stolen : dougle

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 09:01 am

k, so i pop up to rip some more parts off dougle before she's towed and.. she's been nicked! (i think). she aint there any more! so i knocked on the door of the guy who lived where it was, he said he recons it was towed on friday, without any notices on it! dont recon it was the council (but will be phoning them in a minute), so, wtf!?

Post by **redline** » 25 Nov 2004 09:55 am

Hi Hugh, cant be sure in your case but usually it gos like this .If Dougle was left at the side of the road , councils will often tow away vehicles involved in accidents ,without giving notice, on health and safety grounds. They are obviously worried about injuries to third parties (i.e.cuts from sharp edges etc and ensuing law suits .which wouldnt be the case with a normal car that has just been dumped (hence not such a rush to remove them).Check with the council and police a.s.a.p in case they hit you with towing / storage charges. If it was on private land, they should not have touched it before contacting you unless there were no registration plates on it to trace you by.

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 10:37 am

checked with council and coppas (its actually teh cops who tow bashed up cars), none of them have it so its now reported stolen. typical! them wheels would have got a couple of quid

Post by **Chris_C** » 25 Nov 2004 11:27 am

My wheel nuts!!!!

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 11:34 am

sorry chap, i should have taken them off sooner, but, ya know, you dont think these things are gonna happen..

Post by **redline** » 25 Nov 2004 11:34 am

who the f"+k would nick a 300 let alone a smashed up one , theres some sick people about. I think your looking for a bloke in a pvc suit with a dog lead who likes being walked on by women in stilletto's (no not me )

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 11:35 am

foggyjames stole dougle? bastard!

Post by **redline** » 25 Nov 2004 12:09 pm

Just a thought was she still insured ?

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 12:13 pm

i never insured her for theft. didnt seem any point.

Post by **redline** » 25 Nov 2004 12:25 pm

so its atotal loss then, wot a bummer, have you checked local scrappys

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 12:30 pm

it was a loss anyway, i'd already nicked most of the bits off it i could, the only thing on it were 3rd brake light, wheels/nuts and the headlight wipers. saves me paying to scrap it

Post by **SteveP** » 25 Nov 2004 12:58 pm

That is strange! Wonder why anyone would tow a smashed 300 with a load of parts missing! Could have a look around local scrappies? It will ateast be an easy car to spot...

Steve

Post by **wjp01908** » 25 Nov 2004 02:30 pm

Banger racers possibly - It`s quite easy to pull out fairly big dents if you`re not too worried about what it looks like.

May also have been a scrappy - despite them continuing to charge to scrap cars, scrap steel has soared in value recently due to the chinese buying up every bit they can get. Or so I heard ...

Will

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 03:47 pm

not worth the hassle really, there was only ~£50 of bits left on it

Post by **5lab** » 25 Nov 2004 03:50 pm

wont have been banger racers. the front tracking was wellllll out (possible fucked suspension) and the dents could not have been pulled.. if you saw it you'd be surprised anything worked on it.