£40,000 Motorhome stolen. Police not interested. Insurers won’t pay up. (10 Viewers)

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Sep 3, 2012
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I have a key fob with my phone number on it.wigh a finders reward. If someone were to find them I would advise a different adress for posting or go to pick them up.
If the van was close to the lost keys though they only have to click the fob to flash the lights to find the vehicle.
 
Feb 16, 2020
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I have a key fob with my phone number on it.wigh a finders reward. If someone were to find them I would advise a different adress for posting or go to pick them up.
If the van was close to the lost keys though they only have to click the fob to flash the lights to find the vehicle.
In our case the keys carried on the van are all non fob keys, we just use the central locking function. Somebody going vehicle to vehicle might arouse suspicion.
I note your point about the post code, and might alter that to one of the off springs address, the keys could well be mislaid reasonably close to home, not just abroad.
People do take far more risk, I noted on a kayaking trip recently a brand new V.W. Transporter parked in a car park ready for when the owner got off the river at that parking point. The various roof racks and visual clues of paddling kit on show inside the van gave it away as to it's purpose for being there. We were sheltering behind it out of the wind waiting for our lift to arrive when the keys to this new van were spotted sitting on top of the front nearside tyre!!! No one showed up all the time we were there.
Mike.
 

Chris

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You just need to be clever when reporting such a theft.

“Economical with the truth” is I believe the phrase.
 
Feb 16, 2020
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You just need to be clever when reporting such a theft.

“Economical with the truth” is I believe the phrase.
Possibly tricky,if you're no longer holding both sets of keys 🤷‍♂️
Mike.

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Minxy

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You just need to be clever when reporting such a theft.

“Economical with the truth” is I believe the phrase.
Sounds like you're well skill in that Chris ... nothing to do with your profession of course! 😄 ;)
 

Chris

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A bit tricky if you're unlucky and it's recovered with the keys! If you have told the insurance and police you didn't leave them with it you could be done for fraud although very unlikely
Let’s face it- the police are not going to recover anything and even if they do it will be by mistake or long after the event.

Officer - I left my keys on my kitchen table and went to the loo.

When I came out my motorhome was gone.

As was the thief and any chance of catching him or her.
 

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