alf Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 Hi A friends 2005 Romahome Dimension was stolen last night I Greenwich the reg no is HT05UJE if anyone sees this or sees it for sale could they contact me or any local Police Station Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PJay Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 What area was it stolen from? PJay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pelmetman Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 PJay - 2014-01-24 10:42 PM What area was it stolen from? PJay I assume its Greenwich London? :-|....................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derek Uzzell Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 More information here http://www.smallmotorhome.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?11170-Stolen-Dimension&p=88417 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted February 8, 2014 Author Share Posted February 8, 2014 The Police have now closed this case .................... ! its left to the insurance company to fix the value of the van Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RogerC Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 alf - 2014-02-08 8:50 PMThe Police have now closed this case .................... ! its left to the insurance company to fix the value of the vanAlf Why have they 'closed' the case if it is still missing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gocro Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Because its parts are on e-bay or it is now the 'property' of the travelling community, who are inviolate to the police -f-o-r-c-e- service. Unless it falls into their hands the police are quite hopeless nowadays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 gocro - 2014-02-09 8:57 AM Because its parts are on e-bay or it is now the 'property' of the travelling community, who are inviolate to the police -f-o-r-c-e- service. Unless it falls into their hands the police are quite hopeless nowadays. Mine was stolen last July and the police closed the case after a couple of weeks. I think that is quite reasonable because there was no evidence at the scene and, as they said, it will only be found if someone reports it being parked for too long or it is clocked on an ANPR. The insurers said that the chances of getting it back were close to nil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyExsis Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Sorry to hear of your friends plight. Surprised that such an unusual model was targetted, perhaps the thieves were a bit nieve or do all the low life out there now know that police are pretty ineffective. Fred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 I think Its a good enough reason to have a tracker fitted I know you wonder about paying the £180 for 5 years, but as insurers are going to offer much less than the proper valuation you can end up quids in, some people do say they wouldn't want it back , but I've read that the police have rang caravan owners asking if they know where their van is! and they didn't know it had been stolen from storage. I hope your friends get a good price for their van Alf. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 maggyd - 2014-02-09 2:10 PM but as insurers are going to offer much less than the proper valuation you can end up quids in, some people do say they wouldn't want it back What makes you assume that? I was insured throught the Caravan Club and was given exactly the market price and a very fair payment for contents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maggyd Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Muswell - 2014-02-09 8:38 PM maggyd - 2014-02-09 2:10 PM but as insurers are going to offer much less than the proper valuation you can end up quids in, some people do say they wouldn't want it back What makes you assume that? I was insured throught the Caravan Club and was given exactly the market price and a very fair payment for contents. That's good to hear :-) I was assuming wrongly then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muswell Posted February 10, 2014 Share Posted February 10, 2014 Yes, and they couldn't have been more helpful. I got the money very quickly., a month to the day after it was stolen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 Hi you may remember my post re my friends Romahome Dimension being stolen on 24th January this year yesterday I noted an identical one for sale on ebay even down to the missing double bed cushions / scratch on the fridge door and a slight bump on a rear panel after my friend has perused the ebay photos I've his certain it's his van only a few miles from where he lives in Greenwich reading the wording of the advert to me gives me the impression the seller is neither motor caravan near or dealer the Police have been informed ( which does not inspire me of much action ) it has a different reg number but that's not difficult to do with a PVC van is it We will wait and see the outcome Alf alf - 2014-01-24 10:35 PM Hi A friends 2005 Romahome Dimension was stolen last night I Greenwich the reg no is HT05UJE if anyone sees this or sees it for sale could they contact me or any local Police Station Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnerontheroad Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Lets hope it is good news, has he told the insurance company they may put pressure on the police to investigate. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 4, 2014 Author Share Posted May 4, 2014 He has informed the Police who only show slight interest I have asked him to notify the insurance who paid him out but I would imagine would still peruse the van ithe reg number in the advert is not shown as current on either the DVLA or AskMID data base Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlanS Posted May 4, 2014 Share Posted May 4, 2014 Strange this one. Looking at the photos, some are taken outside of the possible house it is being sold from, other photos are from another place, possibly a vehicle yard (when you zoom in). There is a new MOT running from January 2014 - similar time frame to that other one being stolen. Could be just coincidences and a genuine sale but worth investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 DO PLEASE REPORT THIS TO THE INSURER ! - If they have settled your claim already do not think this will affect you in anyway - but they may be able to recover the vehicle and their costs so we all pay less premiums AND force the Police to take action against the toe rags that pinched the MH. You may also like to flag this up with the "Insurance Fraud Bureau" https://www.insurancefraudbureau.org/report/ It is easy to do - just go to the link and either ring in o a freephone number or click on Continue - to fill in an online form. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duetto owner Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 it always nice to know what security if any stolen motorhomes have, then if you have the same security its a warning time to upgrade or improve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 David security for any motor caravan is best not discussed on an open forum because then it's no security at all. The current trend is to tow or place on a trailer and transfer to a breakdown truck then they disappear fast Alf duetto owner - 2014-05-05 9:00 AM it always nice to know what security if any stolen motorhomes have, then if you have the same security its a warning time to upgrade or improve it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Hi Alan yes very strange you can see an enclosed yard and a metal bodied pickup in one photo the centre cushions were left in my friends house if a genuine sale these would be passed on with the van,the fridge mark is pretty standard to any Dimension but the bump on the near side above the light unit is an exact match to the stolen one we will have to wait for the Plod to take interest, I did suggest a group of banners to turn up for a test drive. The area is a den of known travellers Alf AlanS - 2014-05-04 11:25 PM Strange this one. Looking at the photos, some are taken outside of the possible house it is being sold from, other photos are from another place, possibly a vehicle yard (when you zoom in). There is a new MOT running from January 2014 - similar time frame to that other one being stolen. Could be just coincidences and a genuine sale but worth investigating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Make notes of all your contacts with the police and let them see that you are doing this. They are now (not before time) being held responsible for their inaction as well as their action. If this is as it seems - and the MH is indeed the one that was stolen then they should be able to check this and get the MH seized as stolen goods. If they do nothing - then questions need to be ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike 202 Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 I had a similar situation with a vintage motorcycle which was stolen. The thieves advertised it some months later and I went to the Police with details of some non standard nuts/bolts and a particular welded repair to the aluminium exhaust, plus the original logbook. The police told me to go to the advertisers and sort it out myself. So I told them that I was noting the police officers number and the dectectives name and it I got threatened by the thieves or was hit by them then all of the information plus their names advice and lack of action was going straight to the chief constable. They then changed their minds and recovered the motorcycle to the Police station. It took a while then to actually get it into my actual posession but I got it back and still have it now. SO have no truck with the Police and even suggest that a National and local newspaper may be interested in their lack of action. So off you go to the Police station tomorrow if you have not already done so, and ditto the insurance company. No excuses and let us all know how you get on. mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CliveH Posted May 5, 2014 Share Posted May 5, 2014 Spot on Mike The toe rags pinch anything and because of Police inaction get away with it. The REALLY sad thing about this Police inaction is that the Insurance companies do now make great effort to recover stolen vehicles - sometimes months and months later. So when someone buys a stolen vehicle in good faith - when the Insurance Company recovers it the new "owners" lose everything. However - if you have a record of telling the Police and they do nothing - there is a good chance that the poor sods who lost their money can claim compensation. Insurance companies are getting well and truly hacked off with how the Police allow certain crimes to simply "happen". The Insurance Companies will be very grateful if you have chapter and verse on what you have tried to do. They do not want to be seen as the "bad guys" taking away someones pride and joy because it turns out to have been stolen. Of course - the other thing to do is NOT to buy anything without doing all the checks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alf Posted May 5, 2014 Author Share Posted May 5, 2014 Good advice Mike and Clive I will pass it on Alf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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