Anyone recognise the area?

Mickah

My car got stolen pre-Christmas and I spotted it in a donedeal ad but I don't recognise the area at all. The phone number on the ad is out of service so no luck tracking the thief.

All help appreciated.

January

Contact the Garda and ask them to investigate it?

Mickah

Garda are investigating.

There are plenty of stolen cars to look into, I'm trying to provide as much info as possible to them.

HelgaWard

You could try googling the phone number on the add, you might find other adds the seller posted with better photos. Sometimes they will have an additional phone numbers listed on an add.

simdan

Mickah wrote:

My car got stolen pre-Christmas and I spotted it in a donedeal ad but I don't recognise the area at all. The phone number on the ad is out of service so no luck tracking the thief.

Looks like everywhere in blanchardstown/castleknock/tyrellstown

January

simdan wrote: »

Looks like everywhere in blanchardstown/castleknock/tyrellstown

It doesn't actually, I live in Blanchardstown and don't recognise anywhere in that photo.

Zombienosh

It listed as a dealership selling it?

TitianGerm

Mickah wrote: »

My car got stolen pre-Christmas and I spotted it in a donedeal ad but I don't recognise the area at all. The phone number on the ad is out of service so no luck tracking the thief.

All help appreciated.

In picture 2 there is a for sale sign. Try see who its for then look on their website and see the area they sell in. If possible go through their listings and try find the house that looks similar to those in the photos.

Then you have an area at the very least and maybe even a estate.

Web Graphic Designer

There is a minuscule chance that the uploaded image file may contain specific location metadata.

e.g. If taken with a modern GPS enabled SLR or newish mobile phone, then there is a chance that the exact location of photo is embedded in the image file.

The only thing is, it's very probable that the donedeal servers may automatically re-compress the image file to their own specs, which could include removal of xml type metadata.

No harm downloading any photos and searching with image editors or your OS for extra relevant data. Or request the original uploaded file from DD if they store it anywhere, they may also have IP Address ping information of the advertiser, which can also be located.

intheclouds

Cant the Guards get DoneDeal to pass over the ip etc of the person who put up that ad? They are selling stolen property.

BowWow

It looks to me to be the road that goes from Lucan to Newcastle......

Noo

Not to be funny but theres the guess the village/town thread over in the cool pic forum. They post google street views of areas and others have to guess where it is, while your posted pictures are far from ideal some of the folk over on that thread may be willing to help out and do some google searching of areas where they think it may be. I sure if you explain your situation you'll get people helping out.

Pat Mustard

It looks like all three of those photographs have been chopped across the middle.

The upper part of the photo looks like it comes from a different photo to the lower part (which contains the registration).

The upper part of the photo is the part that shows where the location is, supposedly, so if that has been altered, the apparent location shown is not correct.

lollpop

looks very like a development called "The Ashes" in ashbourne.

TitianGerm

lollpop wrote: »

looks very like a development called "The Ashes" in ashbourne.

Looks like your right

http://www.sherryfitz.ie/residential/for-sale/47562?view=photos

Entry walls look exactly the same and for sale sign looks to be in the same spot.

Michael D Not Higgins

lollpop wrote: »

looks very like a development called "The Ashes" in ashbourne.

Wow good call, almost definitely it.

Kenny Logins

Web Graphic Designer wrote: »

There is a minuscule chance that the uploaded image file may contain specific location metadata.

e.g. If taken with a modern GPS enabled SLR or newish mobile phone, then there is a chance that the exact location of photo is embedded in the image file.

The only thing is, it's very probable that the donedeal servers may automatically re-compress the image file to their own specs, which could include removal of xml type metadata.

No harm downloading any photos and searching with image editors or your OS for extra relevant data. Or request the original uploaded file from DD if they store it anywhere, they may also have IP Address ping information of the advertiser, which can also be located.

No chance. Donedeal images are shredded.

traprunner

Pat Mustard wrote: »

It looks like all three of those photographs have been chopped across the middle.

The upper part of the photo looks like it comes from a different photo to the lower part (which contains the registration).

The upper part of the photo is the part that shows where the location is, supposedly, so if that has been altered, the apparent location shown is not correct.

They certainly are all two photos badly rejoined. The location does look like The Ashes in Ashbourne where the top half of the photo was taken but not where the bottom half is.

See photo 11 here: http://www.sherryfitz.ie/residential/for-sale/47562

Still worth checking out the complex.

lollpop

You can see it quite well here https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.517379,-6.407569,-49.55h,-18.66p,1z

ED E

Seller has a defective phone/camera, the same row of pixels is offset on each image, unlikely to be a 'shop job just a crap camera.

At first it looked a little like a place in Sandyford Ind estate, but its not I'm pretty sure.

Oh, contrast turned to 11 just incase:

January

Looking at google maps, it looks like you could be very right there about The Ashes.

Kenny Logins

Zombienosh wrote: »

It listed as a dealership selling it?

Yeah, I spotted that too..

What's going on? Is it the same car?

traprunner

lollpop wrote: »

You can see it quite well here https://www.instantstreetview.com/@53.517379,-6.407569,-49.55h,-18.66p,1z

Pan right and the buildings and walls of the estate across the road match.

traprunner

ED E wrote: »

Seller has a defective phone/camera, the same row of pixels is offset on each image, unlikely to be a 'shop job just a crap camera.

Yep, what you say looks correct.

Pat Mustard

ED E wrote: »

Seller has a defective phone/camera, the same row of pixels is offset on each image, unlikely to be a 'shop job just a crap camera.

At first it looked a little like a place in Sandyford Ind estate, but its not I'm pretty sure.

Oh, contrast turned to 11 just incase:

Maybe you are right. I'll point out the following for what they are worth:

1. In the first photo, the kerbing on the right continues from the flower bed area by the wall, to encroach on to the entrance roadway.

2. The rear spoiler and aerial are visible in the third photo but not in the other photos.

Mickah

Cheers lads, time for a run up to ashbourne.

The line across the photos is grand; it's from the screengrab software, didn't stitch it right.

Hopefully the dopey so and so's haven't moved the car.

I'll report back.

January

Good luck.

Kenny Logins

Mickah wrote: »

Cheers lads, time for a run up to ashbourne.

The line across the photos is grand; it's from the screengrab software, didn't stitch it right.

Hopefully the dopey so and so's haven't moved the car.

I'll report back.

A dealer has it listed now.

Zombienosh

traprunner wrote: »

Pan right and the buildings and walls of the estate across the road match.

100% that's it.

Pattern of the pillars matches up completely.

http://imgur.com/2GYRaVb


https://us.v-cdn.net/6034073/uploads/attachments/223/374507.png

January

Link to it for the OP please.

whippet

I'll be passing the Ashs this evening and will spin in for a quick look

Mickah

the reg in the photo is a cloned reg lads.

They copied from that dealer; it's not my original reg.

KomradeBishop

lollpop wrote: »

looks very like a development called "The Ashes" in ashbourne.

Nice.
https://www.google.com/maps/@53.5174553,-6.4076471,3a,75y,15.73h,70.17t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1smE1LHLT4ZKAycoMfAOsB2g!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

January

Thanks Zombienosh, but since OP said it's a cloned reg they took off dealer I'll delete the link so the dealer doesn't get a bad rep.

esforum

if the plates arwe cloned how do you know for certain its your car? Have you told the Gardai about the ad?

Triangla

What about making an ad using the pictures on donedeal.

If the car was sold the new owner might see and contact you or donedeal to call shenanigans.

Mickah

I won't go into detail of how I know as we're on a public forum, but I know it's my car.

The car hasn't been sold because it hasn't been insured on the cloned plates or old.

Guards are on the case.

TitianGerm

Mickah wrote: »

I won't go into detail of how I know as we're on a public forum, but I know it's my car.

The car hasn't been sold because it hasn't been insured on the cloned plates or old.

Guards are on the case.

Keep us updated !!

irishgrover

threads like this, with random people helping each other more than make up for some of the ****e on boards.....yeah for the internet and people helping strangers...

tempnam

Best of luck OP - hope you get sorted

radia

Now the location has been identified maybe it would be best for a mod to hide this thread from public view temporarily? Wouldn't want anyone alerting whoever has the car before the gardaí do their thing.

January

Thread reinstated at posters request.

Spear

January wrote: »

Thread reinstated at posters request.

Can we hope this implies a positive outcome?

Mickah

I traveled up to The Ashes but no sign of it at all. My car appeared on done deal numerous times since.

The Guards tried to organise viewing it undercover but the sellers are very sketchy on Irish men. They'll only sell to foreigners and women apparently.

So a month later I gave up the ghost and bought a similar car. Four weeks later I got a call from a Guard saying she was out on her rounds at night and saw suspicious activity in a car park; went to investigate and there was my motor in them midst of a sale between two parties with criminal records.

So I get my car back with zero damage and I'm delighted. Just gotta sell the 2nd one!

Thanks all!!

Word of Warning: my car keys were stolen from my house!
1) Replace the key locks in your front and back doors with proper locks (~€60 a lock). Seriously; the locks that come with most doors aren't worth sh1te and can be broken in seconds.
2) Double lock your doors every night. Especially PVC doors.
3) Always turn on your alarm at night
4) Leave front/rear exterior lights on at night
5) Basically don't be soft target

foxatron

That's great news! Hopefully charges will follow against said offenders.

Seth Brundle

Any idea where it was hidden for nearly a year?

coastwatch

Great news and good security advice. Well done the gardai, sounds like a team effort.

steveshort

Great to hear you had a positive outcome

Call me Al

Excellent result! Where was it all this time? Did they arrest anyone?

Wanderer78

most excellent news op

Mickah

I actually got it back in April. Just back on boards.ie; been v busy