Stolen Car Alert OCTAVIA SILVER 09 D 8011 8am Tuesday morning.

ScouseMouse

Would really appreciate if everyone in Dublin (west) would look out for this.

An elderly gentleman I know parked his car outside a butchers in Dublin 20 PALMERSTOWN this morning and someone hopped in and drove off. Needless to say, keys in ignition and engine running doesnt bade well for an insurance claim.

Anyone that spots this PLEASE call the cops or pm me.

SKODA OCTAVIA 09 D 8011 SILVER

Any help for this guy is greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance

kravmaga

I take it the owner has reported it stolen to Police.

They have ANPR now so with plenty of check points around at XMAS you never know.

As the car is new I would imagine plates will be changed or car will be moved abroad.

Its an expensive lesson learned.

Tipsy Mac

Any other details, does it have alloys, interior trim colour, garage sticker and is it the hatchback or saloon?

pcardin

Why would anyone steal a Skoda?! Must be some drag addict

Anyhow, sorry to owner. I'll keep my eye on every 09 Octavia. It coul also be parked somewhere here.

Tipsy Mac

Looking at mywheels it's a DSG model.

EPM

pcardin wrote: »

Why would anyone steal a Skoda?!

Sounds more like an opportunist I'd say. Hope he gets it back. Sickener

Thoie

Couldn't swear it's the same one, but at about 8:20 this morning, southbound on the M50 a silver 09 D 8... something Octavia veered across me from the overtaking lane and went up the offramp at either junction 11 or 12. I specifically remember that it was an Octavia because I was surprised that it wasn't an...other marque. I was actually trying to get the reg so's that I could ring TrafficWatch but didn't see beyond the 8. I think it might have been junction 11 because I was thinking they'd been advertising that junction for over a kilometer and it was a bit f***ing late to get the urge to get off there.

Don't know if that's any use, sorry

ScouseMouse

All I know about it is its a 1.9 and maybe a turbo diesel.

The old guy as shocked. Its quite a quiet street, Manor Rd in Palmerstown.

Everyone please keep a look out. I feel quite sorry for him.

Barname

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Skoda?

ScouseMouse

Thoie wrote: »

Couldn't swear it's the same one, but at about 8:20 this morning, southbound on the M50 a silver 09 D 8... something Octavia veered across me from the overtaking lane and went up the offramp at either junction 11 or 12. I specifically remember that it was an Octavia because I was surprised that it wasn't an...other marque. I was actually trying to get the reg so's that I could ring TrafficWatch but didn't see beyond the 8. I think it might have been junction 11 because I was thinking they'd been advertising that junction for over a kilometer and it was a bit f***ing late to get the urge to get off there.

Don't know if that's any use, sorry

Thats quite interesting. Dont suppose you could think about which junction it may have come off on.....

May take a drive around tonight.

ScouseMouse

Barname wrote: »

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Skoda?

Really useful comment there, an old guy has his 09car stolen and you crack jokes:(

Barname

superscouse wrote: »

Really useful comment there, an old guy has his 09car stolen and you crack jokes:(

no, its the first line of logic in my linear detective work

Kristopherus

superscouse wrote: »

Really useful comment there, an old guy has his 09car stolen and you crack jokes:(

+1

Can do the idiot bit in After Hours

vectra

Barname wrote: »

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Skoda?

Perhaps your car might get stolen sometime and you can ask "Why did someone steal my car"
A car is a car to to a thief.;)

I know
I had two stolen in my time :mad:

Barname

vectra wrote: »

Perhaps your car might get stolen sometime and you can ask "Why did someone steal my car"
A car is a car to to a thief.;)

I know
I had two stolen in my time :mad:

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Vectra?

jimmyw

You must not know much about skodas barname. They are nothing like the ones of the seventies with their engines in the back. They are fast cars cause some of them have the audi tt engines in them while others have fast vw engines, so are sought after.People don't laugh at skodas any more.

ScouseMouse

EPM wrote: »

Sounds more like an opportunist I'd say. Hope he gets it back. Sickener

I think so aswell. It was sitting outside a butchers at 8am in the morning. It couldn't have been targeted so definately an opportunist. I might take a spin around tonight and see what I can find but its a big area.

Thats really interesting about the car being driven erratically at 8.20.

Must ring Tallaght station and ask them to keep a look out.

Eoin

Barname wrote: »

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Skoda?

Barname wrote: »

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Vectra?

Infracted. Please don't post any more crap in this thread.

Tipsy Mac

If keys are left in the ignition of a car and an opportunist thief is walking by he will take the car doesn't matter if it's an BMW M5 or a Lada Riva, if it's easy to take it's gone, it's worth something to someone and so will be taken, Skoda's included...

vectra

Barname wrote: »

why on God's sweet earth would someone steal a Vectra?

Well,
What I can tell you is that my Vectra was stolen to use in an armed robbery at a petrol station 25 miles away and when I got it back it had 2,700 Pounds worth of damage.
That was the end of that being my pride and joy

So as the story goes.
If a thief wants it they will take it for no matter what reason.

colm_mcm

unfortunately the thief has probably swapped the plates

Thoie

superscouse wrote: »

Thats quite interesting. Dont suppose you could think about which junction it may have come off on.....

May take a drive around tonight.

superscouse wrote: »

Thats really interesting about the car being driven erratically at 8.20.

Just to point out, it might have been A car - a lot of people drive erratically on the M50 sadly. I'll PM you with anything else I can think of, but you've pretty much got the extent of my knowledge right there. I'd place a good bet that it was a male driving. It would have come up from behind me (the left lane was going about 50kph, the right lane a bit faster at the time - maybe 70kph - it was a surprisingly light traffic day) so no idea what junction they joined at I'm afraid, and I don't know if they were heading right or left when they exited.

I often see the same mad cars doing the same mad things each day, so will keep an eye out tomorrow as well.

cascade35

If the scumbag that stole the car has not changed the plates the reg on the car is very easy to remember lads, 09 D 8011 = 09 D BOIL, if the word boil stays in your memory while your driving through Dublin today and the car passes you will spot it hopefully.

BlackWizard

I'll be all around Blanchardstown this evening and I'll keep an eye out for it.

If you are going to look for it you should be able to drive into most car parks and then drive out again with no charge if you explain the situation to the security guard. Unfortunately if it's been handed over to someone used to stealing cars, it could be in a lockup or plates swapped.

Did you try check the Moriarty security cameras?

ScouseMouse

BlackWizard wrote: »

I'll be all around Blanchardstown this evening and I'll keep an eye out for it.

If you are going to look for it you should be able to drive into most car parks and then drive out again with no charge if you explain the situation to the security guard. Unfortunately if it's been handed over to someone used to stealing cars, it could be in a lockup or plates swapped.

Did you try check the Moriarty security cameras?

It wasnt in the shopping centre. It was on MANOR RD which is just off the N4 opposite what used to be the shell station on the Palmerstown By-pass.

For what its worth, everyone please keep an eye out.