Stolen 520d in Celbridge 07/11/2011 8am

Try1ng

Hi all,
My wifes 520d M-Sport was just stolen from oldtownmill in celbridge.
Silver in colour, scrapes over the rear passengers wheel arch.
Sun visors and baby seat in car.

08d4260

Please PM me or call the gaurds if you see anything.

Similar to this one

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patrickc

will keep an eye out today, also said to the missus to keep an eye out she works kildare direction.

hope you get it back.

scum stealing it.

any pics?

edit I also wouldnt put your mobile number up on a public forum for privacy reasons and that. people are better contacting the gardai or pming you.

Vain

wow my gf lives in that estate, will tell her and see if she spotted anything!

milltown

Sorry to hear it. Will also keep an eye out around Lucan and Leixlip.
Left running while defrosting the windows?

aristotle25

Sorry to hear that, how did they steal it?

I saw a similar car on the N4 heading into Dublin but silver 520s are not uncommon. It was debadged in that it didnt have the 520d on the boot. I could tell it was a 520 from the exhaust.

This was at about 7.30am so probably not it if the 8am in the thread title is exact.

mullingar

aristotle25 wrote: »

Sorry to hear that, how did they steal it?

I was thinking that too. 8am is very bright out with a lot of people commuting.

@OP, Did you by chance leave the engine running to defrost the car?

If so, GET YOUR HOUSE LOCKS CHANGED

jhegarty

mullingar wrote: »

@OP, Did you by chance leave the engine running to defrost the car?

And if you did then don't admit it on here as your insurance company may be following this thread.

Otis Driftwood

jhegarty wrote: »

And if you did then don't admit it on here as your insurance company may be following this thread.

So you are saying he should lie to his insurance company?

If indeed it was a case that the keys were left in the ignition and thats how it got stolen,how pray tell would he be able to cover it up?

pippip

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

So you are saying he should lie to his insurance company?

If indeed it was a case that the keys were left in the ignition and thats how it got stolen,how pray tell would he be able to cover it up?

Just tell them they got them off the hall table through the letterbox, very common.


Hope it turns up OP. Good luck

Otis Driftwood

pippip wrote: »

Just tell them they got them off the hall table through the letterbox, very common.


Hope it turns up OP. Good luck

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

CardinalJ

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

pippip wrote: »

Just tell them they got them off the hall table through the letterbox, very common.


Hope it turns up OP. Good luck

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

People use fishing rods to get keys off tables. Not uncommon.

Good luck op.

pippip

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=73892739

There you go

listermint

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

I am embarrassed for your reply. You clearly dont know much about current crime.

this type of incident is one of the more common types of car theft at the moment.

Otis Driftwood

Fair enough,it happens using fishing rods etc,that never crossed my mind(probably not a bad thing :P )however my original point still stands about lying to the insurance company.

Zulu

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

eehhhh, this happens the whole time. Fishing rod, keys, car????

Gophur

It never ceases to amaze why so many people contribute to such threads asking how the car was stolen.

1. It doesn't matter how the car was stolen.
2. The car owner wants her car back. She doesn't need anyone to lecture her on anything she was deemed to have done "wrong".

As for compensation? I hope the car owner gets her car back, or is compensated for it, properly. The car was still stolen, whether the thief had keys, or not.

marryabroad

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

Fair enough,it happens using fishing rods etc,that never crossed my mind(probably not a bad thing :P )however my original point still stands about lying to the insurance company.

so let me get this straight......if you had a €40,000 car on the drive and lets say you started it on the drive of your house then remember your wallet is in on counter in kitchen. you jump out and run into house, grab wallet and run back out just in time to see your car taking off down the road!

do you ring insurance and tell them the story and they say, tought sh!t we're not paying out. so you have no car and still have 3 years car payments.

-OR-

do you ring insurance and say someone fished your keys out letterbox and stole car, they say no problem we'll send a loss adjustor, and then pay out so you can replace car.


i know what one i'd pick......as would plenty more.

Andrew33

I wouldn't have thought the 520d was that desirable? Opportunist theft by the sounds of it.
Or I suppose a common model is easier to get rid of either as a clone or broken for parts.
Either way OP, I hope you get sorted soon.

Zulu

marryabroad wrote: »

i know what one i'd pick......as would plenty more.

Well the latter would be commiting a criminal offence. Just syaing...

paconnors

Did u have a tracker in the car op. now days nearly pays to have one installed

Otis Driftwood

marryabroad wrote: »

so let me get this straight......if you had a €40,000 car on the drive and lets say you started it on the drive of your house then remember your wallet is in on counter in kitchen. you jump out and run into house, grab wallet and run back out just in time to see your car taking off down the road!

do you ring insurance and tell them the story and they say, tought sh!t we're not paying out. so you have no car and still have 3 years car payments.

-OR-

do you ring insurance and say someone fished your keys out letterbox and stole car, they say no problem we'll send a loss adjustor, and then pay out so you can replace car.


i know what one i'd pick......as would plenty more.

And that would make you nearly as bad as the car thief.Its very common on here and other forums that people post complaining about insurance premiums being constantly hiked.A big part of that is because people make fraudulent or exaggerated claims but sure it doesnt matter,insurance fraud is a victimless crime right.

OP,I hope your missus gets her car back asap,theft is one of the scummiest crimes there is and sadly threads like this are becoming an all too common sight on this forum.

ScouseMouse

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

I love watching those uk cop shows and one episode had them search a car belonging to some transient folk.

They pulled a cane out of the boot with a hook on the end. THE COPS SAID it was commonly used for fishing keys out through letter boxes :rolleyes:

pippip

Mods - Think this thread needs a post cleanup, bit unfair on OP

galwaytt

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

I dont know what kind of letterbox you have but thats one of the most ridiculous things I have heard in my life.

Do you really think any insurance company would swallow something as stupid as that????

Jesus wept.

He surely did.

But that was probably just from reading your contribution.

DONT TAKE OUR WORD FOR IT- PAGE 2, COLUMN 1, under KEYS

marryabroad

Otis Driftwood wrote: »

And that would make you nearly as bad as the car thief.Its very common on here and other forums that people post complaining about insurance premiums being constantly hiked.A big part of that is because people make fraudulent or exaggerated claims but sure it doesnt matter,insurance fraud is a victimless crime right.

OP,I hope your missus gets her car back asap,theft is one of the scummiest crimes there is and sadly threads like this are becoming an all too common sight on this forum.

i couldn't care less whether i was as bad as the thief, as far as i'm concerned i pay insurance and i'll say whatever i have to to get them to pay out.

aristotle25

Gophur wrote: »

It never ceases to amaze why so many people contribute to such threads asking how the car was stolen.

1. It doesn't matter how the car was stolen.

Of course it does, we can all learn from how cars are stolen so that we are more aware on how to protect them.

dharn

why do so many threads decent into irrelevant arguments so quickly it is so annoying just stick to the point and look out for the ops car

Blazer

Andrew33 wrote: »

I wouldn't have thought the 520d was that desirable? Opportunist theft by the sounds of it.
Or I suppose a common model is easier to get rid of either as a clone or broken for parts.
Either way OP, I hope you get sorted soon.

only Audi's in the other driveways.


sorry for your loss Op...hope those bastards get caught soon and your car back in perfect condition..

Gophur

aristotle25 wrote: »

Of course it does, ...........

Not so. The OP was asking for help in finding the car. Then we suddenly get all the amateur investigators wondering how the car was taken. It's nobody's business how the car was taken. It was stolen and the owner wants it back. Anything else is completely OT.

WestWing

If thieves are actively targeting cars ticking over on driveways it would be beneficial for the wider community to know.

iphone4g

How do any of ye know than an insurance company won't pay out if the car was left ticking over on private property?

I don't thing they would have much choice,if that was the case there would be no point of us having any type of insurance.

Zulu

It's fairly obvious.

You leave a car open with the engine running & the keys in it. Why would the insurance pay out?

Traumadoc

Sure you could expand that to leaving a window open, or not turning on the house alarm.
Voids the insurance??


The car was stolen. End of story.

Zulu

Traumadoc wrote: »

Sure you could expand that to leaving a window open, or not turning on the house alarm.
Voids the insurance??


The car was stolen. End of story.

Yea you could, and yes it does! If you have an alarm and it's not turned on you mighn't be covered at all - especially if you are getting a lower preimum for having an alarm.

Check the small print.

R.O.R

iphone4g wrote: »

How do any of ye know than an insurance company won't pay out if the car was left ticking over on private property?

I don't thing they would have much choice,if that was the case there would be no point of us having any type of insurance.

Yes - happened to a customer of ours last year. Company had to pay us for the total loss of the car as the Insurance company wouldn't cover the car, that was left unlocked, with the engine running, on the driver's driveway. Expensive lesson for all involved, driver ended up just about keeping her job, but was on a final written warning.


Back on topic - I'll keep an eye out for it OP. Wouldn't surprise me if it ended up in the general vacinity of our office :rolleyes:

Just in case the plates have been changed, is there anything that would make it stand out? Does it still have the 520d badge on the back, or just an M? Standard 18" wheels, or the upgraded 19"?

L-M

Gophur wrote: »

It never ceases to amaze why so many people contribute to such threads asking how the car was stolen.

1. It doesn't matter how the car was stolen.
2. The car owner wants her car back. She doesn't need anyone to lecture her on anything she was deemed to have done "wrong".

As for compensation? I hope the car owner gets her car back, or is compensated for it, properly. The car was still stolen, whether the thief had keys, or not.

The reason I would ask or want to know how the car was stolen would be so that I would know infuture myself and try to avoid such a situation. Like now, I never leave my keys within reach of the letterbox.

Gophur

I'm guessing there are a number of BMW looking for flood damaged engines replaced and such a car is heading for a breakers yard.

Try1ng

R.O.R wrote: »

iphone4g wrote: »

How do any of ye know than an insurance company won't pay out if the car was left ticking over on private property?

I don't thing they would have much choice,if that was the case there would be no point of us having any type of insurance.

Yes - happened to a customer of ours last year. Company had to pay us for the total loss of the car as the Insurance company wouldn't cover the car, that was left unlocked, with the engine running, on the driver's driveway. Expensive lesson for all involved, driver ended up just about keeping her job, but was on a final written warning.


Back on topic - I'll keep an eye out for it OP. Wouldn't surprise me if it ended up in the general vacinity of our office :rolleyes:

Just in case the plates have been changed, is there anything that would make it stand out? Does it still have the 520d badge on the back, or just an M? Standard 18" wheels, or the upgraded 19"?

Thanks guys,
Scrapes over back pas wheel arch, m badge on the boot missing the stripes, no other badges.

Bearcat

I agree with a previous poster re floods and requirement of Spare parts. I'd say the car is in tiny pieces now. Now I hope not and wish the owner the best in retrieving same but I wouldnt be exactly confident. Yeah I'm a half glass empty merchant but these are the cold facts.

fletch

Gophur wrote: »

It never ceases to amaze why so many people contribute to such threads asking how the car was stolen.

1. It doesn't matter how the car was stolen.
2. The car owner wants her car back. She doesn't need anyone to lecture her on anything she was deemed to have done "wrong".

Perhaps but it could be a lessons learnt for other people so they could take steps to avoid it happening to them!

EPM

Keep this on topic. The nitpicking is ruining the OP's thread. Only and final warning.

the culture of deference

Try1ng wrote: »

Thanks guys,
Scrapes over back pas wheel arch, m badge on the boot missing the stripes, no other badges.

I live in celb, sorry to hear about this.

Do these 5 series have a sat./wireless computer link to the BMW main computer.

Buffman

Try1ng wrote: »

Thanks guys,
Scrapes over back pas wheel arch, m badge on the boot missing the stripes, no other badges.

Sorry to hear that OP, I'll keep an eye out for it. If you have any photos of the car, maybe put them up. Especially the previously damaged area if you have any photos of it.

Try1ng

Thanks guys for keeping an eye out.
They say bad luck comes in three's, well 2 down, my own car is now in the garage and needs a new radiator, never rains but it pours.

I wonder if many people have recovered stolen cars, any idea of %?
Gardai said it would normally be parked up somewhere for 7 - 10 days.

Eric Cartman

considering its celbridge id drive down a few of the estates , cant think of the name of the one out on the clane road but a car or 2 has turned up there after being taken from celbridge

oregano

OP did you consider asking the likes of Conor's Recovery if he had seen similar on his travels? He lifts breakdowns and scrappers etc all over Celbridge and he may be able tell you of some estates commonly known, as per a previous poster.

Also, if the car was nicked at about 8 am Monday, wouldn't there have been a traffic jam coming out of Old Town Mill? Perhaps a parent dropping their kid off at that hour saw the car queing to leave the estate...

Try1ng

Great idea - I was on to him this morning.
No traffic jam at that time another 20 mins or so and there would have been.

Buffman

Any update OP?

Try1ng

Buffman wrote: »

Any update OP?

Nothing - contacted a few places that I hoped might have CCTV pointing onto the road but the best was one 2 possible sightings but hard to make out.
Gaurds in harcourt st were very informative but still nothing concrete.