I'm absolutely distraught. ***UPDATE***
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I'm absolutely distraught. ***UPDATE***
4 days!! if you had posted on here the night you had the prang and asked for help im sure between us we would have had it back at your house within 12 hrsMK1_Arron said
A5OPY said
1.How long did you leave it there?
2. why?
im confused have you no mates who could have towed it to your house?
Well look on the bright side i can assume you where 3rd party fire and theft???
you might get more for it than it was worth smashed up- every cloud has a silver lining
1. 4 days
2. Couldn't afford to move it immediately. I don't have any friends with a tow truck, sadly.
And I don't want to lose my years no claims mate! They're soo soo valuable at my age!
So i'm not claiming it on the insurance. It's just been a very expensive few weeks of motoring
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Local Hero
Which pub was it, where abouts. There is/used to a be VW breakers near Knuzden :dontknow:
1983 Mars Red 1.8 Golf GTI
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
1987 Alpine White 1.8 Clipper Cabriolet
The trouble with doing nothing is that you never know when you are finished.
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Local Hero
ok, so thinking about it locicaly, it wasn't stolen to get someone home, it wasn't stolen to be resold, i'm sure it wouldn't have been stolen to be weighed in. it must have been taken by someone willing to break it, who obviously knows exactly what it is, if they have any sence, they would let the water settle before selling the parts, so even if you asked at the breakers for a couple of bits they would probably turn you away.
i would recommend a call around as many breakers as poss, asking them for a full interior, and a bonnet. colour not bothered. makes sure they know that you have lots of money (explain how you are having trouble getting one for under ?400), and need it asap and leave it with them. someone will contact you if they thinkthey can make a couple of hundred quid out of you.
best of luck mate
:cry:
i would recommend a call around as many breakers as poss, asking them for a full interior, and a bonnet. colour not bothered. makes sure they know that you have lots of money (explain how you are having trouble getting one for under ?400), and need it asap and leave it with them. someone will contact you if they thinkthey can make a couple of hundred quid out of you.
best of luck mate
:cry:
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Old Timer
A5OPY said
4 days!! if you had posted on here the night you had the prang and asked for help im sure between us we would have had it back at your house within 12 hrsMK1_Arron said
A5OPY said
1.How long did you leave it there?
2. why?
im confused have you no mates who could have towed it to your house?
Well look on the bright side i can assume you where 3rd party fire and theft???
you might get more for it than it was worth smashed up- every cloud has a silver lining
1. 4 days
2. Couldn't afford to move it immediately. I don't have any friends with a tow truck, sadly.
And I don't want to lose my years no claims mate! They're soo soo valuable at my age!
So i'm not claiming it on the insurance. It's just been a very expensive few weeks of motoring
no need to make the lad feel any worse mate
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Aaron,
I'm just starting to speak to a few contacts that I have in the area.
What was the registration?
Can I ask firstly, was the car taxed and insured?
If I get anywhere I'll let you know.
Dan
I'm just starting to speak to a few contacts that I have in the area.
What was the registration?
Can I ask firstly, was the car taxed and insured?
If I get anywhere I'll let you know.
Dan
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Old Timer
hi Dano, the car used to be mine and had tax till end of may and i know Aaron had insurance aswell… we've had a couple of drives around the area seeing if we could spot anythin also scrap yards and nothing as of yet. reg was A232 WMF but reg plates arnt on it anymore we took one off and some lads found the other one yesterday on a field…
tom :wink:
tom :wink:
1991 Diamond silver 1800 16v Corrado 'Betty'
Gone, but not forgotten;
1985 Lemon yellow Polo coupe S
1983 Gambia red Golf C
1983 Diamond silver Golf GX
1981 Mars red Golf GTI
Gone, but not forgotten;
1985 Lemon yellow Polo coupe S
1983 Gambia red Golf C
1983 Diamond silver Golf GX
1981 Mars red Golf GTI
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holeinmk1 said
hi Dano, the car used to be mine and had tax till end of may and i know Aaron had insurance aswell… we've had a couple of drives around the area seeing if we could spot anythin also scrap yards and nothing as of yet. reg was A232 WMF but reg plates arnt on it anymore we took one off and some lads found the other one yesterday on a field…
tom :wink:
Thanks Tom.
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Local Hero
Cheers Tom
and Dan Appreciate the work, hope you uncover something!
and Dan Appreciate the work, hope you uncover something!
'83 1.5 Gx (picture coming soon)
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Local Hero
There's a VW breakers in Altham near Rigbys, I'll go up tomorrow or Monday as a 'mystery shopper', I'm in need of the piece of metal that joins the front of the wings together, over the radiator under the bonnet kinda area. Honestly, mine's rotting quite harshly, put some Kurust on a bit back and it's pretty much wafer thin & crumbly in places now 8O
Tell me where you pranged it. Oh and the engine/chassis number 'cos it should have one on it, that's where they put it :dontknow:
Tell me where you pranged it. Oh and the engine/chassis number 'cos it should have one on it, that's where they put it :dontknow:
I no longer have the Mk1!! I now whizz round in a Black 1990 3dr Mk2 GTi 8v but the roof doesn't fold back when the sun shines
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Chris, give me a ring when you are going up there. I have the all details you'll need!!!!!
I spoke to them today and got a Negative reply. Only VW were shut.
CCTV is in hand to be reviewed tomorrow…. Other jobs permitting!
I spoke to them today and got a Negative reply. Only VW were shut.
CCTV is in hand to be reviewed tomorrow…. Other jobs permitting!
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Local Hero
I'll ask Andrew @ Rigbys if he's got 'owt CCTV wise if I 'suspect' anything. :wink:
I no longer have the Mk1!! I now whizz round in a Black 1990 3dr Mk2 GTi 8v but the roof doesn't fold back when the sun shines
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Local Hero
Really appreciate the work lads
'83 1.5 Gx (picture coming soon)
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Old Timer
Me and Aaron went to the vw breakers in Altham, and the chap was 'unhelpful' to say the least, mind you the bloke seemed a few sparks short of a circuit if you catch my drift…
Really impressed with how quick things seem to be moving along, well done Lads! Lets hope the CCTV caught something.
Tom :wink:
Really impressed with how quick things seem to be moving along, well done Lads! Lets hope the CCTV caught something.
Tom :wink:
1991 Diamond silver 1800 16v Corrado 'Betty'
Gone, but not forgotten;
1985 Lemon yellow Polo coupe S
1983 Gambia red Golf C
1983 Diamond silver Golf GX
1981 Mars red Golf GTI
Gone, but not forgotten;
1985 Lemon yellow Polo coupe S
1983 Gambia red Golf C
1983 Diamond silver Golf GX
1981 Mars red Golf GTI
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Local Hero
Operation 'Gene Hunt' well under way then
I no longer have the Mk1!! I now whizz round in a Black 1990 3dr Mk2 GTi 8v but the roof doesn't fold back when the sun shines
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Local Hero
Drawn a blank at all three in Altham I'm afraid, doh!!
I no longer have the Mk1!! I now whizz round in a Black 1990 3dr Mk2 GTi 8v but the roof doesn't fold back when the sun shines
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Local Hero
Just claim it on the insurance as an undamaged car. Surely the cost of the car and all this running around is more than the difference in ? that 1 years NCB will make.
Really am gutted for you that all this has happened but a claim is the easiest way to sort it all out, it just depends if you told the PCSO the car was damaged pre theft. :dontknow:
Really am gutted for you that all this has happened but a claim is the easiest way to sort it all out, it just depends if you told the PCSO the car was damaged pre theft. :dontknow:
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Local Hero
GavB95 said
Just claim it on the insurance as an undamaged car. Surely the cost of the car and all this running around is more than the difference in ? that 1 years NCB will make.
Really am gutted for you that all this has happened but a claim is the easiest way to sort it all out, it just depends if you told the PCSO the car was damaged pre theft. :dontknow:
Crash was before the theft though, that means all he can do is claim for the theft of the post-accident, pre-theft condition, which will probably be less than his excess. Trying to claim for pre-accident condition (especially since its been made public, here) will be folly.
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And liable to lead to a fraud charge! :wink:
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Old Timer
Any news re cctv?
1991 Diamond silver 1800 16v Corrado 'Betty'
Gone, but not forgotten;
1985 Lemon yellow Polo coupe S
1983 Gambia red Golf C
1983 Diamond silver Golf GX
1981 Mars red Golf GTI
Gone, but not forgotten;
1985 Lemon yellow Polo coupe S
1983 Gambia red Golf C
1983 Diamond silver Golf GX
1981 Mars red Golf GTI
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Old Timer
On my bike on sat and went visited a scrap yard in Great harwood but nowt there. there's a vw scrap yard in bury, it mite be worth havin a look over there just in case they mite have had some bits.
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