Defender 90 Stolen in Hampshire 9 July 2012

Landrover Defender 90 - N312 NGD

Stolen over night on 8/9 July 2012 from Bury Farm Industrial Estate near Botley:

Blue hard top with a white roof
Mantec Snorkel
Black Chequer plate on bonnet and wings
Yellow T max hi-lift jack across the interior bulkhead
A bar
Goodwinch TDS and bumper with shackles, under Goodwinch cover
Steering, diff and fuel guards
Towbar
Vertical dent in passenger door
Freestyle alloys with Insa Turbo Sahara tyres (235/85/R16)

there is also a “Gromit” (aka Wallace and Gromit) window furry toy in rear left window

The Crime number is 44120263778 with Hampshire Police at Meon Valley Police Station.

Thanks, I hope someone can help

Am delighted to say that as a direct consequence of the owner posting the theft on LandyWatch, this truck has been recovered.

Full LW thread here but cutting to chase, what appears to be a non LR owner, spotted the truck suspiciously parked up, googled the VRN, found the LandyWatch post, and contacted the owner through the forum. Police contacted and truck recovered, albeit missing a few bits, but recovered nonetheless.

Hoping the local plod go on to catch the theiving feckers, who turned over the workshop too to the tune of around £80k's worth of kit in addition to the 90.

A small victory I guess but it's great to see the efforts rewarded

RECOVERED !!!!!!

Thanks to the thread on Landywatch.co.uk , the vehicle was found by Hampshire Police this morning near to the site it was stolen from. The Goodwinch TDS, CB radio, Stereo, Disclock, Clutch Claw and Hi lift jack were taken (unbolted) however it seems the remainder of the Landy is in good shape.

The thieves clearly knew what they were after so please be vigilant with your own vehicles.

Gromit is now in the safe custody of Hampshire Poilce forensic department who will do all they can to catch the criminals.

I feel exceptionally lucky that someone had the strength to come forward and help. I will be forever grateful. I have my fingers crossed for everyone else on this forum who has been less fortunate.

they stole your disclock and your clutch claw?

how ironic.

3.5 efi said:

they stole your disclock and your clutch claw?

how ironic.

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Not really. How else do you get to practice getting past em without having to buy em.

ratty said:

Not really. How else do you get to practice getting past em without having to buy em.

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A good point that also makes them a damned sight more switched on than we are, ratty.

I often look in on this section and the one thing that is glaringly obvious in 99% of cases is that nobody ever bothers to report what security was in use at the time their Landy was nicked.

That means we will never know what works and what doesn't and that we will therefore never learn how to improve security. The thieving fraternity seem to have us at somewhat of a disadvantage. It's just going to get worse and worse I reckon unless people start to share experience.

RAGNAR BENSON said:

I often look in on this section and the one thing that is glaringly obvious in 99% of cases is that nobody ever bothers to report what security was in use at the time their Landy was nicked.

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But that information is quite limited in it's usefulness. Ideally we should be collecting information on what security people had for attempted thefts that failed.

Only knowing what security was on a vehicle when stolen, can only lead to the conclusion that none of it works. The data needs to be put into context to be useful. I.e. We need to know about attempted thefts before we can see a pattern about what security really works.

mundungus said:

But that information is quite limited in it's usefulness. Ideally we should be collecting information on what security people had for attempted thefts that failed.

Only knowing what security was on a vehicle when stolen, can only lead to the conclusion that none of it works. The data needs to be put into context to be useful. I.e. We need to know about attempted thefts before we can see a pattern about what security really works.

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You are quite right, of course.

The only trouble is getting that information out of them in the first place - if they won't disclose it when the vehicle has actually been lifted, then what hope if it's 'just' a failed attempt? :deadhorse:?

Gents,
For your info this 90 was stolen from inside a locked workshop. The thieves got over a security fence, broke in, destroyed the key box and drove the 90 out of the workshop and away. The vehicle has a Disklok and a Clutch Claw but neither were fitted at the time of the theft as the 90 was inside and ready to go on the ramp the following morning.
They only took the 90 for it's winch and electronics and left it after that. The garage was cleaned out to the tune of £80,000 worth of parts.

Fecking 'ell. 80k worth of parts?

Sounds like they weren't there for the landy at all. That was just a convienient get away vehicle. Thats probably why you found it.

I surprised it wasn't torched. But wouldn't be surprised if the parts off the landy were stripped by other scumbags after it was dumped by the original thieves. Any chance you can get cctv of where it was found? It makes me wonder whether they only drove it to meet the 'real' get away vehicle.

80k is a lot of gear. Probably had a van and needed the Defender as well.