote: »

I have called the gardai twice to let them know there were robberies in progress, both in Lucan and both times they never bothered to come out, do you think they are any better for phonewatch calls?

Tell them you've a loaded gun and you feel your life is being threatened. Won't be long before they respond.

my neighbour is into shooting and tried this, they were there in 5 minutes

power pants · 08-12-2013 1:53am

jamesbondings wrote: »

id love to catch someone taking my keys from the bedside locker though.....pretend to be asleep till the flucker turns his back, he would have a wilson putter wrapped around his face!

I don't know about this, maybe you are joking.

I do boxing, go to the gym, confident person in confrontational situations. However if you are asleep and in your boxers and fully clothed men come running in -its a frightening experience

has happened to me a few years back and you feel very vulnerable

I wouldn't take the keys to bed personally

more importantly, hope your relative gets his A4 back

Audi A4 1.8T stolen last night in

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