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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:21 pm
by msh paving
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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:38 pm
by dig dug dan
Thanks If you can all click on my facebook page and share it, it should propogate out to thousands

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:38 pm
by bodgeitandscarper
Any Better pics? If you post the ad, I'll copy and paste on my Facebook. Don't plant hire places usually put trackers on plant?

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 3:51 pm
by dig dug dan
Don't plant hire places usually put trackers on plant?

i had one once, trouble is they drain the battery and because the machine is so small, there is no where to "hide" it, so it just gets smashed off

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Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:02 pm
by Dave_L
Is this covered by your insurance?

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:05 pm
by dig dug dan
I have jcb insurance, who also financed the machine.
no doubt they will wriggle out of it somehow.
still no police...

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 7:35 pm
by tarmal & Co
Hi Dan

I had a takeuchi stolen a couple of years back and I spoke to someone at the plant and agricultural national intelligence unit based at the met in London. They were very very helpful and managed to get it back for me I was lucky. But may be worth a E mail to tell them. Also The equipment registar (TER) are very good too. They have to sell it somehow. Goodluck

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 8:44 pm
by dig dug dan
Bad news. The police will not investigate as they say its a civil matter, as he has technically not said he is not returning the machine, its just an extended hire. No crime number, cannot register on ter, and no insurance as no crime number. I am stuffed.

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:21 pm
by Kuts
Thats absolutely mad. So i can go hire a JCB in the morning and f*ck off with it and the police wont do a thing?

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 9:33 pm
by dig dug dan
If you have a throw away mobile number, give a false name and address, yes. I stupidly did not check id, though that can be printed off the net now anyway.
I am furious. I waited in all weekend for these clowns to come round, lost a days work yesterday to be told this.
I can only hope it comes up for sale soon, that way I can get it back

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:12 pm
by mickg
most hire companies in my area now will only give hire on larger expensive plant after you have opened an account and shown you have your own plant theft insurance

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 10:27 pm
by lutonlagerlout
its all stable doors now
feel terrible for you Dan

what a horrible situation

LLL

Posted: Sun Jul 06, 2014 11:08 pm
by enigmaenigma
I would take a trip to the local police station and ask for the duty inspector, and then ask him / her why they refuse to investigate fraud by false representation and or obtaining goods or services by fraud


Maybe even tell them that you have informed your insurance company about this lack of interest by the police, and the insurance company’s legal department, which you have access to as a result of legal cover, are awaiting a formal letter stating that the police are refusing to register this crime & investigate this crime…this part is mainly because they, the police, will appreciate that the insurance company have resources that are far greater than yours and can make a stink ( better than the threat of the media etc)

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 6:52 am
by dig dug dan
I will be speaking to insurance today hopefully they will smash some bottoms about a bit

Posted: Mon Jul 07, 2014 8:04 am
by GB_Groundworks
We had 1.5 ton mini recovered dan hope you get it back,

I've posted it on the construction equipment forum

Have you shared with uk digger blog and uk plant operator pages on Facebook?