1. SteelCitySteves

    who,s going to donnington this sunday?

    We are thinking about going. Not got the Defender back from the insurance company yet so might be turning up in a courtesy car Fiesta. Is the parking OK there or am I going to get stuck?
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    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    A bit of an update. After over 3 weeks of being messed about Direct Line I have finally been today to UK Assistance who are supposedly going to repair it. I am sure I will have more questions if they do end up repairing about part no's etc, but my main question at the moment is they have...
  3. SteelCitySteves

    300 tdi vs td5

    If you are looking for something to eat motorway miles up in I would say a TD5 is your best bet. My 300TDi will do 70 if I make it but it is not fun.
  4. SteelCitySteves

    110 A676EEF stolen in Sheffield S8 21st jan

    Glad they have found it. Let us know any more details as you find them out. :)
  5. SteelCitySteves

    110 A676EEF stolen in Sheffield S8 21st jan

    Sorry to hear about that fella. My parents live on Warminster Road, im sure it is not still in the area but will keep a look out. I was kind of hopeful that the police had caught the gang that were stealing from the Sheffield area (see thread a few down re stolen from Sheffield City Centre)...
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    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    I have pictures, but the tyres are more worn (the pictures are 18 months old and the tyres are BFG M/T which have mainly been used on road) and although the police said that they are more than likely my wheels and tyres there is no way to prove it. The vehicle that they are on at the moment is...
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    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    Yeah. Definitely something I'll sort when we get it back. I wish I had marked more things. My wheels and tyres are on a different vehicle there. But because I didn't mark my wheels and tyres anywhere the police seem to be reluctant to swap them back. At the moment each wheel only has two nuts...
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    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    A few pictures of the work they achieved in 36 hours. There is overspray everywhere, they seem to have masked the rear windows but nothing else, the windscreen didn't need masking for some reason. They also seem to have run out of spray cans halfway across the bonnet. I'd be...
  9. SteelCitySteves

    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    Maybe. I dunno though. They have ground the chassis number and all Id off of the vehicle, sprayed it a different colour and put different wheels and tyres on. So I assume they were going to attempt to sell it.
  10. SteelCitySteves

    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    Cheers guys. The police are being quite cagey about how they caught them. They seemed to be a big operation. They had 3 complete defenders, 2 rolling chassis, a few chassis cut up, 5 or 6 axles, at least 6 bulkheads from 300Tdi up to Puma's, a few puma bonnets etc. They also had to flatbed...
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    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    Update. Heard from the Police this morning that they have found the defender in an industrial unit with 3 others in various states and 4 arrests have been made. Ours is apparently now partly resprayed black. It has been recovered to the police pound. I have notified the insurance company who...
  12. SteelCitySteves

    Attempted theft Sheffield

    Hi Noggin, Sorry to hear about that. Mine went from Sheffield City Centre two nights ago. So do you think they were planning to drive the vehicle away? We didn't know whether they had driven it away or dragged it out of the compound. I'd just like more info so I know what to do to make...
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    Defender Stolen Sheffield City Centre Late 6th Jan / Early 7th Jan

    Land Rover 90 Defender Stolen from Sheffield City Centre in a locked compound with a Disklok on with wheels set at full lock. They haven't managed to force the Disklok, they seem to have bent the sides of the lock and then forced it off the wheel from the front. I imagine the wheel is in...
  14. SteelCitySteves

    Land Rover 90 Stolen

    That's good news. Hope it hasn't put him off owning one. Has he not been to it? We've had bad experiences with South Yorkshire police. A works van was stolen, police found it and then lost it again, we arrived at the van just as some local chaps were sticking screwdrivers through its fuel...