Stolen from locked boot

Mo60 · 10-12-2013 05:16PM #1

I'm not sure if this has been posted before but thought I would make people aware of the following.

Friend of mine was parked in a supermarket car park today and unloaded her shopping into the boot of her car and also left her bag in the boot. When shut, the boot cannot be unlocked from the outside so therefore she did not lock the car. She only went to return the trolley, a matter of about 30 seconds, and on returning to the car found someone had opened the back door, let down the seat and took her bag out of the boot. The thief had obviously done this before because he had parked right next to her car, with engine running, and when she returned he jumped back in his car and sat on the bag so that she could not get hold of it and sped off.

I am posting this to make others aware that even if the boot is locked, items are not safe.

Has anyone else heard of this happening before?

A-Trak · 10-12-2013 05:18PM

****ty thing to experience!
Where abouts did this happen?

Anjobe · 10-12-2013 05:20PM

GarIT wrote: »

This was a complete you deserved it moment, you should never leave your car unlocked and unattended.

Come on, no one deserves to be a victim of crime!

Aint Eazy Being Cheezy · 10-12-2013 05:22PM

GarIT wrote: »

This was a complete you deserved it moment, you should never leave your car unlocked and unattended.

Glad the scumbag got his "deserved" Christmas present then

GarIT · 10-12-2013 05:22PM

Anjobe wrote: »

Come on, no one deserves to be a victim of crime!

I didn't mean it like that, I meant that everyone knows you don't leave you car unlocked even for a min. They obviously didn't deserved to be robbed but it happened out of stupidity rather than anything else.

Mo60 · 10-12-2013 05:23PM

GarIT wrote: »

This was a complete you deserved it moment, you should never leave your car unlocked and unattended.

Thanlk you for your sympathy :rolleyes:

As explained, boot was locked. Must be great to be so perfect as yourself.

corktina · 10-12-2013 05:25PM

A cute thief, I wouldn't have thought of someone letting down the seat to get in the boot.

GarIT · 10-12-2013 05:25PM

Mo60 wrote: »

Thanlk you for your sympathy :rolleyes:

As explained, boot was locked. Must be great to be so perfect as yourself.

Locking your car when you walk away from it has nothing to do with being perfect. It's just stupid to leave it unlocked. Your car can be robbed in under 60 seconds if the criminal is good enough at it.

I had assumed this was a discussion rather than fishing for simpathy.

corkgsxr · 10-12-2013 05:28PM

Im a tradesmen and even if im working near the van its still locked
Too easy to grab and run

Bohrio · 10-12-2013 05:41PM

I have to agree but I always lock the car even if I am just going to be beside the car...

Unfortunately the world is full of scumbags

djimi · 10-12-2013 05:43PM

You hear stories of similar happening at petrol stations. Most cars have remote locking at this stage; people really need to get into the habit of just clicking the button when walking away from the car, even for a minute.

Bohrio · 10-12-2013 05:44PM

djimi wrote: »

You hear stories of similar happening at petrol stations. Most cars have remote locking at this stage; people really need to get into the habit of just clicking the button when walking away from the car, even for a minute.

Its the same as remembering to lock your car as soon as you start driving it...

littleblackDRS · 10-12-2013 05:50PM

Honestly though, you shouldn't need to be reminded to lock your car, thieves would jump at the chance to take advantage of this kind of naivety. She might think twice about it, even if its "only for a minute" next time.

djimi · 10-12-2013 06:11PM

Bohrio wrote: »

Its the same as remembering to lock your car as soon as you start driving it...

I have a Clifford system to do that for me :pac:

Zen 2nd · 10-12-2013 06:23PM

Should always lock your car if you are leaving it in a public place. Regardless of how long you'll be away from it.

The newest thing is criminals picking up your unlock signal from your car keys. They can basically follow you home and once you are inside, walk up to your car, unlock it and take what they want.

sogood · 10-12-2013 06:24PM

Further to a recent post of mine on the subject of car thieves, I have to admit to being very, very careful. I hit the remote as a matter of form whenever I walk away from the car. If I'm not in it, then it's locked! Sympathies to the OP and I imagine a lesson learned the hard way is rarely forgotten.

My doors also auto lock when I put it into Drive and that suits me just fine.

Most scumbag thieves are opportunists, so don't give them the opportunity.

Mo60 · 10-12-2013 06:24PM

GarIT wrote: »

Locking your car when you walk away from it has nothing to do with being perfect. It's just stupid to leave it unlocked. Your car can be robbed in under 60 seconds if the criminal is good enough at it.

I had assumed this was a discussion rather than fishing for simpathy.

I appreciate your add on, obviously took you a little while to think of something else sensible to say. You are obviously perfect because you have NEVER left your car unlocked in whatever circumstances.

I posted this thread because I'm sure many people would also have thought that whatever was in the boot would have been secure for such a short period of time. I was just trying to make people aware.

Grolschevik · 10-12-2013 06:38PM

Which car is it where you can't unlock the boot from the outside?

littleblackDRS · 10-12-2013 06:48PM

Mo60 wrote: »

I posted this thread because I'm sure many people would also have thought that whatever was in the boot would have been secure for such a short period of time. I was just trying to make people aware.

But she did leave the rest of her car unlocked? That's like saying "I thought it was ok to leave my house windows open, because the front door is locked." It really was silliness on her part.

pippip · 10-12-2013 07:01PM

Grolschevik wrote: »

Which car is it where you can't unlock the boot from the outside?

My dads saab 95 you cant.

Guy:Incognito · 10-12-2013 07:07PM

Zen 2nd wrote: »

The newest thing is criminals picking up your unlock signal from your car keys. They can basically follow you home and once you are inside, walk up to your car, unlock it and take what they want.

Sounds like the newest thing to post on facebook while likeing a pic of a pallet of ps4s that have to be given away for free because the seal is broken.

Cars use rolling codes. The code changes every time the the car locks/unlocks.

GarIT · 10-12-2013 07:11PM

Mo60 wrote: »

I appreciate your add on, obviously took you a little while to think of something else sensible to say. You are obviously perfect because you have NEVER left your car unlocked in whatever circumstances.

I posted this thread because I'm sure many people would also have thought that whatever was in the boot would have been secure for such a short period of time. I was just trying to make people aware.

I'll ignore your very personal insults and just stick to discussion of the topic only. I don't think most people would think that, I'm sure most people would actually know to lock their car when they walk away from it. It's not 1970 anymore and some people will do anything to get a bit of money or whatever they are looking for.

Anan1 · 10-12-2013 07:22PM

Mo60 wrote: »

I appreciate your add on, obviously took you a little while to think of something else sensible to say. You are obviously perfect because you have NEVER left your car unlocked in whatever circumstances.

I posted this thread because I'm sure many people would also have thought that whatever was in the boot would have been secure for such a short period of time. I was just trying to make people aware.

I'm confused. Is the only lesson here not to leave the car unlocked and unattended, or is there something else?

Grolschevik · 10-12-2013 07:22PM

pippip wrote: »

My dads saab 95 you cant.

Must be a right pain at times.

pippip · 10-12-2013 07:27PM

Grolschevik wrote: »

Must be a right pain at times.

It is at times but there is a boot release on the keyfob.
Having said that in the case of the op's story all the thief would have had to do on the saab is open the drivers door and press the boot button, probably quicker than reaching through a boot from the back seat. Although they would have been seen quicker.

Mo60 · 10-12-2013 07:41PM

pippip wrote: »

It is at times but there is a boot release on the keyfob.
Having said that in the case of the op's story all the thief would have had to do on the saab is open the drivers door and press the boot button, probably quicker than reaching through a boot from the back seat. Although they would have been seen quicker.

I appreciate what you are saying but would like to point out that the trolly park was nearby and the person thought, wrongly as it turned out, that
the boot would be secure in the short time it took to return the trolly.

As said previously, I only posted to make people aware when they have this type of car to be more careful. Unfortunately, I did not realise that some people appear never to make mistakes. I think the person concerned has learned by their mistake.

Mo60 · 10-12-2013 07:57PM

littleblackDRS wrote: »

But she did leave the rest of her car unlocked? That's like saying "I thought it was ok to leave my house windows open, because the front door is locked." It really was silliness on her part.

Actually it could have been a blessing, because she was told that the thief was obviously watching her and if the car was locked the thief could have broken a window to gain entry.

Again, I was only pointing out that the person thought the boot was secure.

littleblackDRS · 10-12-2013 07:58PM

Mo60 wrote: »

Unfortunately, I did not realise that some people appear never to make mistakes.

There is making mistakes (i.e. forgetting to lock the doors) and there's irresponsibility (purposefully leaving the doors unlocked). Nobody here is "perfect", they just aren't putting themselves in a position where this could happen. And its not like it can only happen with one kind of car, you can access the boot from the backseat in a lot of cars, or you can open the boot from the driver's side, as someone else mentioned. So leaving your doors unlocked and assuming the boot is secure really is a stupid thing to do.

Mo60 · 10-12-2013 08:05PM

GarIT wrote: »

I'll ignore your very personal insults and just stick to discussion of the topic only.

This, from someone who in effect said the person was stupid in leaving their car unlocked even though they mistakingly thought their boot was secure. Was this not a personal insult?

mfceiling · 10-12-2013 08:22PM

Where did it happen?

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Where did it happen?

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No Pants · 10-12-2013 08:23PM

Mo60 wrote: »

when she returned he jumped back in his car and sat on the bag so that she could not get hold of it and sped off.

Did she at least get the registration of the car and call the guards?

Stolen from locked boot

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