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Possbile stolen car

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    #32
    Bazzy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,484 ✭✭✭Bazzy


    We arrived into work one monday morning IND est and there was a golf GTI parked in one of our spots.

    One of the lads in a neigbouring unit asked had one of us got a new car. Told Him we hadn't.

    He rang the garda as a precaution a few days later.

    Turned out it was stolen in a house keys robbery owner was lucky!!! But its no harm to check i suppose


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    #33
    alias no.9
    Registered Users Posts: 6,294 ✭✭✭alias no.9


    When a suspicious car is spotted in the way that the OP did, there is every reason to notify the Gardai.
    When they tell you that it has not been reported stolen and is taxed and insured, then that's enough.
    If you start getting into the business of cross checking vehicle particulars with the tax disc, then it's just going too far. If someones gone to the trouble of changing the plates, they're probably well up to the job of forging a tax and/or insurance disc.
    What next...
    Do you ring the insurance company to see if the policy number is valid?
    Do you look for the chassis number and ring the DoE in Shannon to see if it corresponds with the registration number?
    How long does it have to have been there before you do all of this? 3 months? 2 months? 1 month? 1 week? 1 day? How long until you start checking every car up and down the street or in a multistory car park in town.
    There's a fine line between vigelance and paranoia.


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    #34
    Little Miss Cutie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Little Miss Cutie


    Hi all,
    I had a quick look at insurance disk last night, doesnt match plates. Rang back the garda and the reg on the disks is stolen.
    I dont think I am being paranoid about it, I havent started looking at all cars or anything like it.
    I just felt that if someone stole my car and it appeared somewhere I would like someone to report it.
    Thanks again to all for your help.


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    #35
    Little Miss Cutie
    Registered Users Posts: 1,194 ✭✭✭Little Miss Cutie


    thebiglad wrote: »
    Little miss asked advice on how to know if the car was stolen and 'abandoned' - this was given - call the Garda.

    Another poster rightly pointed out that if the car is not on its own plates then it will not necessarily come up as a stolen vehicle.

    To allow her to be satisfied that the car is at least geniune what harm to check the insurance/tax disc to make sure that they tally with the plates on the car.

    Else there has been little point in starting the question?

    Owner of the vehicle if they happen to turn up should understand and be grateful - I am sure they would feel differently if it was a group of hoodies with a screwdriver looking over the car though so she leave the hoodie and screwdriver in the apartment when you do take a look:D
    Defo didnt have my hoodie or screwdriver with me!
    I also think I am a bit old to be in the hoodie gang!


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    #36
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I had a quick look at insurance disk last night, doesnt match plates. Rang back the garda and the reg on the disks is stolen.
    I dont think I am being paranoid about it, I havent started looking at all cars or anything like it.
    I just felt that if someone stole my car and it appeared somewhere I would like someone to report it.
    Thanks again to all for your help.

    So the tax disc & insurance disc belong to a stolen car?!?!?!
    How would somebody have gotten access to these discs...

    Little Miss you are a credit to our society and I wish there were more people like you.


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    #37
    rebel.ranter
    Registered Users Posts: 3,570 ✭✭✭rebel.ranter


    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I had a quick look at insurance disk last night, doesnt match plates. Rang back the garda and the reg on the disks is stolen.
    I dont think I am being paranoid about it, I havent started looking at all cars or anything like it.
    I just felt that if someone stole my car and it appeared somewhere I would like someone to report it.
    Thanks again to all for your help.

    Well dine for persevering with it. We need people to be vigilant. The way you described the car you were dead right to report it. I'm sure the owner & all the rest of us who pay insurance premiums willbe delighted. Owner gets their csr back & insurance companies have one less reason to put premiums up. My dad got his car back after being stolen a few years back because of someone like you.
    Well done.


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    #38
    _Kaiser_
    Registered Users Posts: 28,797 ✭✭✭✭_Kaiser_


    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I had a quick look at insurance disk last night, doesnt match plates. Rang back the garda and the reg on the disks is stolen.
    I dont think I am being paranoid about it, I havent started looking at all cars or anything like it.
    I just felt that if someone stole my car and it appeared somewhere I would like someone to report it.
    Thanks again to all for your help.

    Fair play to you LMC .. hopefully the Gardai will follow up and the owner will get his/her car back.


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    #39
    TestTransmission
    Registered Users Posts: 19,106 ✭✭✭✭TestTransmission


    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Defo didnt have my hoodie or screwdriver with me!
    I also think I am a bit old to be in the hoodie gang!

    Great result


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    #40
    cormie
    Registered Users Posts: 20,836 ✭✭✭✭cormie


    Magenta wrote: »
    So the tax disc & insurance disc belong to a stolen car?!?!?!
    How would somebody have gotten access to these discs...

    They steal the car, find the same make/model with valid details, go to motor factors, get new plates the same reg as the valid car and replace the stolen plates ;)


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    #41
    snowman707
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,279 ✭✭✭snowman707


    Magenta wrote: »
    So the tax disc & insurance disc belong to a stolen car?!?!?!
    How would somebody have gotten access to these discs...

    Little Miss you are a credit to our society and I wish there were more people like you.


    think she means the the car is stolen with original discs and false plates.

    Well done little miss and to the smart arse posters on the thread ffs GROW the F%ck UP

    again well done OP


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    #42
    Abelloid
    Registered Users Posts: 3,495 ✭✭✭Abelloid


    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I had a quick look at insurance disk last night, doesnt match plates. Rang back the garda and the reg on the disks is stolen.
    I dont think I am being paranoid about it, I havent started looking at all cars or anything like it.
    I just felt that if someone stole my car and it appeared somewhere I would like someone to report it.
    Thanks again to all for your help.

    Did the Gardai contact the owner of the car with the genuine number plates?


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    #43
    joey54
    Registered Users Posts: 893 ✭✭✭joey54


    Little Miss Cutie, society needs more people like you! Fair play to you for following it up, you obviously had a feeling there was something funny up with it. Most people wouldn't even bother ringing the Gardai in the first place.


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    #44
    Andrew33
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,857 ✭✭✭Andrew33


    Whats your problem snowman?(meltdown??) this is an open forum where people can express ANY opinion and offer ANY advice they like provided its not offensive and TBH some of the advice offered here is downright daft. this thread has run its course I think.


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    #45
    Myrddin
    Closed Accounts Posts: 33,733 ✭✭✭✭Myrddin


    Brilliant result, somebody owes you a drink Little Miss Cutie! Fair play to you, really.

    There are one or two posters on this thread who should be just about stuffed now, from a mixture of feet & humble pie.

    Well done!


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    #46
    JohnDigital
    Registered Users Posts: 513 ✭✭✭JohnDigital


    Well done lady!! Nice one. I was waitng for the conclusion and it played out just as I expected. :cool:


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    #47
    colly10
    Registered Users Posts: 3,008 ✭✭✭colly10


    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Rang our friendly Garda car is taxed and insured so must belong to someone!!

    The car would be insured for the year and possibly taxed. I hope they did more of a check than this although I wouldn't hold out much hope
    Andrew33 wrote: »
    How about just "minding your own bees wax"
    Curiosity killed the cat Miss Marple.

    After having my last 2 cars robbed on me and been told regularly that there are people in my drive at night walking round the car i'd be hoping that theres plenty of people like the OP around that are observant enough to notice these things. Posts from clowns like the one above don't help anyone, why should she mind her own business?
    Andrew33 wrote: »
    its downright silly and irresponsible to advise Little Miss to physically approach vehicle and inspect discs etc

    Why?
    Andrew33 wrote: »
    would you have her force open the bonnet so she can check engine numbers and chassis numbers too??

    No
    Little Miss Cutie wrote: »
    Hi all,
    I had a quick look at insurance disk last night, doesnt match plates. Rang back the garda and the reg on the disks is stolen.

    Fair play to you, so the OP was right to check these things. Pity the Gardi didn't look into it themselves when it was reported
    Andrew33 wrote: »
    Whats your problem snowman?(meltdown??) this is an open forum where people can express ANY opinion and offer ANY advice they like provided its not offensive and TBH some of the advice offered here is downright daft. this thread has run its course I think.

    How is the advice daft, from listening to the advice she helped recover a stolen car, if she had of taken your advice it would still be sitting in the carpark


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    #48
    high horse
    Registered Users Posts: 1,011 ✭✭✭high horse


    EPM wrote: »
    I find carrier pigeon the optimum method;)

    Not such a bad idea! Its faster than broadband apparently...

    http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/8248056.stm


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    #49
    Overature
    Registered Users Posts: 908 ✭✭✭Overature


    when you ring the gardai make sure that you ask for the "department of of random cars left in apartment complex's since last november", but make sure that you ask for the one from november if you say december then they will refare you to the "department of random cars left in apartment complex's since december", then they will not be able to help you


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    #50
    txpjl
    Registered Users Posts: 233 ✭✭txpjl


    Overature wrote: »
    when you ring the gardai make sure that you ask for the "department of of random cars left in apartment complex's since last november", but make sure that you ask for the one from november if you say december then they will refare you to the "department of random cars left in apartment complex's since december", then they will not be able to help you


    Mods, are you going to let this sit here? :mad:

    Well done to the OP.


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    #51
    Alanstrainor
    Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators Posts: 23,157 Mod ✭✭✭✭Alanstrainor


    Overature wrote: »
    when you ring the gardai make sure that you ask for the "department of of random cars left in apartment complex's since last november", but make sure that you ask for the one from november if you say december then they will refare you to the "department of random cars left in apartment complex's since december", then they will not be able to help you

    This is the last warning i'll give in this thread. Eoin already asked people not to post rubbish like the above, so any more of it and infractions/bans will be given.


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    #52
    i71jskz5xu42pb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,806 ✭✭✭i71jskz5xu42pb


    Overature wrote: »
    when you ring the gardai make sure that you ask for the "department of of random cars left in apartment complex's since last november", but make sure that you ask for the one from november if you say december then they will refare you to the "department of random cars left in apartment complex's since december", then they will not be able to help you

    Hey that's my joke. It didn't go down well the first time, it's a tough crowd.

    I'm still not clear from all the above - is it a stolen car or just somebody who couldn't be arsed paying their insurance and is using the insurance disk from a stolen car?


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    #53
    ScouseMouse
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,070 ✭✭✭ScouseMouse


    Its because this lassie bothered her arse to follow this up, someone got back their stolen car back.

    She should be getting a fecking medal (or a least a bottle of Bacardi/Vodka/Whatever) for her troubles.

    More people like her would make the place a bit better.

    Good on yer!


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    #54
    Jumpy
    Registered Users Posts: 7,606 ✭✭✭Jumpy


    Magnolia Spoiled Gumbo wrote: »
    Hey that's my joke. It didn't go down well the first time, it's a tough crowd.

    I'm still not clear from all the above - is it a stolen car or just somebody who couldn't be arsed paying their insurance and is using the insurance disk from a stolen car?

    Its a stolen car.

    It had its plates swapped so a random caller would get a positive response from the Gardai.

    It almost worked too, but thankfully she checked the disc also.


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    #55
    Gary ITR
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,801 ✭✭✭✭Gary ITR


    txpjl wrote: »
    Mods, are you going to let this sit here? :mad:

    Well done to the OP.

    If you have a problem with a post please use the report post function report.gif


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    #56
    -Corkie-
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    Fair play to miss cutie. I wouldnt even waste my commnts for the other few idiots on the forum


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    #57
    Gumbo
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 38,879 Mod ✭✭✭✭Gumbo


    fair play OP, were lucky you checked these things. we all live in estates or apartment blocks and we get to know our neighbours etc etc so we also know when somethings out of place!

    it seems to me that since the security breech, theres alot of weirdos posting in the motors forum thinking its afterhours or similar!


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    #58
    L1011
    Registered Users Posts: 68,492 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    Andrew33 wrote: »
    would you have her force open the bonnet so she can check engine numbers and chassis numbers too??

    Chassis number is quite likely visible externallly - most modern cars have it visible through one of the windscreens. Although if the screen has been replaced its often missing the "hole" to see this through.


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    #59
    Magenta
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,957 ✭✭✭Magenta


    I think the people posting crap "jokes" and smart comments should shut the hell up and leave the girl alone, if it was YOUR car that was stolen you'd probably be straight on Boards with "waaahhhh my silver Focus was stolen, if you see it please report it" and you'd be grateful if someone did, wouldn't you?


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    #60
    Eoin
    Registered Users Posts: 21,253 ✭✭✭✭Eoin


    Enough of this crap - thread closed. @Little Miss Cutie - well done for what you did. Real shame that so many people are acting the dick in this thread.


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