recovered stolen machines, please read

[openspaceman]

Think you will find most of the bigger stuff pinched in the uk going abroad

 

Yes or broken up for its component parts, it may be worth tens of thousands to you to replace but the thieves will be happy to sell a kubota engine for a few hundred, wheels and tyres for 20 quid each and wind the rest in as scrap.

 

Having said that one of our contractors noticed a fairly unusual machine in Scotland that was stolen 3 years previously in Wales, it had been re imported by an unwary local arb firm from Holland. With bigger kit it's worth contacting the manufacturer for the original owner or you may end up having it reclaimed.

 

 

 

At the time I joined arbsafe I was doing kit inspections (a requirement of our clients' maintenance policy) with potentially hundreds of saws to check plus we had had 5 saws,blowers or strimmers nicked from trucks on site in the year. When I asked to upload the firm's kit I was told not to as there was no commercial advantage.

 

To my mind this was a poor decision as even though most kit gets sold into the black economy just removing the temptation to use stolen kit by our contractors lessens the market for stolen kit.

 

You can never prevent theft but you can make fencing the gear less attractive.

[wisewood]

Arbsafe is a great resource no doubts there. It's got me thinking though, if you get robbed and the insurance pays up for replacement, where do you stand if your original kit is returned to you?

Would you have to inform insurance company/pay back some/all of payout?

[Logrod]

Presumably it belongs to the insurance company in that situation

[openspaceman]

Presumably it belongs to the insurance company in that situation

 

Yes it belongs to the insurance company, they may offer it back to you at a negotiable price before taking it to auction.

[Steve Bullman]

 

 

When I asked to upload the firm's kit I was told not to as there was no commercial advantage.

 

Not much hope with attitudes out there like that is there

[openspaceman]

Not much hope with attitudes out there like that is there

 

Sorry Steve I tried

[treequip]

Think you will find most of the bigger stuff pinched in the uk going abroad

 

I hear that a lot but never see anything to back it up.

 

When my chipper went missing I recovered it myself, it was less than an hours drive away.

[Mark_Skyland]

I think that a lot of or stolen kit is stolen for order. In this case the machines were found at a hire shop.

 

A firm I just to subby climb to had a lot of machines stolen. One chipper was found a few years later being used by a local ish contractor. Later on he got done again, chipper, saws, trailers and bobcat mini diggers were found 10 minutes away.

 

Then there is always the opportunist thief who will nick anything they can.

[dan494]

I hear that a lot but never see anything to back it up.

 

 

 

When my chipper went missing I recovered it myself, it was less than an hours drive away.

 

 

Was that a tracker that helped you find it? If so what one? Thanks

[TRADITIONAL LOGGERS]

A scheme that helps to prevent stolen goods and recovers business properties is welcome. The Police and Customs people at ports need to be more active as much going abroad to Eastern Europe. At present on the safesite said 110 items stolen and 6 returned.