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Attempted spare wheel theft.
Was under the D4 today changing the wheels over to put my winters on and noticed this damage:
Someone has cut through one of the spokes to try and get at the cable.
Thankfully I had one of Ray's protectors fitted so they didn't get very far.
No damage to the wheel and I can live with the damage to the cover.
There was no damage to the wheel protector so I think they just gave up when they couldn't get to the cable.
I would have loved to have seen the look on their faces as they realised they had been beaten!
Not sure where it happened but the car has been parked at both Heathrow and Gatwick recently.
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12th Nov 2016 7:22 pm
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Uncle Ray saves the day, again.
12th Nov 2016 7:25 pm
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That's brilliant, glad Uncle Ray's defender foiled the pikeys Cheers Ian
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12th Nov 2016 7:47 pm
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Now the plastic guard has a hole in it the thieving barstewards can see they can't get the wheel off.
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12th Nov 2016 10:44 pm
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I trust you have reported this attempted theft to the 'old bill' - the more thats reported the more we should get 'protection/funding' - its all about numbers...... 2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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13th Nov 2016 12:34 am
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13th Nov 2016 12:39 am
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No crime reports means no funding - no need.... simple!!2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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13th Nov 2016 12:41 am
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Yeah, I thought you were serious, well, good luck with that one.Mods:
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13th Nov 2016 12:52 am
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Its the only way to get your old bill on the streets.... report everything, sadly its all about numbers/crime figures. Nothing reported means its a 'No Crime Area' - hence you get nothing.... the crims have a field day!!.....2016MY Discovery HSE - Black
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13th Nov 2016 12:57 am
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I live in a high crime area and there's still no old bill on the streets... not sure that theory works.2005 D3 HSE 2011 D4 Landmark 2016 D4 HSE Lux
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