Theft

[Foamer]

Not been on for ages sorry, but was compelled to log in so early to rant
My precious has been nicked !
Gate broken, silent theft, real pro job, , 2 terriers asleep, windows open with the heat and never heard a thing
Absolutly gutted, had her for 3 years
SV650 K3 silver

Got to go to work now in my old fiesta chugaboom, no air con

Thieving b...ards

[Jester666]

If they get caught, unlikely I know, they should be strung up by their b***ox and beaten to death with a rusty torque wrench!! They are total :toss: !!
Sorry for your loss man!! :(

[SpankyHam]

Oh no...

Sorry to hear.

No alarm fitted ?

[Abyss]

Aww thats a basard :(

sorry for the loss!

[Viney]

Its only metal. Inconvienent to say the least.

[jambo]

Doh! Sorry to hear this, always nasty to hear of this sort of thing :( Insurace pay out or TPO?

[Gnan]

was it chained up to anything?

[Spiderman]

Be glad they didnt also climb in thru your open window and help themselves to your other valuables.

Gutted for you tho :(

[inevitable]

I feel your pain dude... 5 weeks of the hottest weather since mine went AWOL, Insurance cheque arrived yesterday morning I'm on the tube in the hottest weather for like, years when I should be cruising in on the bike.

[Black Rider]

Sorry to hear that! That must be the worst feeling ... to go down to an empty garage when something should be in it! :roll: :cry:

[Foamer]

Just fixed me gate
Thought it would'nt happen to me, thought I had enough deterrent but shown to be wrong.
Bike was behind a padlocked gate, thieves came over wall, did the steering and moved the bike.Then they did the gate and away.
Ground anchor and alarm minimum next time.

Anyway, bike was found in a brook about half mile away. Police had it recovered by a local firm and i'm told it's in thier garage. Dont know what condition it's in.

What's the normal chain of events from here, claim form will arrive soon. I've told Bennets about it being recovered but they say speak to Equity Red Star.

Any thoughts on my next move ?

[Gnan]

how did you declare your bike storage to the insurers? did you say it was unchained and ungaraged? i'd find out what state the bike is in first to be honest!

[Foamer]

Not been with Bennets long. I declared no added security to the bike and where it was kept. Should get my claim form tomorrow. Fully comp. so may just let them do everything, dont fancy seeing it full of **** and who knows what damage. If I eventually get it delivered back to me after whatever work needs doing and it looks and rides like it did when I last saw it, then that will do.
It was mentioned today that my no claims bonus may stay intact, due to no fault loss, has anyone experienced this. I will ask of course when the insurers contact me.
Still ****ed off .

[Gnan]

you are deemed "at fault" if the insurer cannot recover the costs from the third party, in this case the thieves!

[Warren]

Not been with Bennets long. I declared no added security to the bike and where it was kept. Should get my claim form tomorrow. Fully comp. so may just let them do everything, dont fancy seeing it full of sh*t and who knows what damage. If I eventually get it delivered back to me after whatever work needs doing and it looks and rides like it did when I last saw it, then that will do.
It was mentioned today that my no claims bonus may stay intact, due to no fault loss, has anyone experienced this. I will ask of course when the insurers contact me.
Still p*ssed off .

i wouldnt hold your hopes up, the insurance companys will use any excuse to jack up premiums.

[Blue Flame]

What's the normal chain of events from here, claim form will arrive soon. I've told Bennets about it being recovered but they say speak to Equity Red Star.


I'm with Bennets / aka Equity Red Star and when I had my off I really couldn't fault anything other than time.

Once I'd filled in the forms and sent it off they appointed a local repair shop to uplift the bike from the borders and repair it.

I only ever had conversations with the repair shop after sending the forms in to ERS and they were very professional. As I say the only issue was time whilst they waited from the go-ahead following the damage assessment. [My broken wrist and fracture to the T2 vertebrae had basically healed enough to pick the bike up from them myself]

It remains to be seen what the premiums will be next year though. :(

[Foamer]

Thanks to everyone for the replies, honest opinions and advice.

Moving on, security.
I'm thinking ground anchors, alarms etc.
Any recommendations on manufacturers.

Thought 240V through the gate handle might have an effect

But seriously...................

[Abyss]

Almax seem the chains to go for, expensive but the best.

Apart from that I have no idea on ground anchors. I asked on here about Alarms / immoblisers before and 90% of people said they were a pain in the ass and very often left you stranded

[454697819]

Thanks to everyone for the replies, honest opinions and advice.

Moving on, security.
I'm thinking ground anchors, alarms etc.
Any recommendations on manufacturers.

Thought 240V through the gate handle might have an effect

But seriously...................

If you know somone in fabrications, get them to knock one up, cheaper bya lot, and possibly better materials,
Doesnt matter what chain, just make sure its big...

ps. bad luck, been there done that.... regretted being nieve

[Tara]

Gutted for you