Reclaimed chipper

[Dillinger86]

Can anyone help me I was broken into 19th of September and had my chipper stolen. Two weeks later it was found in the woods on a local estate, so I had already been paid out by the insurers and wound down my company due to security concerns. I alerted the insurers and notified me that it was their property but haven't heard from them as to when they'll get it?! 

It's currently locked on the driveway but obviously not ideal, anyone been through a similar situation?

[eggsarascal]

9 minutes ago, Dillinger86 said:

Can anyone help me I was broken into 19th of September and had my chipper stolen. Two weeks later it was found in the woods on a local estate, so I had already been paid out by the insurers and wound down my company due to security concerns. I alerted the insurers and notified me that it was their property but haven't heard from them as to when they'll get it?! 

It's currently locked on the driveway but obviously not ideal, anyone been through a similar situation?

Say again.

[Mesterh]

Hopefully you can charge them for storage and security.

 

 

[monkeybusiness]

11 minutes ago, Dillinger86 said:

Can anyone help me I was broken into 19th of September and had my chipper stolen. Two weeks later it was found in the woods on a local estate, so I had already been paid out by the insurers and wound down my company due to security concerns. I alerted the insurers and notified me that it was their property but haven't heard from them as to when they'll get it?! 

It's currently locked on the driveway but obviously not ideal, anyone been through a similar situation?

I’d offer them a low-ball figure for you to buy it back off them (a price that’s a no-brainer for you to buy it). They’ll either say yes and you come away with a cheap chipper, or they’ll make a counter-offer and you can decide if it’s worth buying or not. 
They will obviously incur costs collecting it and sending it to auction (with no guarantee of getting a decent return) so may well be happy to sell it to you cheaply…

[Dillinger86]

I'm not particularly bothered as the burglary has led us to fold so I don't care about buying it back it's just there's been no communication from them at all, just a bit strange....

[monkeybusiness]

1 minute ago, Dillinger86 said:

I'm not particularly bothered as the burglary has led us to fold so I don't care about buying it back it's just there's been no communication from them at all, just a bit strange....

You don’t have to keep it though, could always sell it on for profit. 

[Dillinger86]

Even when it's their property? surely not

[Retired Climber]

I'd imagine they are investigating the claim. Seems a bit dodgy that you would have expensive kit stolen and then close the business. I'm sure a fair few have tried to cash out of a bad position in this way; essentially selling the expensive kit to the insurance company. Not suggesting that's what you've done, but if I was the insurer, I'd be taking a closer look. 

[monkeybusiness]

5 minutes ago, Dillinger86 said:

Even when it's their property? surely not

Sell it after you’ve bought it off them obviously.

But yes, I’d imagine there is also a good chance the claim is being investigated…

[Dillinger86]

It wasn't something I was entertaining, the manner of the brake in made me feel that we needed to do more to resist but the owner of the yard was indifferent to doing anything