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My car was recently broken into and various items in the glove box etc. were stolen. The car was parked on my drive and locked. When I discovered the theft (my neighbour suffered the same situation and...
I may soon be moving back from law-abiding Singapore to the urban jungle of London. I love convertible motoring, having had an MG Midget in my younger days, but how resistant to break-ins or mere vandalism...
My house was broken into and the keys for my Volvo V50 stolen from my office. The car was used three days later in an armed raid and subsequently abandoned on a main road. The cars keys were not recovered...
I have recently had my car stolen and 2 things have caught me by surprise. 1) My insurer sent a "car valuer" who spent over an hour at my house, took on board the adverts I had collated of dealership...
Not all thieves are stupid. A couple of weeks ago a friend told me that someone she knew had their car broken into while they were at a football game. Their car was parked in an area specially allotted...
I have had a telepeage 'gizmo' for several years for use on French autoroutes. It is great and can save a lot of time, but there are very few toll booths with the technology that allows you to drive through...
On 1st June this year, I purchased a brand new Audi A6 Avant S line Special Edition. 5 weeks later it was stolen from my drive following a night-time burglary while my family and I were asleep to get my...
The spare wheel of my Discovery 4 was stolen recently. I'm not sure exactly when because I had not regularly checked that it was still there. The cost of a replacement wheel and tyre together with a new...
I've recently had my 2008 BMW 335 d M sport saloon stolen after theives broke into out house and stole the keys. My wife is now paranoid that a direct replacement could lead to the same happening but...
I have come down this morning to find that the nuber plates on my car have been stolen. I assume they have been stolen by someone up to no good! Apart from reporting to the Police, is there anything else...