Had a great meal for my birthday (40th ) in St Pauls area of Birmingham

Came outside to find my sisters car has been screwed and her TomTom had been stolen

She had removed the main unit and put in her glovebox but her screen mount was still in place

They smashed door glass and took mount and the main unit from the glovebox

Now two things come to mind here

1, even if she had took main unit into restaurant with her they would still have broken in hoping main unit would have been in glovebox !!

2, What if they when they turn on unit and "navigate home" !!

Moral to story is shoot or run over thieving scum bags (and dont stop) at every opportunity

OH and remove both mount and unit from car or hide well from view and clean the circle off your screen !

 

Mate had his tom tom nicked out of his car a few weeks back

 

Birmingham and the surrounding area is shite now, so much crime goes unpunished

can't go or do anything without thinking about being robbed/mugged/ something happening, it's a shame this country is in such a state when you really think about it

 

As its NOT a "fixed" factory fit item her insurance is saying not covered !

 

Remove all mine from the car when I'm not using it. Force of habit I guess.

 

heard about this...

will have to sort out some quick release thing if they are going to be doing this

alternatively if you remove the unit - leave your glove box open and empty to show its not there might make them think twice.

the navigate home thing is actually quite a concern!

I'll have to pin code my PDA to stop people accessing the tomtom.

 

Thats one of the specific reasons I have only got it on my mobile phone Dave

 

UPDATE

You lot not gonna beleive this

Just had a call from sister

Forensics have come out to check car

Found blood on spots on headlining

Two scum in custody

She may get nothing back but at least thieving scum have had their collars felt

 

OMG! I'm almost speechless, British police interested in car crime?? That don't happen often!

 

fuckin ell at even sending out the forensics!?!?? something funny there!

 

Would not think of taking any of my cars into Brum center
come to think of it would have to be a special reason to go out in town at all

even though they have been caught whats the bet that they`ll get a slap on the wrist & told not to do it again

Lawless Britain

 

Seeing as they reacted so quick and travelled 14 mile to get to my sisters house

Methinks the police may have been stalking the area as it could have been suffering a lot of car crime recently

Knew who the scum were but needed evidence

Who knows ?

 

You forgetting something !!!!!!!!!!

The scum will get a 6 month rally or banger racing course at Birmingham Wheels

 

my mates tom tom got nicked out of his van too

 

Sorry yes - Just to assist in making them better members of society (real tears)

 

cant believe the police came out! i had to go to them when i got bottled cause it wasnt safe for em!

 

why was there blood on the headlining?

bit weird?

 

Smashed n/s/f door glass

Door not opened (no ultra sonics)

Had to lean through car as mount was in middle of dash

I have not seen exactly where in car blood was only know what sister told me

LATEST UPDATE

It now seems that the police are going to look around the area as they think scum may have ditched the Tom Tom Went (oops sorry Go)

Me really do thinks the police had the area under surveillance and the scum did a runner (thats how they got em so quick)

 

Heard this SOooooooo many times ... I always drop the cradle off the screen... its sad but has to be done ..


Good point on the home business though.. when you think about it you dont actually have to have your home addy on there anyway... I mean you must know how to get home if you are a mile away so just put an addy a mile away in

Be good to get it back though... plod probably need it for evidence, otherwise they will simply get done for criminal damage, etc not theft

 

Ive also heard this happening a LOTround here, same with GPS speed camera detectors.

This is why i now only use this for navigation:



At least theres no way i will forget to take it out and hide it.. it will be in my pocket.

 

Mate sorry to here about that......im based in st Pauls square..

as i look out of the window all i can recommend is dont park here again..the area is full of scum bags

broken glass most mornings....

sorry

 

My mate works in a dealership that sells the Tom Tom's as acesseries, they are now getting asked for as many cradles as there are the units

Most people leave them in there though out of habit still, the one in thier own van got swipped too

 

I've always done this since having a face-off stereo - it's the first place they will look.

 

Dave,
You see, we are always there watching and waiting.

 

which side are you on though?!


edit just checked!!!

glad to hear it!

 

lol - he's my brother in law

 

who agree's its somthing to do with people being in this country thats not suposed to be in the uk?

thease people who wasn't brought up or born in this country dont have any respect for the law etc.. and in alot of cases cant speak english and probably adicted to drugs

 

So these cannot be turned off etc... to make them useless....no.

 

I don't agree sounds like racist cr@p to me to be honest.
very lot of stereo typing and generalisations in there mate

but in a way I suppose you're right... it is to do with the people being in the country that are not supposed to be here.... reintroduce sending our crims to OZ I reckon

most of our scallys are british born and bred - its our systems that are damn right poor and weak IMO.

 

and at the brother in law!!!

ever likely you got such a good response from the police!!!! its not what you know its who you know and all that!!

can they arrange for the CCTV cameras in the station to go on the blink for a bit too so they can go give the scum a bit of a roughing up?

 

Far from it mate !

Would you admit to having a copper in the family ?