Tip if you car get broken into + satnav stolen

by **Cloggy** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 1:44 +0000

My car was broken into last week.
I live in a tiny village in Louth where all is normally quite and peaceful.
The car was parked on the drive, the roof was cut open which allowed them to open the passenger door and they stole my DVD/MP3 player and Garmin Nuvi 760 SatNav.
I've been emailing Garmin and tonight I got an email from their BE division who informed me I can view the position of my stolen satnav online, after I give them the serial number and a copy of the police report.
Can't wait to find out where the fecker is...

Just a tip if it ever happens to you (hope not)...

by **Steve** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 2:40 +0000

No way! You HAVE to post where he is! LOL :bounce:

Slashed roof.. stolen dvd etc.. I'd say thats gonna cost him..

I can just see ya now.. :batman:

by **NickD** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 3:26 +0000

It will bring a new meaning to happy slapping!

However, do remember this is a public forum.

by **leamyj** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 9:19 +0000

OOOOOOHHHHHHH OOOOOOHHHHHHHHH

A LATE NIGHT RUN

by **Fergus** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 5:38 +0000

Handy to have one hidden in the car somewhere if it gets stolen :shock:

by **fabfiveferg** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 8:11 +0000

Ooooh. Very interesting.

Sorry for your troubles Mr Van Clog. Hopefully you'll catch the bugger now

by **Mise** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 8:42 +0000

Bummer Cloggs.

Sorry to hear what some low life has done to your mx.

You HAVE to post what you find out.

by **MX5Steve** » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:22 +0000

Sorry to hear that Robin, amazin that you'll be able to see where the little sh*ters are :wink:

by **Stig** » Sun, 08 Feb 2009 7:25 +0000

Cloggy,

Really annoyed to hear you were the target of scumbags.
I think they did'nt come far - and knew how nice your 5 is.
Hope you get sorted soon.

Rgds,

Ollie.

by **Geese** » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 3:22 +0000

Sorry to hear about that. The same thing happened to me. Roof cut and DVD player stolen. Mine was in a multistorey car park

You can get GPS trackers for vehicles. They're only the size of a USB memory stick and have a long batterylife.

Money is paid to subscribe to teh service and you can view the location of the memory stick anywhere in the world. I've seen them advertised somwhere but can't remember. The signal is quite good too, one nutter I know used it to track an AK-47 (de-comissioned) he was importing to Ireland. He just left the stick in the box and could see it flying over europe.

Might be an idea to get one since the 5s are getting broken into a lot these days

by **Stig** » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 3:27 +0000

wonder how much this yoke is?

http://www.gpstracker.ie/control/

by **Reesy** » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 9:56 +0000

Sorry to hear that Cloggy.

I wonder how the satnav sends its position back? AFAIK, GPS units are passive (they receive a signal, & did not send anything. Does your Satnav have a SIM in it?

by **MX5Steve** » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:27 +0000

Unfortunately there are devices that can fight these trackers, I have a link but not sure it wise to post it.....

PM me if interested

I dont know if they work either, but they claim to...

by **Geese** » Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:59 +0000

Putting the car in a steel shed or container or underground car park would fight most sat navs.

by **Stig** » Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:12 +0000

The sat nav's gone - forever.
Even if you can pin point its location, the cops will do little to try and recover it.
I'll give you an example - I worked for a company a while back and we have over 20k sterling in gear robbed from a facility. We know who took it as it was an inside job and only 1 person could have acess to this facility due to accessibility to Keys etc.
Anyways, when all this info was given to the Cops, what did they do?

Nada....They could'nt be arsed eventhough we had good information on the theft, the thief had access and good motive.
It's in the past unfortunately.


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	Author Message Tip if you car get broken into + satnav stolen by Cloggy » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 1:44 +0000 My car was broken into last week. I live in a tiny village in Louth where all is normally quite and peaceful. The car was parked on the drive, the roof was cut open which allowed them to open the passenger door and they stole my DVD/MP3 player and Garmin Nuvi 760 SatNav. I've been emailing Garmin and tonight I got an email from their BE division who informed me I can view the position of my stolen satnav online, after I give them the serial number and a copy of the police report. Can't wait to find out where the fecker is... Just a tip if it ever happens to you (hope not)... Last edited by Cloggy on Sat, 07 Feb 2009 3:58 +0000, edited 1 time in total. Cloggy FUN is never a straight line! Cloggy ** Posts: 580 Joined: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:56 +0000 Location: Dromiskin, Co. Louth Website Top by Steve » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 2:40 +0000 No way! You HAVE to post where he is! LOL Slashed roof.. stolen dvd etc.. I'd say thats gonna cost him.. I can just see ya now.. Steve Site Admin Posts: 5541 Joined: Wed, 05 Mar 2008 10:16 +0000 Top by NickD » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 3:26 +0000 It will bring a new meaning to happy slapping! However, do remember this is a public forum. Mazda on Track. Motorsport for Mazdas NickD Posts: 69 Joined: Sun, 25 Jan 2009 3:06 +0000 Location: United Kingdom Top by leamyj » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 9:19 +0000 OOOOOOHHHHHHH OOOOOOHHHHHHHHH A LATE NIGHT RUN leamyj *** Posts: 5233 Joined: Sat, 04 Aug 2007 2:19 +0000 Location: kildare Top by Fergus » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 5:38 +0000 Handy to have one hidden in the car somewhere if it gets stolen Fergus * Posts: 1912 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 5:53 +0000 Location: Ireland Top by fabfiveferg » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 8:11 +0000 Ooooh. Very interesting. Sorry for your troubles Mr Van Clog. Hopefully you'll catch the bugger now fabfiveferg Posts: 777 Joined: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 10:42 +0000 Location: Dublin Top by Mise » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 8:42 +0000 Bummer Cloggs. Sorry to hear what some low life has done to your mx. You HAVE to post what you find out. Mise * Posts: 175 Joined: Sat, 13 Oct 2007 12:23 +0000 Top by MX5Steve » Sat, 07 Feb 2009 10:22 +0000 Sorry to hear that Robin, amazin that you'll be able to see where the little shters are MX5Steve * Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by Stig » Sun, 08 Feb 2009 7:25 +0000 Cloggy, Really annoyed to hear you were the target of scumbags. I think they did'nt come far - and knew how nice your 5 is. Hope you get sorted soon. Rgds, Ollie. Stig * Posts: 2419 Joined: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:22 +0000 Location: dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ Website Top by Geese » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 3:22 +0000 Sorry to hear about that. The same thing happened to me. Roof cut and DVD player stolen. Mine was in a multistorey car park You can get GPS trackers for vehicles. They're only the size of a USB memory stick and have a long batterylife. Money is paid to subscribe to teh service and you can view the location of the memory stick anywhere in the world. I've seen them advertised somwhere but can't remember. The signal is quite good too, one nutter I know used it to track an AK-47 (de-comissioned) he was importing to Ireland. He just left the stick in the box and could see it flying over europe. Might be an idea to get one since the 5s are getting broken into a lot these days Geese * Posts: 271 Joined: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:16 +0000 Location: South Dublin/ North Wicklow Top by Stig » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 3:27 +0000 wonder how much this yoke is? http://www.gpstracker.ie/control/ Stig *** Posts: 2419 Joined: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:22 +0000 Location: dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ Website Top by Reesy » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 9:56 +0000 Sorry to hear that Cloggy. I wonder how the satnav sends its position back? AFAIK, GPS units are passive (they receive a signal, & did not send anything. Does your Satnav have a SIM in it? No more Mk1, now driving an '08 Mk3. Still fun! Reesy * Posts: 291 Joined: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 10:45 +0000 Top by MX5Steve » Tue, 10 Feb 2009 10:27 +0000 Unfortunately there are devices that can fight these trackers, I have a link but not sure it wise to post it..... PM me if interested I dont know if they work either, but they claim to... MX5Steve ** Posts: 1162 Joined: Wed, 05 Sep 2007 3:27 +0000 Location: Co.Waterford Website YIM Top by Geese » Wed, 11 Feb 2009 10:59 +0000 Putting the car in a steel shed or container or underground car park would fight most sat navs. Geese * Posts: 271 Joined: Tue, 16 Sep 2008 11:16 +0000 Location: South Dublin/ North Wicklow Top by Stig » Wed, 11 Feb 2009 11:12 +0000 The sat nav's gone - forever. Even if you can pin point its location, the cops will do little to try and recover it. I'll give you an example - I worked for a company a while back and we have over 20k sterling in gear robbed from a facility. We know who took it as it was an inside job and only 1 person could have acess to this facility due to accessibility to Keys etc. Anyways, when all this info was given to the Cops, what did they do? Nada....They could'nt be arsed eventhough we had good information on the theft, the thief had access and good motive. It's in the past unfortunately. Stig *** Posts: 2419 Joined: Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:22 +0000 Location:** dn ʎɐʍ sıɥʇ Website Top


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