Catalytic converter thefts

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Just a quick heads-up on a problem recently mentioned on the BBC news; the theft of catalytic converters.

Apparently there are some toe-rags who try to make a living out of crawling underneath vehicle and cutting out the cats.

From what was said in the news snippet it can be quite lucrative, cats contain some semi-precious metals such as platinum and paladium.

Vehicles with a higher chassis (4x4 and commercials) appear to be most at risk.


 
brian47 said:
Just a quick heads-up on a problem recently mentioned on the BBC news; the theft of catalytic converters.

Apparently there are some toe-rags who try to make a living out of crawling underneath vehicle and cutting out the cats.

From what was said in the news snippet it can be quite lucrative, cats contain some semi-precious metals such as platinum and paladium.

Vehicles with a higher chassis (4x4 and commercials) appear to be most at risk.
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easier to crawl under with a sawzall to get them
 
They been doing that down south for ages.

Had a busy spell of it about 2 years back when they went into a multistory carpark in southampton and nicked loads, i also had one of mine taking of one of my vans outside a drivers house at early hours of the morning! cost me £350 the little scrot bags
 
Carrington224 said:
Is that what you call hacksaws Thor or is it something completely different.
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no, not at all. Battery powered or electric powered. made by many different manufacturers

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Like vise grips is the generic term for locking pliers. or crescent wrench for a adjustable wrench. Milwaukee made the first one and marketed/called a swazall as it will sawzall with the right blade
 
Thor1950 said:
no, not at all. Battery powered or electric powered. made by many different manufacturers

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Like vise grips is the generic term for locking pliers. or crescent wrench for a adjustable wrench. Milwaukee made the first one and marketed/called a swazall as it will sawzall with the right blade
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Vise grips here are called molegrips and an adjustable wrench is a monkey spanner. :)
 
I get our local West Mercia Police updates by email. Every week there are catalytic converters pinched from cars on drives.

The barstewards have certainly got some balls!

I once had the A frame nicked off my trailer and they used that to nick a Hobby caravan that had had the A frame removed by the owner so no-one could nick it.
That cost me £350 the arseholes.
 
catalytic converters been gettin nicked for ages! I used to get tugged quite regularly at night when I had my transit and when going through an industrial estate they asked to search the van for catalytic converters - first i'd heard of it and thought the copper had lost his marbles! When they realised I was infact on my way home from work they explained the issues they'd been having :D
 
mlucas110 said:
They been doing that down south for ages.

Had a busy spell of it about 2 years back when they went into a multistory carpark in southampton and nicked loads, i also had one of mine taking of one of my vans outside a drivers house at early hours of the morning! cost me £350 the little scrot bags
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There was a van hire company your way that had all the catalytic converters nicked from their fleet of Sprinter vans about a year ago, the woman that owned the company said it cost £1000 to replace each one, the pikeys were selling them for £100 each. She said in a tv interview that she would rather just give the pikeys the £100! Mercedes wanted £250 per van to fit anti theft devices on the Sprinters, she said she would be replacing the fleet with another marque.
 
Guy next door had it done. used a chain cutter first time then a hydrallic cutter, ex fire brigade stolen while on a fire. Low lives can do anything and need to be properly dealt with. I wonder what it would be like using that jaws thing on their arms ? Noisy you bet.
 
Most of the ones I have replaced were cut of with a hydraulic cutter and mostly Freelanders. On the BBC the cop said they had 10,000 stolen cats reported in the last twelve months.
I have also fitted security etchings on some cats for customers. the things (cats) get more expensive each year.
 
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