Stolen Tipper

[patrickosborne]

Hi all , I don't post on arbtalk as much as i should but wanted to let you all know that our family business ford transit double cab tipper was stolen during the night with 4 climbing kits on board and some hand tools. The tipper is high sided in green with Height and Light signs on both sides. I don't know how they took it without the keys? I am insured but this will still be a massive pain to sort out! Please let me or the police know if you see it , thanks everyone,

Pat Osborne 07962151121

 

Im based in Waltham Abbey , Essex , this is my only family income!

[Vespasian]

Seems a bit strange that they never got the keys...   

 

My van was nicked (got it back), I told the insurance company they nicked the keys out my coat pocket that was laying on the lawn near the van at the time... on my gardening run.. obviously I'd left the keys in like a dick...

 

anyways hope you get it back, though I doubt you'll see the climbing kit..   probably end up on a car boot sale after a few months..   still, you never know, you might get lucky..

 

 

 

[dig-dug-dan]

Hope you get it back. I gather you can get a master key for that style transit, they used kne on a guy near me to open his van and emlty it out overnight. Scum

[Steve Bullman]

Sorry to hear that Patrick.  Have shared for you.

[Treerover]

Keel hauling would be too lenient for the scum arse fنءks that do this.
I hope you get at least some retribution either financially or physically.
I’m afraid you can buy a skeleton type key very easily that seems to allow access to transits it would seem .
Ultimately, nothing is safe .
I feel your pain after suffering a similar but much lesser fate .

[patrickosborne]

Thanks for the replies , yes it seems far too easy these days with youtube etc showing how to do it , I just can't get over how quiet they were ! 

[scbk]

The OBD port is the weak point.

 

Not any use now, but for anyone else, read up on it. You can fit better locks and disable/secure the OBD socket.

[Burgess]

Fake OBD port is about 20 quid IIRC

[Rough Hewn]

Have you guys seen the video on YouTube of three men bending the side door of a transit in half in under 30 seconds with no tools.
Scary

[Steve Bullman]

Yep! And how many people wouldn’t have even thought of doing that if not for YouTube