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Originally Posted by richierich
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Originally Posted by CivPilot
Richierich,
On of my neighbours used to do the exact same thing, until his car got stolen. Not only would his insurance not pay out a single penny(left it unlocked and running, even tho it was just for 20seconds insurance company were perfectly within their rights to refuse payout) but when the police came to take statements etc they gave him a right rolocking as leaving a car running and getting out of the drivers seat is against the law. The copper even told him that they had "no sympathy" for him. So carefull.
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Crikey, I have often thought about that, but the car is round the back of the house with 3 other cars, whoever nicked it would have to walk past me to get to it, although I might think more about it this winter in light of that. The wife leaves hers running round the front, but who'd nick a 9yr old AX diesel, unless some Chav wanted to pimp it. |
It is actually a very common type of car theft, and really easy for the opportunist thief. After all they have the keys and a car that is already running, they also will think nothing of running you down as they drive away.
My friend left the keys in a car on a petrol forecourt, very stupid of her. The car was taken as she went in to pay, no insurance pay out as she did not take care to prevent it from being stolen.
Ian