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  Andy February 16, 2016 at 10:35am

  Oh how true. Last year my aunts gardener over near Sandy Bedfordshire left his van unlocked near the house at the end of a very very long drive, he was "outback" when he returned the van was empty. Lock it or loose it folks!
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    Harry@VWGS > Andy February 16, 2016 at 6:27pm

    Yep, Andy I've heard of this happening a lot , this is the first time that I've actually seen though just how they really don't care who's about...
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  Richard Gadsby February 16, 2016 at 3:20pm

  Did he get the blower or just leg it?
  Cheeky barsteward!!!
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    Harry@VWGS > Richard Gadsby February 16, 2016 at 4:29pm

    No mate, didn't get the blower, I was just there, as soon as I shouted a few choice words the guy threw it too the ground and legged it up the road, sooo lucky.
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      Richard Gadsby > Harry@VWGS February 16, 2016 at 4:43pm

      It always amazes me how these people do things in broad daylight with people around.
      Glad he did not get it mate:-)
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  Colin Hunt February 16, 2016 at 5:00pm

  Well done Harry!  

  We had our truck parked up in front of the garage in a rear garden of a corner house. I was working passenger side of the truck, when it suddenly started up and zoomed up the road!  He was stopped trying to get out of Southend (there's only a couple of roads out!) He was just 16 and apparently it is common for young lads to be given the train fare out of London into the suburbs and 50quid to walk the streets looking for trucks where some 'mug' has left his keys in the ignition.  Unbelievably, the police said there would be a farm somewhere with a few containers and our dear old truck was probably destined for Africa - maybe to be used as a machine gun carrier!
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    Andy > Colin Hunt February 16, 2016 at 5:57pm

    Unreal! What a society we have become.
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    Harry@VWGS > Colin Hunt February 16, 2016 at 6:30pm

    That is insane Colin, this bloke didn't look much past that age.
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  Graeme @ BGS February 20, 2016 at 2:00pm

  What did I tell you about working on my patch after the last incident!! :-)

  But seriously I have had this happen a few times in Camberely, once the buggers lifted a mower out of the van whilst the lads were lifting the second mower to get around the van to load up.  Police did nothing other than to speak to the registered car owner who just so happened to of lent his car to someone but couldn't recall his name.  

  It's a sad indictment of society that you can’t even leave a tool outside your van and in eye shot without some chancier taking it.  I blame the lack of interest from the police and the CPS that they know the chances of getting seriously punished is Nil. Worst part is that they would probably sell the gear on for pennies in the pound and there are plenty of people (including a few gardeners I know) who would be more than happy to get a bargain and not to care that this impacts a persons’ livelihood.  

   
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    Harry@VWGS > Graeme @ BGS February 20, 2016 at 5:49pm

    Blimey mate, capital punishment is the way forward if they are ever found....;-)