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Location: Dublin, Ireland
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Location: Dublin, Ireland
Posted:
I came home from a wonderful holiday on Saturday to discover that my car had been stolen
It was found yesterday by the police, totally wrecked. It was only a '93 micra, but I really need my wheels to get to work, there's no busroute from where I live to my job.
Now I have to face the problem of the insurance company giving me feck-all, due to the age of the car. The amount they're willing to compensate will not cover the purchase of another '93 Micra, even though I'm insured for theft.
Do any other countries out there have problems with joy-riding? (for those who do not know, 'joy-riders' are what they call scumbag teenage car thieves who steal cars just to spin around at high speed for the night, totalling your car when they're done!)
I'm sooooo pissed off right now
I came home from a wonderful holiday on Saturday to discover that my car had been stolen
It was found yesterday by the police, totally wrecked. It was only a '93 micra, but I really need my wheels to get to work, there's no busroute from where I live to my job.
Now I have to face the problem of the insurance company giving me feck-all, due to the age of the car. The amount they're willing to compensate will not cover the purchase of another '93 Micra, even though I'm insured for theft.
Do any other countries out there have problems with joy-riding? (for those who do not know, 'joy-riders' are what they call scumbag teenage car thieves who steal cars just to spin around at high speed for the night, totalling your car when they're done!)
I'm sooooo pissed off right now
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Location: Perth, Australia
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Location: Perth, Australia
Posted:
Oh no, thats awful....
We had a car stloen a few years ago and they trashed everything bar the baby seat......
...does nothing for the racial predjudice problem here either
Oh no, thats awful....
We had a car stloen a few years ago and they trashed everything bar the baby seat......
...does nothing for the racial predjudice problem here either
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Location: Derry, N. Ireland
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Location: Derry, N. Ireland
Posted:
Im really sorry to hear about your loss of your car!
Its terrible when pesky kids like that steal your car. I personally have had my car broken into when I lived in Dublin. I had a Saxo with full body kit and tinted windows and a stereo woth £800 in the car. they smashed the back windows and reached in and unlocked the dorr. they then broke off my dashboard and ripped the front of my car apart to get the stereo and speakers outta the car. They did £1200 of damage plus the £800 for the stereo and about another £500 for cd's that was in the car. My insurance company said they will pay for the damage but i would have lost my 3 years no claims discount. Insurance in ireland is VERY VERY expensive. For a 21 year old with no claims discount you expect t pay £3000 a year at least. With 3 years no claims i paid only £700 per year. It would not have been worth me puting the claim through my insurance as it would have cost me more in the long run. i shortly after sold my car at a rock bottom price.
Once again im really sorry to hear about your car being knicked
Im really sorry to hear about your loss of your car!
Its terrible when pesky kids like that steal your car. I personally have had my car broken into when I lived in Dublin. I had a Saxo with full body kit and tinted windows and a stereo woth £800 in the car. they smashed the back windows and reached in and unlocked the dorr. they then broke off my dashboard and ripped the front of my car apart to get the stereo and speakers outta the car. They did £1200 of damage plus the £800 for the stereo and about another £500 for cd's that was in the car. My insurance company said they will pay for the damage but i would have lost my 3 years no claims discount. Insurance in ireland is VERY VERY expensive. For a 21 year old with no claims discount you expect t pay £3000 a year at least. With 3 years no claims i paid only £700 per year. It would not have been worth me puting the claim through my insurance as it would have cost me more in the long run. i shortly after sold my car at a rock bottom price.
Once again im really sorry to hear about your car being knicked
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Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia
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Location: Now in the land of Oz, Australia
Posted:
i dont have a car. i have a ledgand scooter. its wicked. but not when it rains. in the rain it...hmm... stops. goes: putt putt ... putt... stop.
im saving for a car tho
i dont have a car. i have a ledgand scooter. its wicked. but not when it rains. in the rain it...hmm... stops. goes: putt putt ... putt... stop.
im saving for a car tho
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Location: Sydney, NSW, Australia
Posted:
I am having similar enjoyment right now. Some dumb schmoe tried to break into my passenger side door. They were unsuccessful, however they stuffed the lock and no one can open it now!!! Talk about spoiling it for everyone.
I am having similar enjoyment right now. Some dumb schmoe tried to break into my passenger side door. They were unsuccessful, however they stuffed the lock and no one can open it now!!!
Talk about spoiling it for everyone.It was a day for screaming at inanimate objects.
What this calls for is a special mix of psychology and extreme violence...
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Location: Essex, England
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Location: Essex, England
Posted:
AWWWWWW I am so sorry to hear about your car I had my car vandelised at the weekend and i'm not happy about it at all! I think its a problem everywhere and it comes down to horrible people that have no respect for our hard-earned property! But dont worry, what go's around ALWAYs comes around in the end!
They are sad, horrible people with nothing better to do! We are so much more than that 
AWWWWWW
I am so sorry to hear about your car I had my car vandelised at the weekend and i'm not happy about it at all! I think its a problem everywhere and it comes down to horrible people that have no respect for our hard-earned property! But dont worry, what go's around ALWAYs comes around in the end!They are sad, horrible people with nothing better to do! We are so much more than that
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