Wheel robbed from car

Just go to the scrapper in my opinion, do you know what the excess is on your policy?

I had an 05 Avensis years ago that needed a few tyres so I called into the local scrapyard and he sold me a set of alloys with 4 good tyres on them for €200, absolute bargain.

Best of luck, there is some sad scrotes out there.

I’d say it was someone who came back from a trip and found they had a flat tyre and no spare.

Lol, the excess you would have to pay on your insurance policy when making a claim will probably cost more than the price of a rim and tyre. Just buy a replacement from a scrap yard.

I think they tend to target older cars because newer cars have their wheels attached with security nuts, so they need a special fitting for them

It's like the lads going after the catalytic converters, it's relatively low reward but the risk is small so it's an easy grab.

They can grab a wheel off a car in under a minute and if they do a couple of houses and get a full set then that's a couple hundred in the bank

Is it a steel wheel or an alloy?

Not the worst so. A wheel from an Auris 07+ or another Corolla will fit and they have the same wheel trim, older model Corollas and Yaris’s have a different stud pattern though, so won’t fit your hubs.

In General when it comes to your car insurance in this Country, unless you really have to, "Do Not Disturb". Go to a scrappers and pick up a replacement. And it may help to prevent a recurrence if you were to invest in a set locking wheel nuts / bolts.

Down to the nearest scrapyard and get a tyre, wheel trim and OE wheel.

It can depend on what kind of insurance cover was on the car,, you can insure against losing your no claim bonus, either in part or fully. Most Insurance company's offer "step -back" cover, or full 100% cover against loss of the no claim bonus. If you do not have any no-claims protection, then you go back to being treated as a first time insurance candidate, with the added weight of having lodged a claim. So your figure of increase of only €60, is perfectly believable, as is your story of the fridge freezer. And the fact is, your fridge story could apply equally to your car.

Yes, you are not the first one to get caught with them. When they are new, you have some chance, but after the first time use,generally when a tyre (or tyres) need changing, and an overzealous tyre fitter gives it a "little bit higher torque..just in case) and thats it. Next time it has to come off, the lock nut slips, and thats it. The best lock nuts I ever saw were on an Audi A6 I once owned, the lock nuts had splined heads, so absolutely no problem removing them, there were several different nuts, with different Nrs of splines, so unless you had the correct one, it would not work. Just because your neighbour had the same car as yours, was no guarantee his nuts were the same as yours. But as for the other lock nuts I came across !!! first thing I do when I change my car (or any family members) I remove the lock nuts and replace them with standard. And I know I advised the original poster to fit them, but its a question of risk and prevention. Not an easy choice.

Sounds like trolling to be honest. Those wheels are worth nothing

I meant the lads taking them are trolling. Not you.

I’ve certainly heard of wheels, even steel ones, being stolen, usually someone stuck without a spare or needing a wheel to pass an NCT would nick one.

Same with Berlingos etc with the wheel accessible from underneath the car. Easy to steal and some people just can’t stop themselves when they see low hanging fruit, regardless of the value.

Two cars in the same area in quick succession? Most likely a coincidence.

Wheel bolt or nuts I'd imagine, wouldn't be an easy job to nick studs.

Nicky a wheel off a gorilla, wtf does that mean ?

appreciate the clarification