trials_pimp Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 This message was sent to my employer by a local community officer. The jist of the offence is as follows. Imagine yourself walking to your car on a car park. You open the door get in start the engine select reverse gear and look through the rear window. You then see a sticker on the window which is obscuring your view.. You then get out to remove the sticker and as you do a thief emerges from no where and jumps into the car. The thief then locks the door and drives off with the car nearly knocking you over in the process. If you are very unlucky you have left a bag containing your purse/wallet, mobile phone and identity in the car. Also the thief has got the keys to your house. It may now be a race to see who can get to your house first. This is an offence which is happening to motorists across the country Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 (edited) ive got an idea-- dont get out of your car Edited December 5, 2005 by ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Nick Riviera Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 owned by a sticker, how embarrasing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Is that assuming they'd just happen to guess where your house was? Or is this just another generic e-mail "warning" about stuff, like that one before about having HIV being put on needles and then left inside seats 'n' shit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Josephine Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Is that assuming they'd just happen to guess where your house was? Or is this just another generic e-mail "warning" about stuff, like that one before about having HIV being put on needles and then left inside seats 'n' shit? Haha tell me about it, almost certain to be a viral. Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Hardman Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 how big a sticker? because if its not that big i wouldnt care. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Like a parking ticket or a flyer or something big enough to notice. It's pretty feasible, whether or not it happens that often I have no idea. But I've heard of it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N.Wood Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Is that assuming they'd just happen to guess where your house was? Or is this just another generic e-mail "warning" about stuff, like that one before about having HIV being put on needles and then left inside seats 'n' shit? I know nothing about this particular thing, but the HIV needle thing ACTUALLY happened in Croydon (wonderful this time of year btw) a while back, like 2 years ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookie456_the2nd Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 I know nothing about this particular thing, but the HIV needle thing ACTUALLY happened in Croydon (wonderful this time of year btw) a while back, like 2 years ago. Yea that happened near here to, there was a thing in my staff room at work... I think it was in stevenage though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael Hardman Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Did you know number plate theft is a bigger problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexx Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 You'd have to be quite a 'tard to leave your car sitting there with the door wide open, the engine running... slowly walk to the back of your car like 3 foot away, and manage to let someone get in, close the door, get it into gear, and drive off before you started punching them in the head.... :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 This has actually happened, by the way. They do it in parking lots, and hide behind the cars either side of the space you are pulling out off. They also normally do it too women, as they normally just stand there shell shocked, and don't have a clue whats happening, or what to do, and by that time, they're speeding off. Personally, i'm still sketchy about if it is actually true, but thats what i've been told, and we all know what happens when you get "told" stuff like this. :huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deagledaddy Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 How would they know when your coming back... bit of an effort to do that imo. They would have to hide well to not look suss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brisa Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Over here in Belfast I have heard of people bump into the back of your car at traffic lights, you get out and a pack of joyriders kick the fanny out of you and steal your motor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davetrials Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Surley you just take the keys outa your car and make it hard for them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark W Posted December 5, 2005 Report Share Posted December 5, 2005 Or have some observational skills and notice it as you get to your car? *shrugs* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaXsteri Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Is that assuming they'd just happen to guess where your house was? I think the idea is its on your driving license thats in your handbag, in the car (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alexx Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 I know nothing about this particular thing, but the HIV needle thing ACTUALLY happened in Croydon (wonderful this time of year btw) a while back, like 2 years ago. We established that HIV dies within seconds in air... and the risk of a needle stick infection is already below 1%... making the chance of infection similar to that of winning the lottery. By actually happened, i presume that means a friend of a friend of a friend... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 What if there was nowhere in this car park where the theft could possibly hide? Where would they come from then? (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yoyoyo Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Surley if the sticker is big enough to make you get out, then you would spot it on the way to your car like Mark said. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Thats a well good idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan6061 Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Thats a well good idea! 'Sam then runs away to the local car park to try it' (Y) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Motivator Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 Shh you (Y) I'll try it to my mum or something, and film it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomm Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 We established that HIV dies within seconds in air... and the risk of a needle stick infection is already below 1%... making the chance of infection similar to that of winning the lottery. By actually happened, i presume that means a friend of a friend of a friend... I suspect if you had a huge load of infected blood (say 5ml or something) in a syringe, then it would much increase the risk compared to a simple needle-stick, where maybe only a few virions would get inside you. So the chance of infection would be more than 1%. But that topic has been and gone and I doubt it ever happened anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun H Posted December 6, 2005 Report Share Posted December 6, 2005 What if there was nowhere in this car park where the theft could possibly hide? Where would they come from then? :D Under the car :) They'd just have to hope the driver doesn't just pull off anyway though :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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